Education

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Our (future) students can find the official study programme and other useful info here.

You can find information about admission requirements, further studies and more practical info such as ECTS sheets, or a weekly timetable of the current academic year.

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Be sure to first take a look at the page about the Master of Business Administration.

There you can find more info on:

- What’s the programme about?

- Starting profile

- Admission and application

- Future possibilities

- Why KU Leuven

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Profile

Objectives

• solves operational problems – linked to the specialisation – using advanced knowledge of and insights in the concepts, principles and reasonings typical of the specialisation, with special attention to the business context.
• gives well-founded expert advice on questions using his/her specialised knowledge and insights, and acquaintance with the general functioning, processes and strategies of a business, with critical attention to the broad picture of the business community, environmental factors and relevant public stakeholders.
• plans, organises and assesses business processes typical of the specialisation, taking into account the specific business context.
• assesses the potential influence of social, international and organisational developments on the business community and business life and handles these professionally and appropriately.
• selects and uses sources, data and research methods and techniques in a scientifically sound manner to solve organisational and management problems (with special attention to the applicability in the specific business context) or to answer social questions.
• conceives, plans and independently performs a business-oriented or society-oriented research project, at the level of a young researcher.
• shows management and entrepreneurial skills, and translates these into a business context, whilst also incorporating the social, ethical and sustainability aspects of management.
• performs project-based work on interdisciplinary problems as a member of a team.
• communicates effectively and convincingly with a public (both peers and others).
• detects important evolutions and innovations within the specialisation field, observes these evolutions and innovations and assesses whether they are relevant for the business context at hand.

The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration encourages and pursues developmental aspects in all its courses in the field of:

Professional skills and employability

-          The student develops a professional attitude as well as professional and academic skills that enable him/her to deliver a meaningful contribution to society.

-          The student actively searches for settings to broaden and/or deepen his/her competences in accordance with his/her disciplinary future self.

-          The student acknowledges the importance of continuing education and shows willingness to participate in lifelong learning.

Ethics, responsibility and sustainability

-          In his/her thinking and acting the student shows attention for the environment, man, and society and develops a critical attitude towards these topics.

-          The student adopts an ethical approach when solving problems in a business context.

International orientation

-          The student pays attention to international and intercultural dimensions of business and policy.

-          The student acknowledges the added value of an international context for their own environment and the society in general.

Entrepreneurship and innovation

-          The student develops a proactive stance and entrepreneurial attitude, characterised by creativity and  a sense of innovation.

When, within a programme, a developmental objective also constitutes a learning outcome, this is also mentioned within the objectives of the programme or the course and becomes binding.

Career perspectives

Educational quality of the study programme

Educational quality at study programme level

Educational quality at university level

• Consult the documents on educational quality available at university level.

• More information on the educational quality at KU Leuven
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