WELCOME Vlerick MBA Info Session

Who is who? Prof Behzad Samii Programme Director Executive MBA Weekend Liesbeth De Baere Customer Relationship Manager MBA Programmes

Today s agenda

About Vlerick Business School

INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED SCHOOL N 1 Business School in Belgium for Executive Education Triple Accreditation (1 out of 67 schools worldwide)

VLERICK ANNO 2016

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT? A COMMUNITY ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT PRAGMATIC APPROACH WORLD CLASS FACULTY

WHAT IS OUR MBA ABOUT?

PROGRAMME OVERVIEW OF OUR SCHOOL

THE GREATEST BENEFITS? HIGH-IMPACT LEARNING IN A GROUP OF EQUALLY STRONG AND AMBITIOUS PROFESSIONALS ADVANCING YOUR KNOW- HOW TO TACKLE ANY MANAGERIAL CHALLENGE AHEAD CONFIDENCE STRENGTHENING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

EXECUTIVE MBA PROGRAMME

A FORMAT TO FIT YOUR SCHEDULE When? Class hours? Start? Location? WEEKEND FORMAT Saturday & Sunday 9am 9pm 8am - 4pm 9 January 2017 When? Frequency? 3-weekly Class hours? Start? Location? COMBI FORMAT Friday & Saturday 9am 9pm 9am - 5pm 25 September 2017

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE LAY THE BUILD YOUR TRANSFORM YOUR FOUNDATIONS MANAGEMENT BUSINESS CAPABILITIES DECISION SCIENCES FINANCIAL INNOVATION ECONOMICS FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING CORPORATE MANAGEMENT HR MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP US TRIP CUSTOMISE YOUR SUSTAINABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY ACCOUNTING STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT INTEGRATION MANAGEMENT EXERCISE LEARNING JOURNEY INTERNATIONAL MARKETING IMEX MANAGEMENT (INCL. TRIP TO CHINA SOUTH AFRICA) MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

YOUR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT High Impact Communication Leadership Development Building Effective Teams Change Management Negotiations Management

YOUR CAREER DEVELOPMENT Career Self- Management Tool Meet the Corporates How to leverage your MBA? Head hunter event Board Membership Distinguished Speaker Series Individual Coaching Alumni Events & Career Platform Career Office

YOUR KNOWLEDGE-IN ACTION PROJECT KNOWLEDGE-in-ACTION PROJECT IN-COMPANY PROJECT BUSINESS PLAN

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE? China - Shanghai May 2017 South Africa Cape Town

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE? US TRIP Jan 2018

FULL-TIME MBA PROGRAMME

WHERE AND WHEN? BRUSSELS When: Monday to Friday Class hours: 9am - 5.30pm Frequency: Daily Start: Early September 2017 Duration: 12 months (~500 contact hours)

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE SETTING THE STAGE MANAGING THE ORGANISATION KNOWLEDGE-IN- ACTION Managing Across Advanced Management Effecting Change Cultures courses including International trips to US Language Courses UNDERSTANDING THE ORGANISATION Core courses including Accounting, Finance, Entrepreneurship, Operations, Leadership, Negotiation. ELECTIVES AND BOOTCAMPS and Asia or South Africa (2 x 1-week) EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROJECT In-Company Project COMPLETING THE CYCLE Corporate Strategy Innovation Change Management International Business. (8 weeks) and Incl. Business Global Social Project Simulations (4 weeks)

BOOTCAMPS AND ELECTIVES

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROJECT In-Company Project Global Social Project

YOUR CAREER DEVELOPMENT My VDP Meet the Corporates and Recruiters Professional Assessment Mentorship Programmes Tips & Tricks Individual Coaching Alumni Events & Career Platform Career Office

MBA FSI PROGRAMME

6 modules of 2 weeks each, spread over 18 months Papers & in-company project providing great added value to employer Executive MBA Experienced financial services managers high potentials On average 15 years of working experience per participant Average age: 38 Combi-nation of learning & working Focussed on financial services Each module takes place in a different financial hotspot International faculty International participant cohort Fully international Cases from banking, insurance, investment Business simulations Company visits Executive guest speakers Expert faculty members 27

ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATIONS

WE EVALUATE YOU Degree programme Attendance rule

EVALUATIONS Feedback is the breakfast for champions EACH COURSE INFORMAL CHANNELS STUDENT REP MEETINGS ACADEMIC COUNCIL

BEFORE EMBARKING

You Professional and/or personal time investment (EMBA) Classes all day, every weekday (FT MBA) Preparation cases / Individual and group assignments Family Preparation courses Many (late) hours on campus Company (EMBA) Professional time investment: 4 weeks Info sharing

3 STEPS TO ADMISSION

3 STEPS TO ADMISSION 1 CHECK YOUR ELIGIBILITY 2 3 SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION ON APPLY.VLERICK.COM TAKE THE ON-CAMPUS ADMISSIONS TEST

CHECK YOUR ELIGIBILITY: EMBA An academic degree OR professional degree combined with a valid GMAT or GRE score Have a minimum of 4 years of full-time professional experience

CHECK YOUR ELIGIBILITY: FT MBA An academic degree OR professional degree combined with a valid GMAT or GRE score Have a minimum of 3 years of full-time professional experience

SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION Create an account on apply.vlerick.com Choose your programme and test date: Monthly intakes Ghent or Brussels Campus Personal Schedule Date 22 November 2016 Location Analytical Test Language Test Interview Brussels Campus 9am (30 min) 9.30am (30 min) 10.30am (30 min)

TAKE THE ON-CAMPUS ADMISSIONS TEST Online English Proficiency Test Online Analytical Test Personal Interview Results and feedback within 2 business days

EXAMPLE TOPICS INTERVIEW (VBAT) Personal Interview (motivation and knowledge) Management potential Knowledge of the business environment Motivation Contribution to the programme English proficiency

UPCOMING ADMISSIONS TESTS DATE Tuesday 22 November 2016 CAMPUS Brussels Upon request by sending an email to liesbeth.debaere@vlerick.com Ready to register? apply.vlerick.com

TUITION FEE EXECUTIVE MBA THIS INCLUDES: TUITION FULL USE OF CAMPUS FACILITIES TEXT BOOKS AND CLASS MATERIAL 38,995* RESIDENTIAL SEMINARS FULL PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT TRACK INCL. PERSONAL CAREER GUIDANCE COACHING PROGRAMME DURING THE TRIP TO US AND CAPE TOWN OR SHANGHAI (EXCLUDED: ACCOMMODATION, FLIGHT & VISA) FOOD & BEVERAGES ALUMNI MEMBERSHIP *programme starting in January 2017

TUITION FEE FT MBA THIS INCLUDES: TUITION FULL USE OF CAMPUS FACILITIES 38,000 TEXT BOOKS AND CLASS MATERIAL RESIDENTIAL SEMINAR FULL CAREER SUPPORT COACHING PROGRAMME DURING INTERNATIONAL TRIPS

Funding options FT MBA Scholarships: Scholarship Essay EMBA SME Wallet for SME s located in Flanders New regulations since 1 April 2016! www.kmo-portefeuille.be Meet specific merits/criteria Loans SME Wallet for SME s located in Brussels Female Leadership Grant www.vlerick.com/femaleleaders Loans www.vlerick.com/mba/funding www.vlerick.com/execmba/fees-and-loans

QUESTIONS? Liesbeth De Baere MBA Programmes Liesbeth.debaere@vlerick.com