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TODAY’S AGENDA
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7 pm:
Vlerick Business School
Vlerick Masters Programmes
Applications & Admissions
8 pm:
Coffee and drinks in the bar
Meet our students and
programme staff

4. The only certainty in life, they say, is change. And that statement
could not be more true of today’s business world. 50% of you will
end up working in jobs that do not exist yet today. At Vlerick, we
believe that this kind of change is inevitable and that business
over the coming decades will be anything but “business as usual.”
50% OF YOU WILL END UP IN JOBS
THAT DO NOT CURRENTLY EXIST

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WHAT’S IN A NAME..

6. We are ranked 14th in the Financial times rankings of European
Business Schools.
We are one of only 57 schools worldwide and the only Business
school in Belgium to have the triple accreditation of
BUSINESS SCHOOL WITH
INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION

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WE ARE VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL
Campuses in Brussels, Ghent, Leuven and
St. Petersburg
Approx. 800 MBA and Masters students
54 nationalities represented in our degree
programmes
Over 5000 participants in executive education
180 enthusiastic staff members
More than 50 faculty with 12 different nationalities
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WE ARE VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL
Alliances with over 40 international business
schools
Established partnerships with 250 companies and
multinational corporations
Network of 17,000 alumni in over 100 countries
World-class education programmes
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VLERICK STUDENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD
LEUVEN
75 MBAs
186 Masters
BEIJING
55 MBAs 279 MBAs
ST PETERSBURG GHENT
133 MBAs
44 Masters

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17,000 Vlerick alumni in 100 countries worldwide
Professional networking and life-long learning
through a portfolio of events and services
A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR ALUMNI

11. SPOTLIGHT ON OUR MASTERS PROGRAMMES

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OUR PROGRAMME PORTFOLIO
Open
Enrolment
Executive
Education
General
Programmes
Specialised
Programmes
Seminars
Short-Term
Programmes
Executive
Masters
Programmes
Degree
Programmes
MBA
MASTERS
Customised
Programmes

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A VLERICK STUDENT
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OUR DEDICATED PROGRAMME STAFF

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THE VLERICK EXPERIENCE
Bridge theory and practice
Realise your potential
“This is where the main added value of Vlerick
lies for me: the practical, hands-on approach of
teaching.”
Niek Houpelyne, MFM 2011
“Vlerick taught me a lot about myself. It truly
changed the way I see my future development
as well as the business world of today.”
Mathias Sabbe, MGM 2011
“An ounce of practice is
worth more than tons of
preaching.”
Gandhi
“Knowing yourself is the
beginning of all wisdom”
Aristotle

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WE EVALUATE YOU
Assessment through a mix of:
Personal feedback on exams and assignments
90% attendance rule
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Formal
examinations
- Exam
- Paper
- Presentation
- Case
Peer
evaluation
Attendance
Class
participation
ASSESS
MENT

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YOU EVALUATE US
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FEED
BACK
Course &
speaker
evals
Student
rep
meetings
Academic
Council
Informal
channels

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PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
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19. MASTERS IN GENERAL MANAGEMENT (MGM)

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MASTERS IN GENERAL MANAGEMENT
“I chose the MGM programme because it
offered me a unique, well-rounded view of
business. Vlerick’s emphasis on group work
teaches you how to work with people from
a variety of cultural and academic
backgrounds. You learn to address a
problem from multiple angles.”
Elizabeth Appenzeller
FedEx

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MGM HIGHLIGHTS
Solid grounding in all core management areas
Only Masters programme in Belgium to have the
MBM accreditation from AMBA
Opportunity for international exchange through
European HRM programme
Financial Times 2012 rankings:
N°10 for value for money
N° 12 for placement success rank
N° 20 for careers rank

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MGM CORE CURRICULUM
MANAGEMENT
ESSENTIALS
• Decision Sciences for
Business
• Fundamentals of Market
Research
• Intro to Statistics
• Intro to Financial
Accounting
• Intro to Economics
FUNDAMENTALS OF
MANAGEMENT
• Corporate & Managerial
Responsibility
• Corporate Finance
• HR Management
• Management Accounting &
Control
• Marketing Management
• Operations Management
BUILDING THE
ORGANISATION
• Entrepreneurship
• Governance, Law and Ethics
• Innovation Management
• Leadership & Organisational Behaviour
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Negotiation Skills
• International Management
• Strategic Management
• Value-Added Enterprise IT

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MGM ACTION LEARNING
CONSULTANCY
LAB
M&A
Days
GOLDSTEIN
New Venture
Lab
Budapest
trip
IMEx
Business
Game
VANDEVELDE
Deep-Dive
Challenge

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MASTERS IN GENERAL MANAGEMENT
# students: 123 average age: 23 nationalities: 11
55% 45%

25. MASTERS IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (MFM)

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MASTERS IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
“Because of Vlerick’s pragmatic approach,
you internalize the theory and learn to
apply it in real life. Spending a year with a
class of highly motivated peers in the
intense and challenging Vlerick
environment has provided me with a high
level of maturity.”
Jan Speelman
BCG

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MFM HIGHLIGHTS
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Ideal launch pad to a career in the Financial Services
sector or as Financial Manager in wide range of
sectors
Only programme in Belgium with CFA Partner
Programme label
Only programme in Belgium in Financial Times
rankings of Masters in Finance programmes
On-campus access to Bloomberg Professional
“The CFO/Investment Banker/Chief
Economist/Venture Capitalist/… talks” series

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MFM CORE CURRICULUM
MANAGEMENT
ESSENTIALS
Introduction to Finance
Introduction to Accounting
CORPORATE
FINANCE
Advanced Corporate Finance
Entrepreneurial Finance
International Corporate Finance & Financial Risk Management
Investments
Management of Financial Institutions
CORPORATE
CONTROL
Financial Accounting & Financial Statement Analysis
Cost Accounting
Corporate Taxation
Capital Budgeting & Valuation
Strategic Management
Negotiation Skills
Corporate & Managerial Responsibility

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MFM ACTION LEARNING
CONSULTANCY
LAB
Investment
Research
Challenge
Banking
Game
New
Venture
Lab
London trip
IMEx
Business
Game
Deep-Dive
Challenge

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MASTERS IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
# students: 49 average age: 23 nationalities: 10
71% 29%

31. MASTERS IN MARKETING MANAGEMENT (M3)

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MASTERS IN MARKETING MANAGEMENT
“Throughout the year we were challenged
to tackle real-life business cases. Every
case study requires intense group work
and is concluded with a presentation, often
for the company’s management, which
helps you develop your presenting and
public speaking skills.”
Katia Pallini

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M3 HIGHLIGHTS
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Hands-on preparation for a career in Marketing,
Sales, Market Research, Advertising, etc
Dublin study trip:
Hosted by Smurfit Business School
Google Challenge
Visits to Guinness, Jameson Whisky, etc
Most assignments include solving real-life problems
in close collaboration with companies such as
Kinepolis, L’Oréal, Côte d’Or, etc
4-month intensive Market Research project

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M3 CORE CURRICULUM
MANAGEMENT
ESSENTIALS
• Introduction to Financial Management
• Introduction to Statistics
• Introduction to Economics
• Presentation & Writing Skills
MARKETING
STRATEGY
• Industrat Business Game
• Marketing Strategy
MARKETING
ANALYSIS
• Consumer Behaviour
• Marketing Engineering
• Market Research
MARKETING
IMPLEMENTATION
• Business Market Management
• Corporate & Managerial Responsibility
• Interactive Marketing
• Marketing Communications & Branding
• Negotiation Skills
• Product Management
• Pricing Strategy
• Retail & Trade Marketing
• Sales Management
• Service Marketing

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M3 ACTION LEARNING
CONSULTANCY
LAB
Creativity
Workshop
INDUSTRAT
New
Venture
Lab
Dublin trip
L’OREAL
Brandstorm
KINEPOLIS
Deep-Dive
Challenge

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MASTERS IN MARKETING MANAGEMENT
38% 62%
# students: 58 average age: 23 nationalities: 12

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CROSS-PROGRAMME BOOT CAMPS
FINANCIAL Corporate Finance
Financial Markets & Instruments
GENERAL Supply Chain
Strategy Consulting & Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Business Process Management Consulting
HR & Leadership
MARKETING Sales
Digital Marketing & Branding

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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER
COACHING

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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
My Vlerick Development Portfolio (MyVDP)
360° feedback
Coaching sessions
Personal Development Plan
“Professional Management Skills” seminar in The
Netherlands
Communication and Interaction Skills
Teambuilding

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CAREER BUILDER
2-day seminar
Improve your career skills by:
Class sessions on CV writing, how to search for a job, etc.
Online recruitment tests by Hudson
Mock interviews with actual recruiters
Exchanges with young & renowned alumni
Personal guidance on CV and cover letter afterwards

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CAREER SERVICES
Individual

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NETWORKING
Company presentations
Career fairs
Alumni events tailored to your group
“I was able to find a job as Risk Advisor for Merchant
Banking at KBC Belgium through the networking events
organized by Career Services. I highly recommend
students to take advantage of all services offered by
Vlerick.”
Pranab Patel, KBC Belgium

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RECENT RECRUITERS
Abbot Vascular, Accenture, Allen & Overy, Arthur D. Little, A.T. Kearney,
Bain & Company, Beiersdorf, Bekaert, Belgacom, Besix, Bloomberg,
Bombardier, BCG, Bridgestone, Coca-Cola, Danone, Delhaize Group, DHL,
Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Estée Lauder, ExxonMobil, GDF Suez/Electrabel,
Goodman, Google, Henkel, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, JP
Morgan, Kraft Foods, KPMG, L’Oréal, Mars, MasterCard, McKinsey,
Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Nestlé, Netlog, Opel, Pfizer, Philip Morris,
Philips, PWC, P&G, Q8, Rabobank, Roland Berger, Siemens, Shell, SKP,
Sony, Total, Toyota, Umicore, Unilever, etc.

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TESTIMONIAL
“I am based in Dubai working for Delta Partners, a
strategy consulting firm that focuses on
telecommunications in emerging markets. Having spoken
with them at the Financial & Consulting Career Fair, I was
very interested in the prospect of such an international
career and submitted my CV. Following several interviews
via Skype, I received the exciting offer to move to the
UAE. Expectations are high, but I feel my education at
Vlerick more than adequately prepared me.”
Maia McCarron, Delta Partners
60% of our students have a job upon graduation
90% of our students have a job 3 months after graduation

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CONSULTANCY LAB
Teamwork
Full-time, in-company, consultancy project
Solve a real management problem
Vlerick and company supervisor
Oral presentation and management report
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CONSULTANCY LAB COMPANIES 2012
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AB Annas Pepparkakor AB Inbev ABN AMRO Acertys Healthcare AG Insurance AGC Automotive AGC
Glass Europe Alken-Maes Aramark Arseus Artscape Ashoka AstraZeneca Atos Worldline Atos
Worldline Belgium AZ Nikolaas Balta Industries Barco Barry Callebaut Bekaert Belgacom B-Mobile Ben
Fresh Besix BNP Paribas Fortis Bopro bPost Bristol-Meyers Squibb Business & Society Belgium
Cashion GmbH Cid Lines Cisco CMI Defence C-mine Crib Coca-Cola Enterprises Belgium Cras Crea
Printing Cummins Cytec Datwyler Pharma Packaging International Decathlon Delaware Consulting
Delhaize Group Deutsche Bank Europe Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment DS Textile Platform
Dupont Durabilis Eandis Electrawinds Eli-Lilly Ethan Allen International Eurocontrol Euro-Fitting
Management Europe Assistance ExxonMobil Febelfin Flux Medical Flying Service General Electrics
GIMV Glass Solutions Saint-Gobain Godrej Consumer Products td H. Essers Heylen Meubelen ING
Belgium ING Luxembourg Johnson & Johnson Kassandra NV Katoen Natie KBC Bank & Verzekeringen
KBC Securities Services Kinepolis Group Korys KPN Group Belgium Lannoo Uitgeverij Lantmännen
Unibake Benelux LuxairGroup LVD Company Mattex Meat and Livestock Australia Microstart Mobistar
MSD Animal Health Nationaal Geografisch Instituut Nestlé Capital Management Nestlé do Brasil
Neuhaus Nielsen Company Belgium NMBS Novartis Pharma Origis Energy Oxfam Wereldwinkels P&G
P&V Group PepsiCo/Smiths Food Group Pest Management Solutions Pfizer EME Plastiflex Quadrant
RealDolmen Recticel Riverside Europe Rode Kruis-Vlaanderen Sanoma Magazines Sapim SCA
Packaging Coordination Center SCR Sibelco Simax Lithography Smals Solvay Spadel Stichting
Zorgsaam Zeeuws-Vlaanderen Studio Moderna Fashion Group SWIFT TE Connectivity Telenet Ter
Beke Fresh Food Group Terminal Cuenca del Plata Tessenderlo Chemie Tessenderlo Trias TriFinance
Tyco Umicore USP Indicator Solutions UTP VAB Vandemoortele Vandenborre Holdings Verwater
Belgium VRT VTB-VAB Vyncke Energietechniek Vyncolit

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WHAT OUR STUDENTS SAY
“We were even asked to give a presentation for Coca Cola’s annual business
plan meeting” - Timo Vandemaele, M3
“I would commend the quality of the project for helping me appreciate just
how much we learnt over the year” - James Howard, MGM
“A perfect ending of an already memorable year” - Michiel De Meyer, MFM
“I am proud to say that at the end of the two months we were able to deliver
a solution that was – and still is – creating value for our client” - Volker
Haushalter, MFM

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WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY
“We strongly recommend this type of project to other business entities who
seek an efficient exploration of business issues in a timely and resourceful
fashion”
Jeffrey D. Orens, Global Marketing Manager, Cytec Industries Inc.
“Definitely an experience worth repeating”
Jan Vliegen, Senior Vice President, Umicore
“The commitment and effort shown by the students was exceptional”
Peter Van Heeke, Head of Retail, KBC Securities

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APPLY NOW! 3 STEPS TO ADMISSION

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1. CHECK YOUR ELIGIBILITY
An academic, 4-years, Masters degree
Not sure? admissions@vlerick.com

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2. SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION ONLINE
http://apply.vlerick.com
Choose your programme and test date:
Monthly intakes
In Ghent or Leuven (MGM only)
Personal schedule

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SIGN UP FOR THE UPCOMING TESTS
DATE APPLICATION
DEADLINE
CAMPUS
9 July 2013 25 June 2013 Ghent
22 August 2013 8 August 2013 Ghent

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SIGN UP FOR THE UPCOMING TESTS
Seats are assigned on a rolling basis
Programme kick-off: 4 September 2013
APPLY EARLY!

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1. Online Analytical Test
2. Personal Interview
Management potential
Knowledge of the socio-economic
environment
Motivation
Added value to the programme
English language skills
3. Results and feedback the next
day
3. TAKE THE ON-CAMPUS ADMISSIONS TEST

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UNABLE TO ATTEND? REMOTE ASSESSMENT
GMAT
Language test (TOEFL, IELTS, PTE, etc)
Motivation essays
Telephone or Skype interview

57. © Vlerick Business School
FINANCIAL CONDITIONS
Tuition fee
Masters in Financial Management: €14,000
Masters in General Management: € 12,500
Masters in Marketing Management: € 12,500
The fee includes all programme-related expenses
such as text books, transport and accommodation for
the opening seminar and the international study trip,
company visits and presentations.

58. © Vlerick Business School
SCHOLARSHIPS
Available for Belgian and non-Belgian applicants
Merit-based and/or need-based
Submit a motivation paper as part of your online
application
Government funded Belgian students receive a
25% scholarship

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TO CONCLUDE…

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