UBI Business School

Our 3-year full-time bachelor programme is a forward-looking business curriculum with a choice of 4 specialisations in the final year of study:

• Business
• International Business Management
• Management of Technology
• Management of AI & Machine Learning.

Students completing this academic journey will be prepared to become future leaders in managing international projects in today's technology-led economy.

UBI Business Schools suite of bachelors programmes aim to develop students international business knowledge as well as their management and leadership skills. Students get ready to face the challenges of an increasingly globalised environment within a digitalised economy and society while demonstrating good citizenship both on a personal and corporate level.

Our bachelors graduates are high-quality professionals who demonstrate a deep understanding of todays companies needs as well as a strong awareness of the phenomena and trends in their corporate environment. They strive to identify, evaluate and implement business and management issues beyond the remit of their programme.

UBI PROGRAMME DIFFERENTIATORS

• Forward-looking focus on globalisation, digital economy, and good citizenship
• Hybrid learning ecosystem and practical experiences
• Extensive networks of established companies participating in the programme
• Global business experiences
• Personalised focus to support each students professional development
• World class faculty and online resources

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

YEAR 1

• Economics
• Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
• Information Systems
• Marketing in a Digital and Global Society
• Mathematics for Business Decisions
• Organisational Behaviour
• Personal Development and Critical Thinking
• Professional Skills Development
• Sustainable Business, Entrepreneurship and Startups
• Foreign Language Introductory level

YEAR 2

• Accounting and Corporate Finance
• Applied Research Methods for Business
• Cultural Diversity and Communication in a Global Society
• Data Science and AI in Business
• E-commerce and Online Consumer Behaviour
• International Management
• Managing Innovation and Technology
• People Management and Leadership
• Sustainable Operations Management
• Foreign Language Intermediate level

YEAR 3 - CHOICE OF 4 SPECIALISATIONS

Business

• Global Challenges
• Sustainable Societies and Economies
• Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital
• Project Management
• Sustainable Investment Management
• Elective*

International Business Management

• Global Challenges
• Sustainable Societies and Economics
• Global Value Chains
• International Financial Management
• Sustainable International Business Development
• Elective*

Management of Technology

• Global Challenges
• Data Visualisation Storytelling and Applied Python
• Data-Driven Marketing and Analytics
• Finance and Technology
• Psychology of Technology
• Smart Operations

Management of AI & ML

• Global Challenges
• Analytics for Business
• Data Visualisation Storytelling and Applied Python
• Database Management
• Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence
• Neural Networks and Deep Learning applied to Business

UBIs MBA graduates are quality leaders with a forward-looking view, a deep awareness of how organisations create value, and how their business decisions holistically impact their environment. Our alumni are prepared to implement innovative strategies, with a clear international focus thanks to their deep understanding of the digital economy and strong good citizenship values both on a personal and corporate level.

The UBI Difference

• Leading MBA programme with a focus on the management of technology
• HyFlex learning ecosystem/environment promoting flexibility and practical experiences
• Extensive networks of established companies participating in the programme
• Global business experience
• Personalised focus to support multiple career trajectories
• World-class faculty and online resources
• International business experience at LSE in the UK or Babson College in the USA.

International Business Experience

As a global MBA programme, UBI partners with top institutions such as the London School of Economics and Babson college to deliver a week-long International Business Experience for all participants.
The International Business Experience is an invaluable element of the MBA programme which complements the students learning through workshops provided by these prestigious academic institutions and first-hand exposure of the inner workings of international companies thanks to UBI Business Schools corporate partners. This element of the programme is included in the MBA tuition fees (excluding flights and accommodation).
Beyond this unique experience, UBI also offers students opportunities to participate in optional business immersion trips to Singapore or Shanghai.

The only MBA degree in partnership with a British university in Belgium

Since 2012, UBI Business School has delivered academic programmes in partnership with Middlesex University London, a British university with a distinguished heritage of excellence and innovation in higher education. This is a programme developed, delivered and assessed by a partner institution, and quality assured by Middlesex University. Students receive a Middlesex award upon successful completion.

Degrees awarded upon graduation

With the successful completion of the postgraduate programme, graduates will obtain a British degree from Middlesex University London: Master of Business Administration (MBA).

Delivery model and Key Facts

UBI Business Schools MBA adopts a HyFlex (Hybrid + Flexible) delivery model that offers participants a seamless learning experience while providing working professionals the flexibility to attend real-time lessons face-to-face at our Brussels campus, or online via live streaming. With a 5-Star QS rating for "Online Learning", our campus fully has the latest hybrid-learning technology to support this delivery model.

• 90 ECTS
• 180 hours of synchronous classes (on-campus or via live streaming)
• 180 hours of asynchronous structured learning
• Classes on Fridays 13:3018:30 and Saturdays 9:0013:00 CET every other week
• Asynchronous/structured activities during weekdays
• First stage: 9 months of classes every other weekend
• Second-stage: Integrative Management Project

Programme Structure

Core modules

• Global Economic Environments
• People, Teams, and Organisations
• Marketing Concepts and Practice
• Executive Accounting for Decision Making
• Professional Skills
• Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability
• Finance and Capital Markets
• International Management
• Analytics and Operations Management
• International Business Strategy
• Entrepreneurship, Technologies, and Innovation

• International Business Experience organised by LSE in London or Babson College in the USA

• World Market Workshops
• Meetings with Practitioners
• Agile Project Management and Research

Integrative Management Project (select one)

• Business Plan/Consultancy Project
• Venture Creation Lab
• Thesis
• Strategy Project + Internship or International Experience

Period Abroad (optional)