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Die Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft (DG) ist das kleinste belgische Bundesland, das sich im Osten Belgiens aus neun Gemeinden zusammensetzt und rund 76 000 Einwohner zählt. Ihre Lage am Schnittpunkt des germanischen und romanischen Kulturraums zwischen den Niederlanden, Deutschland, Luxemburg und der belgischen Wallonie macht die DG zu einer Grenzregion par excellence, in der Mobilität eine grundlegende Rolle spielt. Dies trifft auch in erheblichem Maße auf die Studenten unserer Gemeinschaft zu, von denen ein sehr großer Teil in den benachbarten Universitätsstädten Lüttich, Aachen, Maastricht und Hasselt studiert. Diese besondere Situation wird von den Menschen in unserer Gegend als große Bereicherung erfahren und prägt die ostbelgische Mentalität entscheidend. Die DG hat die Wichtigkeit der grenzüberschreitenden Kooperation seit langem erkannt und setzt diese systematisch in den verschiedensten Lebensbereichen um. So ist es kein Zufall, dass der Sitz der Euregio Maas-Rhein in der Hauptstadt der DG angesiedelt ist. Symbolischerweise befindet er sich zusammen mit meinem Amtssitz in einem Gebäudekomplex, welcher auf die im 17. und 18. Jhd. in der gesamten Euregio florierende Tuchmacherindustrie zurückgeht. Umso glücklicher bin ich, dass der, bei dem ebenfalls Wirtschaft, Kooperation und das Zusammentreffen der Kulturen im Zentrum stehen, in Eupen unterrichtet werden wird. Nach seiner Renovierung wird hierfür als Tagungsort ein Klosterkomplex im Herzen Eupens zur Verfügung gestellt, der neben einer ruhigen Lernatmosphäre zudem stilvolle und schlichte Unterbringungsmöglichkeiten bietet. Ich bin somit fest davon überzeugt, dass sich alle Teilnehmer sehr wohl bei uns fühlen werden und hoffe, dass sie neben dem Unterricht auch Zeit finden, einen Abstecher in die atemberaubende Natur unserer Region zu machen. Karl-Heinz LAMBERTZ Ministerpräsident der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft Belgiens
Pour une School, un a vocation à délivrer une expertise globale en management au meilleur niveau international. C est donc une ambition. C est aussi la pointe avancée d un savoir-faire et d une expertise validée auprès de la communauté d affaires. C est, enfin, la manifestation de ce qui fait la singularité, le caractère unique de l Ecole. HEC School de l Université de Liège s associe à ses partenaires de la Applied University of Aachen et de l Université de Hasselt pour vous offrir OpenBorders. Pas simplement un supplémentaire mais aussi un levier pour vous permettre de devenir les entrepreneurs de l espace européen par excellence, entre Belgique, Hollande et Allemagne. Un espace d une richesse économique, financière et culturelle exceptionnelle dont l influence est réelle dans le monde entier. Les économies de ces trois pays sont intimement interconnectées. Ce sont des territoires de créativité, d innovation et de compétitivité. Un consortium de trois Business Schools vous offre un diplôme universitaire de délivré à partir d une collaboration étroite entre un corps professoral pointu et des dirigeants, experts, capables d appréhender simultanément la dynamique compétitive de ces trois marchés et leur ouverture global à la planète. Nous avons reçu le soutien de la Communauté Germanophone de Belgique pour vous offrir un lieu unique, prestigieux et symbolique de cette capacité à dépasser ces frontières. Etre diplômé de OpenBorders, c est perfectionner sa capacité à être un leader européen dans un environnement interculturel exigeant et être capable de faire partager ce talent à des collaborateurs et à des partenaires au-delà des différences culturelles et linguistiques qui persistent entre ces trois grand pays, au croisement de l Europe du Nord et du Sud. Thomas FROEHLICHER Directeur général et Doyen de HEC-ULg M.Snakers
De Universiteit Hasselt is een zelfstandige, ondernemende universiteit die staat voor actief onderwijs op maat van de student; toponderzoek in speerpuntdomeinen; ondernemerschap en innovatie via haar rol als academische denktank en voor een uitgesproken internationale oriëntatie in onderwijs en onderzoek. Academische en wetenschappelijke vrijheid, samen met maatschappelijk engagement zijn de basisprincipes in alles wat we ondernemen. Hoewel de Universiteit Hasselt zich profileert als een zelfstandig kenniscentrum met welomschreven onderzoeksspeerpunten in de Technologische Topregio Eindhoven-Aken-Limburg, is samenwerking cruciaal voor ons. We zijn ervan overtuigd dat excelleren enkel kan door intensief samen te werken. Vandaar dat we ernaar streven om binnen de kennisregio onderzoek, onderwijs en technologietransfer te versterken door een continue samenwerking met andere universiteiten. We zijn verheugd om samen met HEC-ULg en FH Aachen een uniek Euregionaal -programma aan te bieden waarmee we de brug naar het bedrijfsleven versterken. Met dit programma bouwen we verder aan onze internationale oriëntering waarmee zowel onze studenten als docenten een extra troef in handen geven. We willen graag vanuit onze expertises bijdragen aan deze kenniscreatie en -transfer binnen de Euregio om mee te bouwen aan een netwerk dat het venster op de wereld verder opent. Piet PAUWELS Decaan - Faculteit Bedrijfseconomische Wetenschappen (BEW) Universiteit Hasselt
FH Aachen is located in a region where three European countries meet, a region in the heart of Europe and at the core of European integration. Cultures and languages interact and overlap. Internationality is daily experience. Thinking globally even in a very local environment is a challenging and appealing task for daily business. We, the Faculty of Business Studies of FH Aachen, are very pleased to be a partner in this project preparing for a successful career in our region. For more than 30 years FH Aachen and especially its Faculty of Business Studies has successfully created and operated international doubledegree programs in the field of business and management: Bachelor as well as master programs with partner universities from European and Non-European countries without losing sight of the international region we live in. Close collaboration with partners from our neighbouring countries was always in the centre of our thinking and acting. Thus, creating an international, but regional program for executives and managers from companies in our region seems to be just a logical step. But, it is not less than the highlight of the collaboration of the last decades Norbert JANZ Dean of the Faculty of Business Studies of FH Aachen «FH Aachen/Andreas Herrmann»
> Dutch > English> French> German An executive program for experienced managers Three partners Despite the economic crisis, s have never been so popular. Businesses have realised they have good reason to invest in the development of their managers. Drawing on a tradition of more than one hundred years of business academic training, Universiteit Hasselt, Fachhochschule Aachen and HEC-ULg have combined their efforts to offer the best program for managers. The OpenBorders starts in September and February. International lecturers Building on the reputation of their academics and their close relationships with local and international businesses, the three partner institutions have emphasized the inter-regional and international aspects of the program s content, course languages (Dutch, English, French, German) and the backgrounds of lecturers, guest speakers and tutors. They come from Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, as well as other European countries and from outside Europe. Developing potential The Meuse-Rhine Euregion encompasses five regions, three countries, three languages, four million inhabitants and 250.000 businesses. Working in Euregional projects means opening up to German, Dutch and international markets. The goal of the OpenBorders is to help today s managers build on their experience and develop their skills, taking advantage of this privileged geographic location. Program objectives The program is composed of 4 modules with specific goals: to establish basic managerial skills pertaining to the main functions of business (Use Tools) to develop an international vision of the market and the tools to survey the competition (Think Globally) to enrich the palette of operational know-how relating to the internal management of a business, taking into account the potential of the Euregion s economic environment (Act Locally) to develop strategic skills and ethical thinking (Decide) Master in Science: Foundation Module 1st Year, 1st 4-month term USE MANAGEMENT TOOLS Accounting and Financial Tools Business Law Marketing Basis of Organizations Business English CIT Tools 1st Year, 2nd 4-month term THINK GLOBALLY ADOPT AN INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC MARKET WATCH Strategic and Market Finance The Firm s Competitive Environment International Marketing International Business Law Optimizing IT Resources and Knowledge International Lobbying Master in Science, option or standalone 2nd Year, 1st 4-month term ACT LOCALLY ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT Corporate Finance Change / Business Development People and Self Project in a Euregional Context Final Paper (1) 2nd Year, 2nd 4-month term DECIDE STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP Economic, Ethical and Technological Impacts - Strategic Intelligence, Design and Innovation Business Game - Strategic and Market Finance Final Paper (2)
{ { This new Euregio is really a good news for future generations. It shall train future leaders speaking key languages and developing their openness towards strong business regions, between Paris and Berlin but also between Amsterdam and Luxembourg. The future winners in business world shall be multicultural leaders. French speaking, my family is from Eupen s area, I graduated from Liège, made Erasmus in Maastricht and achieved a marketing thesis in Aachen while started my career in Luxembourg. After some time in Amsterdam, I am back in Liege since some years and practicing languages is a daily need. Writing a business plan in English, making roadshows in Dutch in Amsterdam or Brussels, negotiating business agreements from our affiliate company based in Düsseldorf. French in the office. Euregio is the cornerstone of Europe and therefore is certainly one of the current strongest economic area in the world. Jacques Galloy Director & CFO EVS Broadcast Equipment Alumni HEC-ULg Comment une Université peut-elle, au-delà de ses missions premières, servir mieux encore les intérêts des entreprises, et collaborer activement au renouveau économique d une région? Dans un environnement rendu chaque jour plus complexe, les sociétés,de toute taille, recherchent des collaborateurs créatifs, conseillers de pointe à l esprit critique aiguisé, capables de se muer en décideurs responsables. De par son interaction constante avec des partenaires du monde des entreprises, d une part, ainsi que par la diversité, la qualité et la pertinence de ses programmes de formation, d autre part, HEC-ULg est un allié des entrepreneurs, et un atout majeur pour le développement en Province de Liège. Le lancement d un, favorisant les échanges internationaux et le multilinguisme, constitue une démonstration supplémentaire de la capacité de l institution à s adapter, et à répondre aux exigences nouvelles imposées au management des entreprises. Nous avons en commun cette quête de l excellence et ce respect de la diversité, et nous soutenons ardemment cette nouvelle initiative. Bernard Jouan BNP Paribas Fortis Directeur Retail&Private Banking Program structure and languages The 4 Modules are dedicated to the Master in Science, option. The first module (September to December of year 1) is common to the other options of the Master in Science and is entirely in French. The Open Borders offers the possibility to skip the first module by taking a test or having experience be accounted for. The second module is entirely in English (February to May, Year 1). In the third and fourth modules (September to December and February to May year 2) half of the courses are delivered in English and the other half are in the second foreign language chosen by the candidates. Summer schools are organized between Year 1 and Year 2 to improve second foreign language skills. Gaining experience Teaching methods are designed to provide experience to participants: small group projects, an environment which ensures the effectiveness of all activities, active teaching methods, a body of teaching staff and guest speakers who put in 200% and who sometimes travel long distances to work with the candidates. The Open Borders provides participants with multiple opportunities to share their experience and to learn from that of others thanks to: real life case studies, through experiences shared amongst participants or with tutors; guest speakers from the entrepreneurial world are involved in every seminar and tell about their experiences; required and recommended readings ; a network of participants, professionals, managers at all levels, and future international managers, as well as through the alumni activities of the three partner institutions. Personal commitment The OpenBorders is especially designed for working adults. Seminars start after 5pm or take place at the weekend. A commitment of at least 10 hours a week is required to prepare for lectures/tutorials. Lectures and tutorials do not aim to introduce the subject matter, but to explore it in greater depth by bringing it to life, developing examples, and doing exercises so as to ensure complete absorption of information and rapid transfer to the work environment. Return for businesses In addition to developing their skills, managers who take part in this leading-edge program will have to complete a project and a thesis project which will both be of great value to their company. The infrastructure and expertise available through the program as part of the thesis project will genuinely benefit the company. The OpenBorders is an opportunity to develop a Euregional network with fellow participants, with the professors and experts who will coach them in their work and with the alumni of the three partner institutions.
Candidate profile The OpenBorders is aimed at: Executives; Holding at least a Master s degree or equivalent ; 3 years executive-level professional experience ; Fluent in English. A command of Dutch, French or German as a second language is an asset in the second year of the. The OpenBorders admission committee will examine and possibly interview applicants failing to meet the above prerequisites. Credential HEC-ULg Master s degree in Sciences, option credential issued by FH Aachen, Universiteit Hasselt and HEC-ULg Tuition Select OpenBorders standalone (3 modules) or Open Borders as an option of your Master in Sciences (1 Foundation module + 3 modules) YEAR 1 YEAR 2 : 15.000 e (excluding VAT) HEC-ULg Master s degree in Sciences, option : 835 e/per year + 15.000 e (excluding VAT) 30 ECTS 1 st 4-month term Keys Foundation Module Test Possibility of direct entrance 30 ECTS 2 nd 4-month term Think Globally Act Locally Decide Module 1 case study 30 ECTS 1 st 4-month term Module 2 30 ECTS 1 st 4-month term case study Module 3 final paper Price includes books and learning material, accomodation and catering. Discounts are available to partner companies. Participants in this course are eligible for «Congé Education» (professional development leave). Starting dates Foundation Module (1) : September 2011, Tuesdays, Thursdays from 6 to 9 pm, Saturdays from 9 to 1pm, in HEC-ULg, rue Louvrex, 14, Liege More Information For descriptions of courses, to view the CVs of professors and experts, testimonies, calendar and more, visit our web site: http://www.hec.ulg.ac.be/open-borders-mba Contact Christine.Amory@ulg.ac.be Office : +32 4 232 74 15 Mobile : +32 497 24 31 65 or Sabine.Mondin@ulg.ac.be - Office : +32 4 232 72 99
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