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24/10/2011Postgraduate programmes in Belgium

Postgraduate programmes in Belgium Belgium has several options for postgraduate degree programmes, including International Business Management, European Affairs, Public Relations, Politics and Science, and Telecommunication Management.

Need to know your choices for further studies after college? A list of postgraduate courses and schools in Belgium complete with contact information and a brief overview of each option.

Brussels School of International Studies
The Brussels School of International Studies, (University of Kent) newly established in Brussels, is an integral part of the University's Graduate School of Politics and International Relations. Located on the VUB campus with Vesalius College, the School offers MA, M.Phil. and Ph.D. programnes in International Relations by Coursework and Dissertation or by Research and Thesis. Students enrol in September or January for a one-year full time program or a flexible two-year part time program. The School operates in association with Vesalius College and ULB.

Brussels School of International Studies
Bd de Triomphe 36
1160 Brussels
Postal address is
2 Pleinlaan
1050 Brussels
Tel / Fax: 02 641 1721
Email: J.Wiener@ukc.ac.uk
ukc.ac.uk/politics/bsis

CERIS
Centre Européen de Recherches Internationales et Stratégiques, in partnership with Collège d’Etudes Interdisciplinaires de l’Université Paris-Sud 11
Meeting address: 117 rue de Stassart – 1050 Brussels

In-service trainings designed for professionals
Master of Arts in International Politics- One year – 60 ETCS 
Post graduated certificates - Tailored training courses - 5 days up to 10/12 week ends

Study with renowned scholars & key experts drawn from leading universities and international organizations. Extend your professional network by taking part in multinational courses attended by top officials and executives. Access to all course materials, including lectures’recordings, through an interactive extranet site. Courses held in English on Friday (6pm to 7:30pm) and Saturday (9:30am to 12:30am). Deadline for applications: September 30 (October intake) or January 15 (February intake).

Tel / Fax : 02/ 537 40 75
E-mail : info@ceris.be
www.ceris.be

College of Europe
The College of Europe is a unique and innovative postgraduate institute of European studies and trains competent and experienced Europeans. Founded in 1948 and located in Bruges and in Natolin (Poland), it is financed by the EU governments and offers a Masters Degree lasting one academic year. A University degree is the minimum requirement and a high academic record important. Graduate studies are in Law, Political and Administrative Sciences, Economics and Human Resources Development. While the working languages are French and English, the some 300 students are multilingual coming from over 30 countries.

College of Europe

Dyver 11
8000 Bruges
Tel: 050 44 99 11
Fax: 050 44 99 00
Email: info@coleurop.be
www.coleurop.be

EBMS European Business & Management School
EBMS, in Antwerp, is an established private institution of higher education providing a high-level business education. The special niche that EBMS offers is Europe: the programmes, both at undergraduate and graduate levels, are strongly orientated towards this approach, without neglecting the global overview. The commitment is towards preparing the future graduates in Business and Management for the modern world, with insistence on excellence of information technology skills. This is also reinforced by the strategic alliance with Real Software, one of the fastest-growing IT companies in Europe.

The teaching approach is very much "hands on", with internships at European enterprises and study tours to major international cities. The language of instruction is English. The students come from many different countries, both inside and outside Europe, and they are taught in small interactive classes.

EBMS European Business & Management School
Meir 44A
2000 Antwerp
Information Ms Van Cleemput
Admissions Office
Tel: 03 205 92 71
Fax: 03 205 92 18
Email: ebms@abc.be
www.ebms.edu

European Center for Public Affairs Brussels
European Center for Public Affairs Brussels
Av Adolphe Lacomblé 66
1030 Brussels
Tel: 02 737 77 46
Fax: 02 732 75 25

European Institute for Public Affairs
Established in 1994, provides courses in European affairs oriented towards the practice of lobbying. Bilingual courses are held at IHECS, rue de l'Etuve 58 in 1000 Brussels twice weekly.

European Institute for Public Affairs

Chemin des Moines 1
1640 Rhode St Genese
Tel: 02 358 44 77
Fax: 02 358 45 66
Email: c.leclercq@euronet.be

ICHEC Business School
Awards a Master's degree in Intercultural Management Education in English. This is a one-year programme; 6 months in Belgium and 6 months' internship in Europe, Japan, Thailand, Chile or India and 7 undergraduate business courses in French.

ICHEC Business School

Bd Brand Whitlock 2
1150 Brussels
Tel: 02 739 37 11
Fax: 02 739 38 03
www.ib.be/ichec

Open University
The Open University, which incorporates the Open University Business School, is Britain's largest state-funded higher education institution with more than 150,000 students across Europe. The Open University specialises in supported distance learning designed for part-time adult study.

The University offers over 150 courses in Arts, Languages, (French, German and Spanish), Law, Mathematics and Computing, Social Science, Science and Technology leading to diplomas, degrees and post-graduate qualifications, as well as professional development programmes in Education and Computer Studies. The Business School offers management courses at all levels including an MBA program accredited by AMBA.

Management and professional courses have May and November starting dates and the undergraduate programs have a February to October academic year. Reservations must be made well in advance.

Open University
Av Emile Duray 38
1050 Brussels
Tel: 02 644 33 72 / 73
Fax: 02 644 33 68
Email: R.Tuffs@open.ac.uk
www.open.ac.uk

Solvay Business School
Solvay Business School has been synonymous with excellence in business education for over a century. Now offering an intensive one-year programme, in English, the Master of Business Administration course provides training in international management skills using hands-on curriculum. Students may customise their program and specialise in European Management. To ensure an international emphasis in every course, the faculty is drawn from around the world.

Solvay Business School

Dept NEW 3/99
Av F Roosevelt 50
1050 Brussels
Tel: 02 650 41 83
Fax: 02 650 41 99
Email: mba@ulb.ac.be
http://www.solvay.edu/

United Business Institutes
For several years, UBI, in collaboration with Mercer University (Atlanta), has been offering a quality MBA programme in the heart of Brussels at the Porte de Namur. Recently, in addition to this American affiliation the school has been able to offer European validation by the University of Wales. This dual control can only strengthen UBI's position as the "Number One Business School in Brussels", which is reflected in various international classifications. The genuinely international courses are followed by students and given by teachers from more than 55 countries.

Evening courses are taught in English by teachers selected from the world of business for their professional and academic abilities. The program can be studied over one or two years. Students are encouraged to benefit from exchange opportunities with sister universities, as well as the trainee courses offered to them. In addition to its International Business Management program, UBI now offers one other option: Global IT Telecommunication Management.

These courses are also taught in small groups of 20 and supported by case studies and teamwork. Younger students (18-22 years) have the option of benefiting from this international education by registering for the BBA program, leading to a degree in economics over four years. These full-time courses, taught in English, require regular monitoring of the student and include four in-company-training sessions (one per year).

United Business Institutes
Avenue Marnix 20
1000 Brussels
Tel: 02 548 04 80
Fax :02 548 04 89
Email: info@ubi.edu
www.ubi.edu



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