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English and Economics for Academic Studies
Bridging Programme: Master of Business Administration
(Brussels)
Inge Verhoeven
Who’s who
• Prof. Dr. Tom Van Puyenbroeck, campus dean
• Prof. Dr. Peter Teirlinck, BBA and MBA programme director
• Maarten Hulselmans, BBA and MBA programme coordinatoro [email protected], 02/210.16.34, T’Serclaes, 5th
floor (B-05-25 )o office hours 1st sem: Tue 11:00-12:00 + appointment by email
Inge Verhoeven, E&EFAS and Bridge MBA programme coordinatoro [email protected], 02/210.16.34, T’Serclaes, 5th floor
(B-05-25 )o office hours 1st sem: Tue 11:00-12:00 + appointment by email
Student services
Student Administration
Office: 1st floor, B (T’ Serclaes building)
Social Services Department
Marieke Steurs: [email protected]
Els Jacobs: [email protected]
02 609 88 16
Office: A01-04,1st floor (T’ Serclaes building)
Student services
Ombuds Office
Marc Ophalvens: [email protected]
Erica Mechelmans: [email protected]
Maarten Kindt: [email protected]
Leen De Wolf: [email protected]
02 609 88 21
Office: A01-03/03, 1st floor (T’ Serclaes building)
Student services
Study coaches
Krista Van Winkel: [email protected]
Annelies De Winter: [email protected]
02 210 16 07
Office: A01-07, 1st floor (T’ Serclaes building)
Further information
Student Portalhttps://www.econ.kuleuven.be/eng/brussels/Students
• Contact hours teaching staff
• Course schedules https://www.econ.kuleuven.be/eng/hubrussel/Students/Education
• Education & Exam Regulations
• Academic calendar
• ECTS files
Campus Brussels1 Campus – 4 buildings
- Hermes
classrooms
cafeteria
- T’Serclaes
Library
Restaurant
Course Material Centre
Student Administration
International Office
- Terranova
- Erasmus
Course Material
Course material centre Ground floor T’ Serclaes building
Course material list & opening hours Student portal
Digital learning environment Toledo (https://toledo.kuleuven.be/)
Information SessionsImportant dates
25/09/2014 12:30 – 13:30 Information session library (entrance library) room1201
27/11/2014 09:00 – 14:30 Global village XL (Erasmus/Exchange – fair) room 2215
30/09/2014 12:30 – 13:30 Information and registration session insurances (Euromut)
room 1201
Information sessions digital learning environment
International Programmes
BRIDGE/MBA: 23/9/2014 14:00-15:00 : room 6215
EEFAS: 29/9/2014 15:30-16:30 : room 1201
Library & restaurant
Library
Located in T’ Serclaes building
Restaurant & cafetaria
Cafetaria: Hermes building
Restaurant: T’ Serclaes building
Exams: Pass/fail?• Passing a subject ?
o Min. 10/20 (= credit )o Only the courses < 10/20 2nd exam chanceo Remark: register digitally for the exams of June and
August/September!
• 2 chances to pass the course o Eg fail course in January
• 2nd chance in August/Septembero Eg fail course in June
• 2nd chance in August/September
Courses < 10/20 2nd exam chance
• Retake a course for which you obtained less than 10 out of 20: Best result : you keep the best mark! (only within the same academic year)
o Eg Sociology• January: 9/20• August/September: 6/20
=> You keep the 9/20!
Tolerances
• Only for minor insufficient marks (FX=8 or 9) not for 7 or less
• Max. 10% of credits (EEFAS and Bridging Programme)
• 1/10 of 60 credits = 6 units tolerance
=> Exercise
Tolerances: example• Tolerance up to 10% of total credits
1/10 of 60 credits = 6 units tolerance
Micro Economics 6/20 3 units NoSociology 8/20 6 units OkMath B 9/20 6 units OkAnalytical writing skills A 8/20 3 units Ok
The student can tolerate either Sociology, Math B or Analytical writing skills A
Registration within 14 days after the publication of the results
Feedback exams• After every exam period (Jan, June and Aug/Sep)
• Feedback lecturerso Have a look into your examo Compare expected answer with your answero Discuss study method o Expectations lecturero Register digitally!!!
• General feedbacko Discuss overall results and study planning & study methodo Year program & toleranceso Study path coaches (T’Serclaes 1st floor A-side)
Re-registration E&EFAS
• Students who need a residence permit
You need to obtain all 60 credits this year to be able to continue your education and to get a new residence permit!!!
• Students who don’t need a residence permit
You can retake the precourse but you can not subscribe for BBA, MBA or MIBEM before you have obtained all 60 credits of the precourse!!!
Problems in the exam period?
Contact the Ombuds Service!!! No agreements with teachers!
T’Serclaes: first floor
- during the week (8h-18h30) : 02/210.13.19
- during weekends (Saturday 8h-9h + 12h15-13h15 and Sunday 20h- 21h) : 0496/99.83.91: only for urgent matters, not for cancelling exams!
NOT by e-mail and NOT leaving voice-mail messages When…
- you cannot participate in an examination
(always take contact BEFORE the examination takes place)
- you experience problems of some kind During the year: report long term absence to Ombuds Service
Lunch & walk in the Heart of Brussels
Get off to a flying start on the Welcome Day!
11:30 Lunch – offered by STUVO (Student facilities)
12:30 – 15:00 Discover the heart of Brussels (guided walk)
15:00 – 16:00 Programme coordinators are available for questions (2215) + Campus
bookshop is open
Questions?