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EPHEC-Belgium International Week 2009

What you always have wanted to know about…

BELGIUM

Without asking…

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Situated on this university campus : the EPHEC

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Presentation of the EPHEC

o EPHEC stands for “Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes Commerciales” (Ephec University of Applied Sciences)

o The main implantation of our University is located in Brussels

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The EPHEC organisation : 10 departments

o A department = degree programme on a campus

o From 200 to 500 students in a departmento A common team: one head, one student

coordinator, one secretary, full-time or part-time lecturers

o Teaching in classes of 20 to 50 studentso Each group has a head teacher and an

allotted classroom

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The pedagogical approach at EPHEC

A practical approach and a close link with companies :o Practical assignments (sometimes commissioned by companies)o Permanent teaching staff often with previous business experienceo Associated lecturers from the business world

Students do 2 internships :o 3 weeks between Year 1 and Year 2o 14 weeks in Semester 6 (in Belgium or abroad)

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Bachelor Degrees at the EPHEC : 3 years to become a junior

professionalo 1st year : discovering the groundings in each field of

studyo 2nd year : deeper knowledge of the field of study&

practical projects integrating several aspects of the future job

o 3rd year : specialisation courses & full semester internship

o Interactive classes and multidisciplinary assignments

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How international is the EPHEC?

o EPHEC has over 50 Erasmus partnerso EPHEC has relationships with institutions in

France, Switzerland, Canada and Russiao EPHEC sends students for internships in more

than 30 countrieso EPHEC is a member of several European or

international associations (BUSINET, EFCCE, CAROLUS MAGNUS, ISBE ...)

o EPHEC, as a member of the International week programme, sends students to partner schools and organizes an International week

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International week at the EPHEC

o Theme : Packaging and sustainable developmento Sustainable development and its evolutiono Sustainable development and its importance

for marketingo Packaging and its evolution through

sustainable developmento Developing countries and sustainable

development

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International week at the EPHEC

o Students will work in international groups

o They will attend lectures on sustainable development and packaging

o They will visit a company

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International week at the EPHEC

o They will create a sustainable packaging for a company and present it to a jury

o And they will share cultural and leisure activities with other students

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International week at the EPHEC

ProgrammeDate Time Activity

30/3 AMPM

Start of the IW, lecture, constitution of groupsLecture, leisure activity, opening drink

31/3 Lectures and working sessions

01/4 AMPM

Oxfam breakfast, NGO, working sessionVisit of a company

02/4 Lecture and working sessionsInternational week closing diner

03/4 Exhibition and price giving ceremony

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International week at the EPHEC

o Practical information : o When ?

o 29 march (5-7pm) 3 April 2009 (2.30 pm)

o Where ?o In Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

o Accommodation ?o University dormitories

o Number of students invited ?o 40 students

o Price ?o 150 €o Included accommodation, the programme, some meals,

cultural and leisure activities

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