Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Intakes

Feb/Oct

Program Duration

1 or 2 years

First-hand international business experience to London School of Economics, Babson College, Singapore or Shanghai

Hyflex in Brussels or Online

English Language Delivery

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Overview

The UBI Master of Business Administration (MBA) enhances students’ management knowledge and leadership skills to deal with the increasingly complex challenges that will be found in tomorrow’s highly digital, interconnected and global business environment.

UBI’s 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 business & tech, and good citizenship values both on a personal and corporate level.

The UBI Difference

  • Programme addresses the challenges of business & tech, global mindset, and good citizenship, with an understanding of companies’ value creation processes in an increasingly technologised environment.
  • Opportunity to participate in UBI’s Venture Creation Lab. Through guidance from entrepreneurs and working with simulators, students learn how to develop the right skill sets and management teams to create innovative technology-based companies

  • Offers flexibility and support for working professionals.

  • Deepens student engagement by reducing disruptions to their professional and personal lives.

  • Maximises quality of learning by leveraging the use of technology, overcoming the limitations of full on-campus teaching.

  • Reflect current and future hybrid work realities in many professional domains.

  • Deep engagement with local and regional organisations, expanding participants’ professional networks
  • Access to world market workshops and meetings with practitioners from UBI’s corporate partners.
  • Valuable internship and employment opportunities
  • Highly diverse faculty and student profiles with >35 nationalities represented in the programme
  • International business trip to London School of Economics, Babson College, Singapore or Shanghai
  • Strong network of European and Asian companies
  • World market workshops and meetings with practitioners
  • Small class sizes of 30-35 students for all delivery modes
  • Choice of Integrative Management project designed to support the next stage of your career growth
  • One-on-one coaching to support individual growth and development
  • Range of career services workshops included in the programme
  • Emphasis on community building, peer learning, and horizontal work similar to companies
  • Combination of experienced senior-level practitioners with over 15 years of professional experience in leading international companies and academics from world-renowned universities (e.g LSE, Warwick, Bristol, etc)
  • Case-studies and simulators from Harvard

The UBI Difference

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British MBA programme with a focus on how Business & Tech strengthen new and existing business models

  • Programme addresses the challenges of business & tech, global mindset, and good citizenship, with an understanding of companies’ value creation processes in an increasingly technologised environment.
  • Opportunity to participate in UBI’s Venture Creation Lab. Through guidance from entrepreneurs and working with simulators, students learn how to develop the right skill sets and management teams to create innovative technology-based companies

HyFlex learning ecosystem promoting flexibility and practical experiences

  • Deepens student engagement by reducing disruptions to their professional and personal lives.
  • Maximises quality of learning by leveraging the use of technology, overcoming the limitations of full on-campus teaching.
  • Reflect current and future hybrid work realities in many professional domains.

Extensive networks of established companies participating in the programme

  • Deep engagement with local and regional organisations, expanding participants’ professional networks
  • Access to world market workshops and meetings with practitioners from UBI's corporate partners.
  • Valuable internship and employment opportunities

International first-hand business experience

  • Highly diverse faculty and student profiles with >35 nationalities represented in the programme
  • International business experience with opportunities at UBI locations and partners such as LSE or Babson College
  • Strong network of European and Asian companies
  • World market workshops and meetings with practitioners

Personalised focus to support multiple career trajectories

  • Small class sizes of 30-35 students for all delivery modes
  • Choice of Integrative Management project designed to support the next stage of your career growth
  • One-on-one coaching to support individual growth and development
  • Range of career services workshops included in the programme
  • Emphasis on community building, peer learning, and horizontal work similar to companies

World class faculty and online resources

  • Combination of experienced senior-level practitioners with over 15 years of professional experience in leading international companies and academics from world-renowned universities (e.g LSE, Warwick, Bristol, etc)
  • Case-studies and simulators from Harvard

Structure

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

  • International business experience with opportunities at UBI locations and partners such as LSE or Babson College.

Professional and Personal Development​
  • World Market Workshops
  • Meeting with Practitioners
  • Agile Project Management and Research
Integrative Management Project
  • Business Plan/Consultancy Project OR
  • Venture Creation Lab OR
  • Thesis OR
  • Strategy Project + Internship or International Experience
PERIOD ABROAD

  • Optional additional term at a partner institution abroad

12 MONTH

Core Modules

Designed to acquire, develop and master [new] knowledge and professional skills.

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

Management Integration

Designed for the students to build and decide the next steps in their professional career.

First hand International Experience

  • International Business Experience in a selected global financial centre (London, Singapore or Shanghai)

Professional and Personal Development

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

Integrative Management Project

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

3|4 MONTHS

Period
abroad​

  • Optional additional term at a partner institution abroad

Degree awarded upon graduation

 

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

All UBI Business School programmes are validated by Middlesex University London, an institution with a distinguished heritage of excellence and innovation in higher education. It is one of the top 100 Young Universities in the World and top 10 transnational universities in the world (Times Higher Education).

This is a programme developed, delivered, and assessed by UBI Business School, and quality assured by Middlesex University. Students receive a Middlesex award upon successful completion.

Degree awarded upon graduation

 

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

All UBI Business School programmes are validated by Middlesex University London, an institution with a distinguished heritage of excellence and innovation in higher education. It is one of the top 100 Young Universities in the World and top 10 transnational universities in the world (Times Higher Education).

This is a programme developed, delivered, and assessed by UBI Business School, and quality assured by Middlesex University. Students receive a Middlesex award upon successful completion.

Admission Criteria

  • Undergraduate degree with at least 3 years of professional experience
  • Outstanding candidates without an undergraduate degree may be considered with at least 5 years of management experience, subject to two rounds of interviews and evaluation of professional achievements
  • English (min. IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL IBT 7.2)

Typical candidate profile

Managers and entrepreneurs who wish to broaden their knowledge of business practices, re-orientate their career or update their management knowledge with a forward-thinking international focus. Participants are expected to be passionate about the opportunities that a global mindset, advanced knowledge of business & tech bring to their ever-changing business environment.

Delivery Model

DELIVERY MODEL AND KEY FACTS

Sessions are delivered in person in Brussels, Belgium. Students may also attend the same synchronous sessions connected remotely thanks to our cutting-edge hybrid rooms and the use of the latest technology, providing a seamless learning experience.These sessions are complemented by UBI's 5-Star asynchronous structured learning. Students may also choose to do the entire programme connected remotely to the synchronous sessions.
  • 90 ECTS.
  • 180 hours of synchronous classes (real-time)
  • 180 hours of asynchronous learning
  • Programme duration: 12 or 24 months, adapting the pace of studies according to students’ personal and professional needs
  • Programme intake: February and October
  • Synchronous sessions schedule (every other week): Fridays 13:30 - 18:30 & Saturdays 9:00 - 13:00

Admission Process

Applicants are invited to apply directly online (click here). Along with an application form, applicants need to submit:

    • Latest degree transcript giving final degree result and breakdown of individual subjects and grades (in English or French).

    • Proof of command of the English language, mainly IELTS or TOEFL IBT results (minimum 6.0 and 72 respectively).

    • Passport or ID card

    • “Professional” portrait photo

    • CV

    • Any certificate of academic achievement / other awards, if applicable

    • Two reference letters. These letters are expected to make explicit reference to the applicant’s potential to develop a professional career in business and to pursue Master’s level studies.

    • 500-word personal statement: a critical analysis of the programme’s potential contribution to the applicant’s personal and professional development.

Note: All students attending UBI programmes are expected to bring their personal laptops for all academic events.

  • The admissions team assesses each application package and makes recommendations based on the academic requirements and on the candidate’s overall suitability for the programme.

  • Candidates recommended by the admissions team are invited for a 30-minute interview with the Programme Director. Interviews for candidates are usually conducted online via Zoom.

  • Prior to the interview, applicants need to submit a 500-word professional essay on a modern topic which will be communicated to the applicant beforehand.

  • Successful candidates receive a letter offering admission within 30 days of the personal interview.

  • UBI welcomes students from a wide range of backgrounds to maintain a diverse student body and promote a stimulating learning environment. Applicants are not discriminated against on the grounds of political views, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability or age.

Rates for enrolment in Academic Year 2023-2024:

  • The tuition fees for students enrolling in UBI’s MBA programme is €19,950 for EEA citizens and €28,500 for non-EEA citizens.
  • UBI offers a wide range of scholarships and tuition support programmes for prospective and currently enrolled students. For details, please see “Scholarships & Tuition Support Programmes”.
  • Tuition fees do not include personal equipment (e.g.: computers), textbooks, printing services, accommodation, flight and visa fees for international study trips, and/or similar academic expenses.
  • For further financial information, e.g.: on invoicing and payments, please see “UBI’s Financial Terms & Conditions for Students”.
  • Upon successful admission into the programme, students requiring a visa to study at UBI must make a first payment of EUR 9.850 to continue the enrolment process. UBI must receive the payment in full before providing any official documents (e.g.: enrolment, registration, etc.) that might be required in the visa application process. The payment covers the first instalment of the tuition fees (EUR 9.500) plus an administrative fee (EUR 350). The tuition fees are fully refundable in case of visa rejection or a deferral/withdrawal before the start of the programme. The administrative fee is non-refundable.
  • Visa students who want to secure a place in the programme first, and continue the enrolment process later, have the option to make a down payment of EUR 1.000, and pay the remaining fees later, but before the start of the programme. The down payment is non-refundable in case the student decides not to study at UBI Business School, except for circumstances such as a medical and/or other legitimate reasons (e.g. visa rejection) resulting in the student not being able to pursue his/her studies.
  • It is recommended to apply for a student visa type D with multiple entries, valid for the entire duration of the programme, immediately after receiving UBI’s official registration letter.
  • Obtaining a study visa involves a challenging and time-consuming process. It is therefore important for applicants to dedicate plenty of time to gather all the necessary evidence and prepare themselves well ahead of the start of the programme.
  • For further financial information about the official visa process, visit the official Belgian Immigration Office page.
  • Visa students are required to provide proof of means of subsistence as part of the visa application process. These funds are aimed at proving that students have the minimum amount required to cover living costs, studies, and repatriation costs.
  • For the 2023-2024 academic year in Belgium, the minimum required fund is EUR 803 X 12 months = EUR 9,636.
    • i.e. International applicants need to secure around EUR 16,000 (means of subsistence + tuition fee + administration fee) prior to applying for a visa.
  • Important note: it is highly recommended that this fund be safely secured in a blocked account, which UBI can help applicants set up.
  • For UBI’s regulation on subsistence funds, please see “UBI Proof of subsistence regulation”.
  • For any additional information concerning subsistence funds, please refer to the official Immigration Office Website.

Meet our faculty

Faculty members in UBI Business School’s MBA programme are comprised of a combination of experienced senior-level practitioners with over 15 years of professional experience in leading international companies and academics from world-renowned universities (e.g LSE, Warwick, Bristol, etc).

Testimonials

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Jean Pierre Munyarukiko

MBA student | UBI Brussels
“What I appreciate most about my learning experience is the structured yet flexible approach adopted by the lecturers in conducting the courses. Interactions were engaging and personal, even during online components of the programme. “
Berat Yunus Bilim

Berat Yunus Bilim

MBA student | UBI Brussels
“UBI’s MBA programme offers a quality British degree at a competitive price, and is taught by established academics and senior professionals who deepen your skill set in a truly immersive learning environment.”
Adeliya Sharafutdinova

Adeliya Sharafutdinova

MBA student | UBI Brussels
“UBI’s admission team provided excellent support and management studies advice throughout the application process. I immediately felt welcomed and part of the UBI community.”
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Bilal Lezeik

MBA student | UBI Brussels
“Enrolling in UBI’s MBA programme has been a crucial turning point in my entrepreneurial career. I especially admire the programme’s focus on good citizenship and the worldwide networking opportunities with esteemed professionals.”

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