ISBA is committed to offering its students an international education with extensive industry exposure, and currently promotes international Bachelor and Master of Business Administration programs (iBBA and iMBA respectively) that provide an unmatched competitive advantage over other schools in the region. ISBA’s campus in Indore, India (Madhya Pradesh region) is currently undergoing renovations and will open by the beginning of August. The school’s first session is scheduled to start in September 2010. ISBA also has further expansion plans across the country over the next few academic years.

The iBBA and iMBA programs lead to an Undergraduate or Postgraduate Degree Program (UGP/PGP) awarded by ISBA and a private international Bachelor or Master degree awarded by the Swiss-based United International Business Schools organization. ISBA has also submitted an application for affiliation with a local Indian public university that is fully recognized by the Indian University Grants Commission (UGC) and Distance Education Council (DEC) with the purpose of allowing ISBA students to sit exams and be awarded a BBA or MBA degree from the university upon completion of the study program.

The UIBS team is pleased to see its global operations take off through its partnership with ISBA in India, and looks forward to exploring further educational developments worldwide.

Links

• International School of Business Administration, India
• United International Business Schools

The Barcelona Commencement Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 7pm at the Grand Marina Hotel, at the World Trade Center. The Brussels Commencement Ceremony will take place on Friday, July 2, at 6pm at the Royal Windsor Hotel, near the Grand Place.

Following each ceremony, a reception will be organized to honor this year’s graduating class. Reservations and payments should be made at school by June 4, 2010. Further information about the ceremonies and its organization will be available at school and will also be published on the student portal.

Ceremony Program:

• Commencement Ceremony
• Reception
• Dinner Buffet

The course was offered by long-time professor Carl Pitchford from the UK. Mr. Pitchford is active in the field of finance, auditing and management consulting with major banks and financial institutions, teaches Finance and Accounting related courses at our Antwerp and Brussels campuses, and teaches as a visiting professor at our Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia campuses, as well as at the University of Lille and the ESCA School of Management in Casablanca, Morocco.

“Attending the course in Zurich was a great experience”, says Nicolas Ceusters from Belgium (Antwerp campus). “We were lucky enough to meet up with some of the other graduate students from the Barcelona campus and we had quite some work to do because of the intensive nature of the course, but we certainly had a good time in Switzerland. I can only recommend others to join in the future, being it for one course only or even for full-time studies in Zurich!”

Full-time International Bachelor/BBA and Master/MBA Degree Programs are scheduled to start at the Zurich campus in October 2010. The complete Master of Science in Financial Management program is offered at all campuses. The graduate specialization program, Master in Global Banking and Financial Markets, is also offered at the Barcelona, Brussels and Zurich campuses.

Links

• IUSwitzerland / Zurich Business School

The private international university organizes studies at the Bachelor/BBA, Master/MBA and Doctoral/DBA level, with several specializations offered at each level. Language courses are organized for the university’s undergraduate and graduate students and are also open to locals and foreigners wishing to improve their language skills.

Fostering inter-campus exchanges and global networking, students are equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to become true entrepreneurs. Students greatly benefit from the dynamic and enriching international and cross-cultural environment found at the university.

IUSwitzerland’s Zurich campus is scheduled to start its operations in October 2010, offering the same study programs that are currently running at its sister campuses across Europe.

Centrally located on the European continent, Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and is consistently ranked at the top of the annual Mercer Quality of Living Survey. Switzerland’s financial and cultural capital is often referred to as one of the world’s most global cities.

Links

• International University of Switzerland

The move to Avenue des Arts is scheduled for the first half of September 2009, as the new campus is currently being made ready for use. Moving to these new premises will give UIBS the opportunity to continue its expansion and to further enhance its outstanding learning environment in the city of Brussels.

Links

• IUBelgium / Brussels Business School

Regus is the world’s largest provider of workspace solutions for companies and individuals in the form of office space, meeting and training rooms and virtual offices. Founded in 1989, Regus currently operates over 1000 business centers across 450 cities in 75 countries, making it a true multinational company with a global reach.

While courses and programs in Madrid and Valencia will be offered at prime Regus locations, the Antwerp, Brussels and Barcelona city campuses will remain at their current location under local management. Key administration services and admissions will be centralized at the Brussels and Barcelona campuses.

Campus address Madrid:
International University of Southern Europe / Madrid Business School
Regus Center
Carrera de San Jerónimo 15
28014 Madrid
Spain

Campus address Valencia:
International University of Southern Europe / Valencia International Business School
Regus Center
Avenida de las Cortes Valencianas 58
46015 Valencia
Spain

Links

• IUSE / Madrid Business School
• IUSE / Valencia International Business School
• Regus

The course was offered by visiting professor Joe Di Donna from Italy. Mr. Di Donna is active in the field of fashion and business consulting, and teaches Marketing and Fashion Management related courses at business and design schools in Milan, Paris, Shanghai and other locations around the world.

“This was an amazing experience” says Mitra Kazemian, MBA student from Canada (Barcelona campus). “We had the chance to meet up with students from the Antwerp campus and at the same time visit yet another wonderful city in Spain. I love Madrid!”

Coralie Dalcq, MBA student from Belgium (Antwerp campus), agrees, “Originally I was planning to apply for a Master in Fashion Management at the University of Antwerp but instead went to the Antwerp International Business School for my graduate studies. [the school] did a wonderful job in organizing this course for us as I now also have Fashion Management as part of my MBA program! Thank you!”

Full-time International Bachelor/BBA and Master/MBA Degree Programs are scheduled to start at the Madrid campus in October 2010. The complete graduate specialization program, Master in Fashion Management, will be offered from October 2009 onwards at the Antwerp and Barcelona campuses.

Links

• IUSE / Madrid Business School

Organized partly in English and partly in French, the conference handled such topics as the current worldwide financial and economic situation, a further integration of the European Union, and other contemporary issues such as energy, terrorism and society in general. With good reason, the conference was named “A New Age for Empires”.

“It was one of the most interesting conferences I have attended so far. Being from Germany myself and having little background knowledge on Belgian politicians and governments, Mr. Verhofstadt certainly seems like a very knowledgeable and interesting man. The topics he covered were profound and definitely reflective of our modern 21st century society. Making jokes every once in a while makes it even more enjoyable to listen to him”, says Katrin Schöppler from Germany, currently an undergraduate student in the Business Studies program.

The invitation to attend came from the local Belgian Consulate, headed by Honorable Consul Mrs. Karina Tuytschaever, in cooperation with the Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in Catalonia.

Students and staff from the Barcelona Business School wish to thank the Consul and the members of the Consulate and Chamber for extending this invitation and for organizing this first-class conference!

Please inform us at your earliest convenience how many people will attend the ceremony. Reservations and payments should be made by June 5. More information is available at school and on the student portal.

Program:

• Ceremony
• Reception
• Dinner Buffet

The private international university links the Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia business schools and organizes studies at the Bachelor/BBA, Master/MBA and Doctoral/DBA level, with several specializations offered at each level. Language courses are organized for the university’s undergraduate and graduate students and are also open to locals and foreigners wishing to improve their language skills.

Fostering inter-campus exchanges and global networking, students are equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to become true entrepreneurs. Students greatly benefit from the dynamic and enriching international and cross-cultural environment found at the university.

IUSE’s Madrid campus is scheduled to start its operations in October 2009, offering the same study programs that are currently running at its Barcelona, Valencia and other sister campuses across Europe.

Centrally located on the Iberian Peninsula, Madrid is the largest city in Spain and is ranked 7th in the 2008 European Cities Monitor survey, locating Europe’s leading companies and published by global real estate consultant Cushman & Wakefield. Brussels and Barcelona, two of the other sister campus locations are ranked 4th and 5th respectively in that same survey.

Links

• International University of Southern Europe

ECBE is a membership-driven, independent, non-profit, professional accreditation organization for business education at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate level. Currently, the organization has accredited 22 of its 53 members.

Based in Switzerland, the organization promotes and supports high standards of quality and also encourages innovation in education. The accreditation standards set forth by ECBE are based on the European guidelines as outlined in the Bologna agreements.

Links

• United International Business Schools
• European Council for Business Education

The move to Meirbrug is scheduled for the first half of September 2008, as the new campus is currently being made ready for use. Moving to these new premises will give UIBS the opportunity to continue its expansion and to further enhance its outstanding learning environment in the city of Antwerp.

Links

• IUBelgium / Antwerp International Business School

Some students are working, though most of the others have continued their studies in either a Master program at the graduate level or in a bridging program at another local college or university. Several students applied for an International Master/MBA Degree Program at Antwerp International Business School, of which the first group of students is expected to graduate at the end of June this year.

For those who decided to continue their studies, the most important reason was the feeling they still lacked a certain theoretical background and also because they would like to specialize further in a specific field of management at a higher academic level.

Attached is the complete article as it appeared in the HR.Square magazine for those who would like to read it in its entirety. Antwerp International Business School offers international study programs at the undergraduate (Associate/ABA, Bachelor/BBA) and graduate (Master/MBA) level, entirely in English. The study programs are open to members of the international community and also to Belgian nationals who wish to study in English in Antwerp, their hometown.

Links

Download a copy of the article in PDF (Dutch language only)

Article published in “HR.Square” on June 16, 2008

• IUBelgium / Antwerp International Business School
• HR.Square

The Master in Design Management is intended for those who are, or who want to be, active in the world of design and who would like to complement their previous studies and experience with management studies at the graduate level. The program is also intended for those who already have a professional or academic background in business and who are truly interested in design.

The Master program transforms designers into managers and also enables managers and entrepreneurs to bridge the gap between managerial skills, entrepreneurial initiative and designer opinions and attitudes. Sooner or later, as a designer, you will get in contact with people who manage and coordinate large projects or companies. Coordinating involves taking managerial decisions to ensure the future success of the project at hand.

The Master in Design Management can easily be combined with any other Master program into a Dual Master program, which allows for an ideal focus on the required qualities to develop and manage a successful design business. Electives can be chosen from any of the other core courses and orientation courses.

Orientation Courses of the Master in Design Management program include:

• Fundamentals of Design Management
• Design, Marketing and Innovation
• Design, Strategy and Transformation
• Design Management in Practice

Links

• IUSE / Barcelona Business School

During the European or Spanish Master/MBA program, students study 3 quarters at 3 different campus locations across Europe or pain. Students are introduced to a wide range of European values and business practices as the program combines a strong international academic curriculum with an extensive European/Spanish focus on business and management in general.

European Master/MBA Program Locations:

• Madrid, Spain
• Brussels, Belgium
• third location free of choice

Spanish Master/MBA Program Locations:

• Barcelona, Spain
• Madrid, Spain
• Valencia, Spain

More information about the Master/MBA programs you can find by navigating to the Master/MBA pages on the websites of the participating campus locations.

To ensure a smooth transition, the new study programs are based on the current educational system so that compatibility is guaranteed. More information about the new study programs can be found on the school websites.

The following programs will be offered from academic year 2008 – 2009 onwards:

International Undergraduate Degree Programs (IUGDP)

• ABS – Associate in Business Studies
• ABA – Associate of Business Administration

• BBS – Bachelor in Business Studies
• BBA – Bachelor of Business Administration

• Major – Business and Entrepreneurship
• Major – Finance and Economics
• Major – Marketing and Management

• Minor – Business Communication
• Minor – European Management
• Minor – International Management
• Minor – International Relations
• Minor – Sports Management
• Minor – Tourism and Hospitality Management

International Graduate Degree Programs (IGDP)

• MBS – Master in Business Studies
• MBA – Master of Business Administration

• MA – Master of Arts in Human Resource Management
• MA – Master of Arts in Marketing Management
• MS – Master of Science in Financial Management
• MS – Master of Science in Operations Management

• Master in Business Communication
• Master in Design Management
• Master in e-Business
• Master in European Management
• Master in Global Banking and Financial Markets
• Master in International Management
• Master in Sports Management
• Master in Tourism and Hospitality Management
• Master in Transportation and Logistics Management

International Business Certificates (IBC)

• Graduate Certificate in Business Studies
• Graduate Certificate in Financial Management
• Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management
• Graduate Certificate in Marketing Management
• Graduate Certificate in Operations Management

The initiative encourages co-operation between universities, colleges, schools and other educational institutions in order to increase awareness among students of the various opportunities within the International Higher Education Area (IHEA), …

• to study abroad as part of an exchange program;
• to study abroad and finish current studies by transferring;
• to study abroad and start further studies.

The International Student Mobility Initiative is also announcing a call for proposals to assure the future success of the project. School administrators, faculty, students, and all those who are willing to actively participate in the project should contact us.

Links

• International Student Mobility Initiative

Austin, TEXAS – June 5th, 2007 – Bluespan, Inc., a leading company in the research and development of Monitoring and Locating products for Kids has successfully redesigned its US product ‘ionKids’, for full launch in the Europe.

“There has been a huge demand for the product in Europe for quite some time and with the recent kidnapping events, the product introduction is very timely”, says Bruce Cummings, Chief Executive Officer. “We have been looking for solid distributors to manage each in-country launch and settled on a new partner, Ion-Europe”, says Cummings. The company is a new venture formed specifically to launch ‘ionKids’ in five European countries. “They have ample capital and a solid executive team co-managed by Henk Dijkmans, who has 30 years of experience in the automotive branch as Sales and Marketing director for Renault, Fiat-Auto and Mercedes-Smart and they know how to penetrate the market”, stated Cummings.

About Bluespan, Inc. – ionKids Europe

Bluespan is a wireless technology company that specializes in the research and production of wireless applications for consumer purposes and developing new ways to bring wireless technologies into everyday use. Based in Round Rock, Texas, the company’s first product is ‘ionKids’, an easy-to-use monitoring system designed to assist parents and guardians in keeping tabs on children and other dependents. ionKids’ short-range monitoring equipment consists of a wristband, or ‘Wristag’, which the child or dependent wears, and a handheld monitor, or Base Unit that the parent or guardian can use to perform a number of monitoring and locating functions. Bluespan bases its ‘ionTechnology’ on an innovative patented wireless application. Bluespan is currently developing new applications for the technology in markets as diverse as pet security, firefighting and homeland security.

Besides Henk Dijkmans as Chairman of Ion-Europe nv, the company is managed by Hans Spee and Christophe Mertens who both have a degree in Marketing and Business Management. The company is situated near Antwerp, right at the heart of Europe, to guarantee the most efficient communication with the European dealer network.

Links

• http://www.ion-europe.com/ionkids/

Other guest speakers included one of the head researchers from the local Yahoo research center in Barcelona and the Media Business Development Manager at the FC Barcelona football club.

Links

• http://research.yahoo.com/Yahoo_Research_Barcelona
• http://www.fcbarcelona.com

The spacious campus consists of 3 fully-equipped large classrooms and offers all necessary facilities. During the warmer months of the year, students can have their lunch break or work on group projects while enjoying the sunshine on our amazing 300m² terrace.

High-speed wireless internet and network access is available throughout the campus. The computer corner hosts state-of-the-art desktop computers with flat screens and a dedicated fileserver/student forum for students and faculty to use.

There are four metro stations and many more bus stops nearby that can take you virtually anywhere in Barcelona within an hour. Paseo Gracia, Plaza Universidad and Plaza Catalunya are only 10 minutes away on foot.

Links

• IUSE / Barcelona Business School

Links

• http://www.fh-htwchur.ch

The move to Calle Aragón is scheduled for the second half of February 2007, as the new campus is currently being made ready for use. Moving to these new premises will give UIBS the opportunity to continue its expansion and to further enhance its outstanding learning environment in the city of Barcelona.

Links

• IUSE / Barcelona Business School

This academic year marks the start of a fully reviewed academic curriculum, updated ECTS-ready International Undergraduate and Gradaute Degree programs, new academic partnerships, complete integration in the United International Business Schools organization and several new faculty members who will bring first-class knowledge and experience into the classroom.

Links

• IUSE / Barcelona Business School

UIBS serves as an umbrella organization for schools, colleges and universities offering business and management education at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate level as well as corporate training and executive education programs.

UIBS is also active in the field of international networking between educational institutions and companies and organizations. Study abroad and exchange programs are developed and promoted in cooperation with the organization’s members and partners. GCME functions as the organization’s academic council.

Taking into consideration the never-ending trend towards globalization and the need for high-quality business and management education, plans were developed to open sister campuses in Antwerp (Belgium), Brussels (Belgium) and Valencia (Spain), some of Europe’s trendiest and fastest growing cities. The expansion will allow for an even greater international focus as students will have the option to easily switch between campuses and thus be provided with the opportunity to enrich their cultural knowledge even further.

Links

• IUSE / Barcelona Business School
• United International Business Schools
• Global Council for Management Education

ECTS is based on the principle that 60 credits measure the workload of a full-time student during one academic year. As one credit amounts to approximately 25 to 30 study hours, the workload of a full-time study program amounts to approximately 1500 to 1800 study hours per academic year.

Based on the information available about the guidelines for ECTS compatibility as outlined in the Bologna agreements, we have reviewed our 90-credit Associate/ABA degree program, our 180-credit Bachelor/BBA degree program and our 60-credit Master/MBA program to be in full compliance with the new European guidelines.

All our International Undergraduate and Graduate Degree Programs also maintain full compatibility with the American educational system. The course load can be expressed in semester hours as well as in quarter hours, with each credit representing one hour of class per week. When comparing both credit systems, 1 quarter hour equals 1 ECTS credit and 1 semester hour equals 1.5 ECTS credits, assuming a quarter lasts 10 weeks and a semester lasts 15 weeks.

Semester-based

14 weeks of classes per semester
1 weeks of evaluations per semester
Total of 15 weeks / 30 ECTS credits per semester
Total of 30 weeks / 60 ECTS credits per academic year
750 to 900 study hours per semester

Quarter-based

3 x 10 weeks of classes and evaluations per quarter
Total of 10 weeks / 20 ECTS credits per quarter
Total of 30 weeks / 60 ECTS credits per academic year
500 to 600 study hours per quarter

We believe the advantages of a quarter system are as follows:

• Courses are spread over 3 quarters instead of over 2 semesters, resulting in a smaller number of courses per quarter than the number of courses per semester, thus allowing a better focus on the courses offered each quarter.
• While the study pressure of a semester system is usually concentrated during the evaluation periods at the end of the semester, a quarter system allows for a more equal spread of the study pressure during the whole academic year.
• With the use of a quarter system, it is easier to implement a system of permanent student evaluation as students will get more feedback faster, thus providing better options of self-evaluation throughout the academic year.