antwerp management school

8/3/2019 Antwerp Management School

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The autonomousmanagement school o the

University o Antwerp

Mastero GlobalManagement


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Lie-long learning

or managers

Antwerp Management School is ambitious, and we want to

share that ambition with the students in our graduate programs.

As a young management school drawing on a long tradition,

we have rapidly acquired an important place among business

schools locally and internationally. We want to develop and

expand this position rmly year ater year. The accreditation

we recently got rom AACSB is another token o our ambition.

The growth and success o Antwerp Management School

is especially due to its uniqueness. We are passionate

about management and developing and promoting young

management talent. This passion has been translated into a

number o graduate programs such as the master o Global

Management.

Local markets are becoming world markets. As a result o

globalization, managers need to be internationally oriented.Even within their own organizations, managers increasingly

ace a need or fexible, cross-cultural interaction. As the

global village becomes reality, the domain in which the

manager works is growing to encompass the entire world.

Consequently, Antwerp Management School is determined

to educate its students to become young proessionals who

take on important responsibilities in the global business

community. We promote entrepreneurship, responsibility

and proessionalism in a student-riendly environment.

Our location in the heart o Europe, in the thoroughly creative,

internationally attuned, riendly city o Antwerp is a great

asset or this mission.

Welcome to Antwerp Management School.

Philippe Naert

Dean Antwerp Management School

Our trademark is that

besides just oering an

education, we also pay

attention to the develop-

ment o competencies

and personality.

Companies tell me that

Antwerp Management

School master graduates

are quite conscious o

their individual prole

and thereore immediately

productive.

Antwerp Management School has been

awarded the prestigious AACSB label

by the Association to Advance Collegiate

Schools o Business. AACSB accreditation

is the international hallmark o excellence

in management education. It represents

the highest standard o achievement or

business schools worldwide.


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Antwerp Management School

On March 31, 2000, Antwerp Management School wasestablished as an independent entity within the University

o Antwerp (UA). All postgraduate management programs

and business management master programs in the UA were

transerred to Antwerp Management School.

Because o the close collaboration with the Faculty o

Management and Economics, and that o Political and Social

Sciences, Antwerp Management School has many advantages

as a university management school providing high quality

management programs. The UA and its aculties have a solid

reputation at home and abroad, and they participate in many

national and international research and educational projects.

Education at Antwerp Management School

Theoretical courses with hands-on learning

Antwerp Management School oers two types o educational

programs: master and executive programs. The wide range o

courses combine scientic accuracy with a hands-on approach.

Managers with divergent educational backgrounds and work

experience can take introductory, reresher or advanced

programs.

There are twelve master programs and more than sixty short

or long-term executive programs on a variety o subjects.In every eld, they are also set up or organizations in the

public and social prot sectors. All programs are designed

to take account o the participants needs and demands.

By regularly reviewing course content and assessing students

needs, the School ensures continual innovation at the highest

level o quality.

Master programs

A master program is a long-term curriculum intended or

present and uture managers. The programs last at least

ten months and at most two years some can be taken ull

time, others part time. Antwerp Management School awards

legally recognized master degrees in management, human

resource management, MBA, global management, nance,

innovation & entrepreneurship management and 3continent

global management, among others.

A Management school without borders:

international thinking and acting

Overcoming borders, thinking and acting internationally this typies our university management school. I n China,

Moscow and elsewhere, Antwerp Management School

has launched dynamic projects and personalized programs.

Programs targeting an international audience are also being

oered in the home port o Antwerp.

Studying at Antwerp

Management School is

truly a lie-changingexperience!

The diverse and interna-

tional group o students

is an incredible asset

and makes all the hard

work very interesting

and rewarding.

Hianny Romero(Bolivia, Class o 2009)


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Master o

Objectives

The master o Global Management is designed or studentswho want to enhance their hands-on management skills in an

open and international environment.

The program ocuses on:

n improving participants knowledge o management

unctions

n integrating the knowledge and skills required to perorm

in key managerial positions: leadership, people

management and long-term planning

n strengthening business skills, such as entrepreneurship,

perseverance, motivation, emotional intelligence and

initiative

n developing social skills, problem-solving skills,communication skills and the capacity or teamwork

and leadership

n examining global issues rom a European perspective,

highlighting technological opportunities or innovation,

change and progress

Target group

The master o Global Management program is intended orrecent university graduates (or students with equivalent

degrees) who want to build their career in an international

business environment, be it or a local company with

considerable business abroad, or or a multinational company.

Students should be fuent in English, and international

exposure is denitely an advantage.

Over the past 10 years, 605 rom some 43 countries all over

the world students have joined the program.

The student body comes rom:

n Belgium: 24% n China: 21% n Rest o Europe: 18%

n East and Central Asia: 12% n Rest o Asia: 5%

n Latin America: 11% n North America: 5% n Arica: 4%

This truly international composition o the group is denitely

a major asset and oers all participants a proound multicultural

experience.

Belgium: 24%

China: 21%

Rest o Europe:18%

Participants rom all over the world,

recent graduates and young proes-

sionals alike, join to lay the oundations

or a succesul business career in aninternational environment.

The program provides a truly multi-

cultural experience through its diverse

student body, international teaching

sta and its international business

projects and exchange opportunities.

Master

o Global Management

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East & Central Asia:12%

Rest o Asia: 5%

Latin America:11%

NorthAmerica:

5%

Arica:4%


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Global ManagementProgram Schedule

Courses are scheduled over a 10-month period starting inSeptember. They are organized in two semesters.

The program ends with an international business project.

Course Credits

Semester I

Management & Organization 3

Economic Analysis and Managerial Decision Making 3

Accounting 6

Marketing Management 6

People Management in a Global Context 6

Development o Personal Management Talent 3

Semester II

Financial Management 6

Global Strategic Management 6

Business in the European Union 3

Asian Economic & Business Environment 3

International Business Project 15

including International Trade Management

nManagerial Decision Making

The primary objective o this course is to experience the

possibilities, limitations and traps o quantitative methodsand how to make use o them in managerial decision

making. Emphasis is put on the way these methods can

be helpul to a manager as an aid to decision making.

Participants will experience this aspect o quantitative

methods by examining and discussing a number o small

scale applications inspired by real lie situations. Ater

completing the course, participants will know how to build

a model, to choose the appropriate technique, and to assess

the results obtained in order to analyze and solve a problem.

The mathematical oundations are treated up to the level

needed to understand the applicability/ inapplicability o

quantitative methods. They are only relevant as background

inormation and are not the main subject o the course.

nAccounting

The objective o this course is to help students develop a

ramework or understanding corporate nancial reports.

We will address basic accounting questions that should help

them identiy situations where there is a correct answer rom

those where judgement is required. This course provides only

an overview o nancial reporting. It deals with accounting

concepts that students should be amiliar with as users o

nancial reports, and highlights some o the challenges

related to nancial reporting. In a second part, ocus will

be on the use o accounting data or internal planning andcontrol. Emphasis will be on cost accounting, budgeting and

resource allocation, perormance assessment, ratio analysis

and assessment o nancing needs. Management cannot be

eective without an appropriate approach to management

control, and perormance measurement is at the core o any

control system. The course will ocus on the use and role

o inormation, control and organizational structure, design

o standards and systems or measuring perormances and

management control systems.

MasterofGlobalManagement

Course Descriptions

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Management and OrganizationThis course oers an introduction into general management

and organization theory and gives insights into organizational

structures and processes, managerial decision-making

processes, organizational culture and power phenomena

in organizations and the impact o the environment on

organizations.

The course aims to create awareness o the many dierent

viewpoints or perspectives through which organizations

can be analyzed. It provides the student with a systematic,

critical understanding o organizational theory and practice.

The case method will be used to illustrate theoretical insights

and models. Most o the sessions will start by discussing acase, so students are expected to have read the case studies

thoroughly beore each session.

nEconomic Analysis

This course is an introduction to some major market

principles. Focus in the rst part will be on microeconomics

with an explanation o some key terms and subjects related

to supply and demand on the market and orces leading to

determination o the market price. Subsequently, we will go

into greater detail on dierent aspects o the circular fow

o economic activity, beginning with households, which are

the consuming units (demand in output markets and supply

on input markets). Next the ocus will switch to rms on the

supply side o the market, and more specically to the rms

costs, revenue, prot, objectives and behavior in the market

given the market structure. In the last part, we will consider

market imperections and the role o government.


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nMarketing Management

Marketing pertains to the set o activities that try to establish

mutually benecial exchanges. These exchanges can takethe orm o purchases and sales, entailing monetary or

non-monetary (emotional or other) compensation. Further,

depending on the type o part ies involved, a distinction is

made between B to B and B to C marketing contexts, so

consumer behavior can be studied in a business context

(business marketing) or in relation to the end consumer

(consumer marketing). Marketing analyzes the context

(culture, demography, environment), and individual behavior

patterns (evaluation, choice, habit) and their impact on

consumption and marketing strategy. In this course, we ocus

on general marketing principles and the basic mechanisms

that determine consumer reactions. We try to give studentsa eeling or the nature o marketing management using the

business game Markstrat3.

nDevelopment o Personal Management Talent

Personal growth and development is o high signicance in

a continuously changing society. A strong awareness o the

possible impacts o your actions on your colleagues and on

the world around you is equally important.

This course aims or an in-depth development o basic skills

and attitudes in order or students to develop authenticity.

This is crucial or any individual to unction well in an

organizational (and social) setting.

In this course the emphasis is put on:

1. gaining insights into your own potential and ta lents.

2. gaining insights into how you unction individually and

within a team.

3. learning how to apply these insights into a proessional

context.

4. understanding the conceptual ramework and the

underlying connections o the development o

management talent.

nManaging people in a Global Context

This course combines various disciplines dealing with the

human aspects o organizations. Emphasis is on managemento human resources in an organizational context. To ully

understand the impact o the dierent HR practices, we

will introduce the course with some general notions on

motivation, leadership and culture. The main disciplines

we will use are Organizational Behavior, Human Resource

Management and Change Management.

nFinancial Management

The student will learn a ramework, concepts and tools

or analyzing nancial decisions. Topics covered include

discounted cash fow analysis, investment analysis, capital

budgeting, cost o capital, capital structure, dividend policy,valuation and capital asset pricing, valuation o nancial

and real options, and short-term nancial management and

planning.

nGlobal Strategic Management

The Strategic Management course aims to provide

participants with a broader understanding o strategic issues

in organizations. It ocuses on the content o strategy and

on how a strategy is deve loped. A problem-based approach

to theoretical concepts will be used. The course proposes

a consultancy perspective to strategy and strategic

management problems. Participants must (try to) apply the

theoretical concepts discussed in the sessions, both within aspecic industry and in dierent case study situations.

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nBusiness in the European Union

Regional trade groups and economic integration increasingly

determine world trade and business. The European Union (EU) isno doubt one o the oldest, largest and most success-ul examples

o economic integration. A solid insight into the economic and

business aspects o the EU not only helps to understand the

business environment in the EU, but also provides insight into

integration areas like NAFTA, MERCOSUR, ASEAN, SACU and

many other regional trade arrangements. The course will introduce

students to the principles and the unctioning o the EU. Special

attention is given to basic EU economic policies, and how these

infuence and determine business opportunities and strategies

in the EU. Students must realize that the European market is

characterized by intense competition, which provides urther

motivation or European rms to improve both their eciency.nAsian Economic and Business Environment

The course starts with the strategic importance o Asia rom an

economic and business perspective, as assessed by major

indicators. These include indicators on the macro-economic

situation, international competitiveness, the prevalence o

corruption, cultural dierences, etc. Regional economic integration

in Asia is discussed, and selected Asian countries are reviewed in

terms o historical as well as recent political, social and economic

developments. International trade and oreign investment patterns

o Asian regional groupings and selected Asian countries are

discussed, and special attention is devoted to eligibility under the

EUs Generalized System o Preerences, and to EU trade policies

with regard to Asia (e.g. anti-dumping policies). Next, an in-

depth analysis and comparison o major business players in Asia

is conducted. Some examples are the Japanese keiretsu and sogo

soshas, the South Korean chaebol, government-linked and state-

owned companies and ormer colonial trading houses.

Finally, the major distribution systems are reviewed in selected

Asian countries, together with alternative sources o business

intelligence.


The international business project will challenge

you to apply the knowledge and skills acquired

during the year to a concrete management

project, carried out either within a company or

as a comprehensive research paper with practical

applications. The content is closely related to

the ocus o the master o Global Management

program: international business.

In the course o the academic year, interactive

seminars and a variety o workshops, team

assignments, business games, etc. will lay

the oundation or in-depth knowledge and

understanding o the global economy. Moreover,

a number o workshops aimed at developing

essential management skills will help you carry

out your international project successully.

These workshops will ocus on your personal

development by creating sel awareness

and critical refection, communication and

presentation skills as well as teamwork skills.

Being able to deal with diversity is crucial when

working in an international environment.

Finally, general management skills such us

international contract negotiation and leadership

will prepare or day-to-day unctioning in global

positions. All o these are an integral part o your

curriculum and an intensive preparation or yournal project.

International

Business Project


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Admission & Selection

Admission requirements

Candidates or the master o Global Management must have:

na university degree

This degree can be in any specialization, but it must be

awarded by an ocially recognized institution. It should

represent our years o ull-time study at university level,

resulting in a masters degree or an equivalent bachelors

degree (a ull time, 4-year curriculum, excluding orientation

or preparatory years).

It is possible to apply beore you have completed your studies.

In this case the selection procedure will take place under the

assumption that you graduate rom your present studies

beore starting the program.nprofciency in English

The entire program is taught in English and students

are expected to participate actively in class discussions.

Consequently good, active knowledge o the English

language is crucial or successul participation. All applicants

whose le is accepted will be interviewed by an Antwerp

Management School representative.

Applicants whose native language is not English must submit

TOEFL or IELTS test scores.

Selection procedureApplicants or the master o Global Management start

by submitting a le.

The application orm with instructions can be downloaded

rom our website:

www.antwerpmanagementschool.be/MGM

Once your application le has been accepted, you will be

invited to take an I nternational Admission Test. This test is

done on-line at a website and tests your numerical and verbal

skills. Studying or this test is not necessary.

In addition, interviews with all applicants will be organized.

The interview will concern your motivation, perseverance,

personality, leadership skills and how you unction in a group,

as well as your knowledge o English.

Applicants living in Belgium (or who can travel to Belgium) will

be invited to Antwerp Management School or the test and the

interview on special selection days in April and August.

The Admissions Committee will take a decision on the basis

o the application le, the test results and the interview.

Candidates will receive written notication o the Admissions

Committees decision within one month o completing the

application procedure.

Application deadlines

For EU citizens, the application deadline is 1 September;

or non-EU citizens it is 1 June.

You can apply at any time, but we strongly encourage early

application, as we cannot guarantee that there will still be

room in the later stages o the admission process.

Moreover, applying early will give non-EU students sucient

time to arrange or visas.

Fees and expenses

The total ee oe 8.600,00 covers the tuition and use o all

university acilities. It includes the cost o eld trips. It does not

include books. Antwerp Management School does not oer

scholarships. For inormation on scholarships awarded by the

Belgian government or private institutions, please visit our

website or contact the Belgian Embassy in your country.

We are looking or high-quality

candidates who have the potential to

become eective managers in a rapidlychanging global economy. We thereore

assess the candidates intellectual

ability, management potential,

personal aptitude, motivation and

commitment, with a view to developing

qualities required to become a socially

responsible business leader in a complex

global economy. You must be both a

leader and a team player, willing to takeinitiative and responsibility, eager to

understand the nature and complexity

o management in a global world, and

driven by a strong desire to develop your

entrepreneurial spirit.

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Career Management Service

(CMS)

The Career Management Service at Antwerp Management

School is dedicated to supporting students in their job hunts.

Students are provided with the necessary skills and insights

and are encouraged to manage their own careers.

During the rst semester, several workshops and seminars are

organized which are an integral, compulsory part o the study

program. They are led by proessionals in close cooperationwith the academic sta and the coordinator o the Career

Management Service. Students are actively encouraged to

take all the steps inherent to any job hunt: through sel-

assessment exercises they become more aware o their

capacities, interests and values, and they are gradually able

to dene their job ocus. This is the groundwork or writing

an eective, personal motivation letter and resum.

In interviewing and negotiation sessions students learn the

dos and donts o job applications. In addition, interactive

sessions on career orientation and strategies are organized,

highlighting appropriate ways to explore and enter the labor

market. Contacts with alumni conclude the inormative and

preparatory part o the program: ormer students come

to share their job-seeking experience and to describe their

current positions and employers.

In the second semester, ocus shits to networking activities

as students get to see and meet company representatives

and recruiters. The companies meet the students on campus.

They give a presentation on the company, saying who they

are, what proles they are looking or, how they proceed in

their selection, etc. Forums are organized on specic themes

to help students get to know a large number o companies.

Oten these activities are ollowed by on-campus interviews.

By carrying out a consulting project or an internship in a

given company, students get a chance to do their rst job or

acquire additional working experience. Throughout the year,

students can consult the Career Management Serv ice or

personal coaching and counselling. Moreover, the CMS oce

acts as a career library with relevant books and magazines,

annual company reports, and access to an extended

company database.

Through these services, Antwerp Management School

strives to extend the unique experience o a post-academic

management program by oering students a chance toacquire additional skills pertinent to their proessional lie,

and to help them enter the labor market.


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Antwerp,

a metropolis with added value

A prosperous city

At the end o the teenth century,

Antwerp became the leading commercial

centre in Western Europe. It has remained

a fourishing metropolis ever since. Antwerp is the worlds

ourth largest port. Every year, more than ve trillion euros

o added value is created here. Antwerp is also home to a

number o large oil reneries and chemical and petrochemical

companies, second only to Houston Texas in the industry.

The city is amous as the world diamond hub more than

hal o all raw, cut and industrial diamonds transit through

Antwerp. The Antwerp diamond sector has a yearly turnover

o 17 trillion euro rom 1,200 companies employing 15,000

persons.

Focused on the world

Because it is a port, Antwerp has been outward looking or

centuries. Paris, London, Cologne, Frankurt and Amsterdam

are within a 300 kilometer radius, which adds to the citys

cosmopolitan identity. The numerous oreign companies

active in Antwerp make the city eel almost like a scale model

o the world economy and the act that a major part o the

local population speaks fuent English and French simplies

international contacts.

A dose o cultureAntwerp boasts an impressive cultural heritage including the

medieval Cathedral and the intimate Market Square with

its Renaissance town hall and guild houses, among other

landmarks. Works o Antwerps world amous painters,

such as Rubens, Van Dyck and Jordaens, can be viewed in

dierent places throughout the city. Antwerp is also the home

o contemporary artists o European stature like Jan Fabre

and Panamarenko, and local ashion designers, including

Dries Van Noten, Walter Van Beirendonck and Ann De

Meulemeester, are international trendsetters admired or their

innovative creations rom Paris to Tokyo. A multitude o pubs

and restaurants oer a large and varied selection or drinking

and dining.

Antwerp Management School

Antwerp Management School is located in the historical

center o the city o Antwerp. Ater an award-winning

renovation, a splendid 15th century mansion, called

Het Brantijser, became the new home o the School in the

year 2000. Other university campuses are within walking

distance. The School is easy to reach by public transportation.

Antwerp is a major city and by no

means only in the eyes o its 450.000

inhabitants. For a number o reasons,Antwerp could be considered the

Capital o Flanders.

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Library Services

An on-line research library provides access to more than

4.000 journals and electronic databases. Business students

can use the central library o the University o Antwerp (UA),

the other libraries on the various campuses, and all specialized

documentation centers o the university. The University o

Antwerp is recognized as a European Documentation Center

and is the only depository o World Bank publications in

Belgium. Moreover, international newspapers are provided

on a daily basis. Students have access to a vast number o

publications in any eld o science through an extensive

network, including other schools and universities, and the

library o the city o Antwerp.

Services / Technology

Antwerp Management School makes extensive technological

resources available to business students. Emphasis on internet

connectivity as the window to the world is clearly refected in

the program content and teaching methods. S tudents will use

business technology on a regular basis and have ree, unlimited

web access. The Schools extensive campus network lets

students download course materials, course assignments and

sotware rom the intranet. Several computer labs on campus

are available to students, including hundreds o networked

computers, laser printers and multimedia applications. All

classrooms are equipped with state-o-the-art technology.

Housing

A large number o o-campus student accommodations are

available in the vicinity o the School. The UA does not own

any student housing but it gives students extensive assistance

in securing housing, whatever the accommodations, budget

and location desired.

Climate

Belgium enjoys a moderate maritime climate with airly

mild winters (average temperature in January is 5C 40 F)

and beautiul summers (average temperature in July is

24 C 78F).

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