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Why InternshipWhy Mentor
Why go Abroad?Why Double Degree?
International experience
International network
Improved languageskills
Cultural experience
New academic impulses
Social experience
Attractive for internationalcompanies
Friends for life
Possibilites 2nd Year Master
Internship minor Internship GRA 2260
12 ECTS Credits
Project ManagementGRA 2416
6 ECTS Credits
GRA New Product DevelopmentGRA Business Development GRA Managing Business NetworkGRA New Venture Creation
6 ECTS Credits
8 weeks medio Aug - Oct 6 weeks medio Oct-Nov
Aug
Term-paper
Social networking, share experience & reflection, term paper guidance
Term-paper
Sept Oct
MSc in Business And Economics BI Internship as minor -who and how to apply
Examples of positions
Read more at www.bi.edu/internship
Who can apply
•MSc in Business and Economics•3rd semester•Minimum GPA = B •No pending subjects(fail)
How to apply
•Motivation letter + CV with a photo (ONE document, max two pages in total)
•Read about the positions and companies
•Prioritise 3 Internship positions among the companies listed in the application form
•Position doesn’t have to be linked to your specialisation
Selection process
•Pre-screening in the first week after 1st of February•Interview with BI•Interview with BI and Company•Yes or No, the company make the final decision•Note! No guarantee for internship position in your first choice company.
Several Options
•International Office and Careers Service coordinate the application process.
•Note! You may consider several options in the application form. However you need to prioritise.
International Mentor Programme for MSc students
•Starts up in April 2012.•Selected number of students – approx. 16-18 places.•The programme has an international focus and all
seminars and network meetings are in English.•Each student is matched with a mentor.•5 joint seminars throughout the year – final seminar in
april 2013.•Monthly individual meetings with mentor.•Smaller networking groups – 2 per semester.•Can combine the mentor programme with the internship
minor, but unfortunately not with exchange/double degree .
Who are the mentors?
•Mentors come from various types positions and a wide range of sectors.
•All are experienced and interested in the role as mentor.
•Average age of 40+
•Mentors are motivated to help students with their career and personal development – neutral discussion partners.
•Relevant mentors are interviewed and matched to a relevant student.
Which students can apply?
•Open to all our 1st year MSc students.
•Students apply online with a motivation letter and CV with photo. One application form for mentor programme, internship and exchange – important that you prioritise!
•Students not screened by grades, but full progression is necessary.
•Most relevant and motivated students are interviewed.
•Matching process will be the final deciding factor.
Questions
•Internships, Careers Service - www.bi.edu/internshipJudith Marie Holter, Project Manager [email protected]
•Mentor Programme – www.bi.edu/mentorAdriana Jansen, Careers Service.
What is a Double Degree?
•Study at two internationally acclaimed institutions and receive two degrees
•Spend the first academic year at BI and the second academic year at the host institution
•Receive two full degrees completing them in the ”same time” it would take to earn one
Go abroad with BI
•One year abroad – Double degree
•Tuition fee to BI
•Challenging, but rewarding
Why take a Double Degree?Benefits!• A one-year cultural and social experience abroad
• A degree from a top ranked international institution in addition to your BI degree
• Possibility to take courses and specializations that are not available at BI
• Exposure to excellent research environments
• An international network
• Excellent preparation for a career in international organisations
’Triple crown’ double degree partners”siv.øk” for all majors
Triple Crown = AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA accreditation
• Only approx. 50 business schools world wide have ’triple’ accreditation
•Queen’s School of Business, Kingston, Canada
•EDHEC Business School, Lille, France
•Catholic University of Portugal, School of Economics and Management (FCEE), Lisbon, Portugal
•University of Ljubljana for major Finance students; UL is EQUIS and AACSB accredited
Triple crown’ double degree partners
•Tilburg University – AASCB and AMBAMSc Leadership & Organisational Psychology
•University of GroningenMSc in Strategic Marketing Management
Queen’s School of Business
•First year BI•Second year: Master of International
Business program at Queen’s• One of Canada’s top ranked business
schools• MBA type program• Double major: BI major + Global
Management• Small classes with excellent faculty• Team based learning approach : ’the power
of teams’• Thesis: at BI• Typical ’American’ campus environment• 5 places in 2012/2013
EDHEC Business School
•First year at BI•Second year in one of EDHEC’s Msc programs:
• One of France’s top Grande Ecole schools (# 14 in FT ranking)• MSc in Marketing Management, Legal and Tax Management, Arts
and NGO Management, Entrepreneurship, Strategy & Organisation Consultancy; MSc in Global Business? (TBC)
• Double major: BI major + EDHEC specialization• 3- month Internship (International or in France)• Thesis: at BI• New campus in Lille (one hour north from Paris)• 5 places in 2012/2013
FCEE Catholic University of Portugal
•First year at BI•Second year in FCEE’s International MSc in
Business Administration• One of Portugal’s top schools• Interesting business and skills oriented courses (e.g.
Leadership Laboratory) that are not available at BI• Majors in Finance, Strategy, Marketing, Innovation and
Technology, General Management• Some BI majors (Finance, Strategy, Marketing, Business
Law) can stay with their major• Some BI majors (HRM and Logistics ) need to take
Catolica’s General Management major• Thesis: at Catolica• Located only 10 minutes from Lisbon’s sprawling
city center• 5 places in 2012/2013
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia•First year at BI (MSc BE major Finance)•Second year at UL’s MSc in Banking and Finance•First year at BI (MSc Financial Economics)•Second year at UL’s Msc in Money and Finance
• UL is EQUIS and AACSB accredited• Possibility to combine BI major in Finance with excellent courses in
Economics and Strategic Management• Excellent research in Economics• Thesis: at Ljubljana• One of the Mediterranean’s hidden jewels
Tilburg University MSC in Organisation Studies
•First year at BI•Second year – 1 years MSc in Organisation studies – Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
• 3 mandatory courses • 2 elective courses from the one –year• Thesis seminar 6 ECTS• Thesis 24 ECTS in the Spring term written individually
•11,900 students •TU is situated in Southern Netherlands
Academic
•Associate Dean Astrid Richardsen approves course portfolio (subject to change) - Learning agreement
University of Groningen•First year at BI•Second Year at University of Groningen
• Research University• 2.250 international students (10%)• MSc in Business administration – major Marketing
3 mandatory courses:
Advanced Marketing research 10 ects
Marketing Model Building 10 ects
Marketing Leadership 5 ects
Electives 10 ects
Individual thesis 30 ects
•Groningen – University town
180000 inhabitans, 45.000 students•Best and safest city in the Netherlands
Student Exchange Programme
Exchange – A Unique Opportunity!
Where can you go?North America
• Acknowledged universities• Few places, high interest, free electives
South- and Central America• Mexico, Chile, Peru• Speak Spanish? – great possibilities
Europe• Erasmus scholarship for EU member• Important political trading partners
The Nordic Countries• International environment• Erasmus or Norek
Asia• Rapidly becoming a more important trading
partner
Australia and New Zealand• Few places, many applicants• Exciting, but consider alternative destinations
Diploma
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Who’s Eligible?• Selection takes place in the first year of your MSc•We are looking for motivated candidates with good GPA’s•DD: Recommended GPA average B, no pending subjects• Exchange: Strong C, one pending subject may apply for
Europe• Letter of motivation (in English)• CV (in English)• Application deadline: February 1
• http://www.bi.edu/outgoing
Application process
• A two-step process
1. Apply to the International Relations Office– 1 February, 2011– Online application form:
www.bi.edu/exchange– Letter of motivation– CV
– Exchange/DD offer beginning of March
2. Apply to the host university– Final letter of admission from the
DD/Exchange university place
Costs & Scholarship
•You pay tuition to BI
•Loan and scholarship in Lånekassen
•Scholarship: Erasmus
www.lanekassen.nowww.ansa.no
Questions:
Hege Jordheim (exchange)[email protected]
Ellen Tobiasson (DD)[email protected]
Challenge yourself!