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2002 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School
— International MBA

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Address: Vlamingenstraat 83
Leuven 3000
BE
E-Mail: ftmba@vlerick.be
Web site: http://www.vlerick.com


FACULTY/ACADEMICS

Basic Information:
Core MBA curriculum last revised: 2000

Accelerated MBA program offered? No

Laptop computer requirement? No

Students must complete international experience abroad? Yes

Students must complete a business plan? Yes

School claims intellectual property rights on ventures developed by its students? No



TEACHING METHODS

Teching Methods:
Case study 35%
Distance learning (videoconferencing, Web-based learning) 0%
Experiential learning 20%
Lecture 30%
Simulations 5%
Team projects 10%
Other n/a


SCHOOL CONCENTRATIONS/SPECIALIZATIONS

School Concentrations/Specializations:
Doing Business from a European Perspective
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
International Business
Manufacturing and Technology Management
Social Skills & Negotiation
Technology


AREAS OF STUDY

The school reports that the following are its five leading areas of study:
Doing Business in Europe
E-commerce
Entrepreneurship
Innovation & Technology
International Business

Average number of students in a core course: 43

Average number of students in an elective course: 21

Number of elective courses (not multiple sessions of same course) available in academic year: 4

Percentage of electives offered in 2001-2002 that are new in the past three years: 50%

New electives added in past 12 months:
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial Finance



FULL-TIME PROGRAM FACULTY

Full-time faculty in residence over past 12 months 124
Adjunct or visiting faculty in residence over past 12 months 14
 
Tenured professors 58
Of those, what percentage are:
  Female 14%
Underrepresented minorities: (1) 0%
Members of company boards/ directors of boards of advisors 40%
Have owned a business 12%

(1) Defined as U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic American, and Native American. Asian Americans are not included in the minority percentage.


JOINT-DEGREE PROGRAMS

Joint-degree programs offered to full-time students:
n/a


OTHER B-SCHOOL DEGREE PROGRAMS

Other degree programs offered through the B-school:
Master of Finance
Master of Marketing
Masters in General Management


STUDENT LIFE

Editor's note: While the B-school may not have an active club in an area that interests you, the greater university system may.

B-school has active professional clubs in the following areas:
n/a

B-school has active networking clubs in the following areas:
n/a

Religious organizations active on campus:
Christian
Jewish
Muslim

Active intramural sports teams:
Basketball
Indoor Hockey
Rowing
Running/Track
Soccer
Swimming
Volleyball

Students plan group vacations that attract at least a third of the class? Yes

MBA Games, or sports contests against rival B-schools:
Event Month Location
Euromanager

Jan. Paris
Challenge

n/a Leuven



 
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