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2003 FULL-TIME MBA PROFILE
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven & Ghent University
Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School

Sections: Getting In | Academics & Lifestyle |  Career & Alumni Affairs 


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


THE FULL-TIME JOB HUNT

2003 graduates seeking employment (1)   70%

Graduates who:
received their first job offer by graduation 45%
received their first job offer within the first three months after graduation 75%
were company sponsored, or already employed (2) 10%
were continuing their education (after graduation) (3) 15%
were starting a new business (4) 5%
postponed their job search 5%
did not seek employment for other reasons 5%
 
Companies that recruited second-year students on campus in past academic year 27
Companies that recruited second-year students via job boards in past academic year 23

(1) Seeking full-time professional employment.
(2) Includes graduates whose studies were financially sponsored by their employers and are returning to those employers, or who were employed while a student and will continue working for that employer.
(3) Enrolled/will enroll in further graduate studies.
(4) Starting a new business as owner. Does not include students accepting jobs with a salary in a new (startup) business.

Top 15 recruiting firms that hired the most graduates in the past 12 months and the number of students hired:
 n/a

Prospects for 2003 grads (school reported):
Average starting-base salary (1) (exluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003

 n/a
Median starting-base salary (excluding bonuses) for the Class of 2003

 n/a
Average first-year signing bonus

 n/a
Median first-year signing bonus

 n/a
Job-accepting graduates who received a signing bonus

 n/a

(1) Base salary excludes bonuses, commissions, and other compensation. Should be reported in U.S. dollars.



CAREER DIRECTIONS

Graduates accepting jobs in the following function areas:
Consulting 30%
Finance/Accounting 25%
General Management 10%
Human Resources 5%
Marketing/Sales 10%
Management Information Systems n/a
Operations/Logistics 10%
Other 10%

Graduates accepting jobs in the following regions:
Africa n/a
Asia 15%
Eastern and Central Europe and Central Asia 20%
Latin America and the Carribean 20%
Middle East n/a
North America
 (Canada: n/a / U.S.: n/a  )		 10%
Oceania n/a
Western Europe 35%

Graduates accepting jobs within North America:
Canada n/a
Mid-Atlantic U.S. n/a
Midwest U.S. n/a
Northeast U.S. n/a
South U.S. n/a
Southwest U.S. n/a
U.S. Possessions and territories n/a
West U.S. n/a


MBA INTERNSHIPS

Companies that recruited first-year MBA students for internships on campus in past academic year: n/a

Companies that recruited first-year MBA interns via job boards during past academic year: n/a

Top 15 recruiting firms:
FirmInterns Hired
1. Barco n/a
2. Interbrew n/a
3. Janssen Pharmaceutica n/a
4. Volvo Cars n/a
5. Picanol n/a
6. Bekaert n/a
7. PeopleSoft n/a
8. Allen & Overy n/a
9. Graydon Belgium n/a
10. Agfa Gevaert n/a

Internship compensation:
Paid internships 100%
Average internship compensation (per week) n/a
Median internship compensation (per week) n/a
Average internship length (weeks) 8


B-SCHOOL SERVICES

Annual job-searching trips the school coordinates or participates in:
 n/a


TECHNOLOGY

Wireless network in main buildings: Yes

School's investment in technology over the past three years: $736,000

Technology changes made over the past three years:
ICT improvement process (audit of ICT department) ; improvement of technological services for students in classrooms and library; increase of databases for students in the library
ALUMNI AFFAIRS

University offers placement services for MBA alumni? Yes

Alumni networking Web site:
http://alumni.vlerick.be

Current MBA students given access to alumni database? Yes

The B-school has awarded 8,500 MBA degrees since its founding. It has 8,000 living MBA alumni, and 9 MBA club(s) throughout 9 countries, where B-school alums can participate in school activities and alumni events.

During the past 12 months, 4% of alumni gave to the school's fund-raising efforts. They gave a median gift of U.S. $8,765, and a mean gift of U.S. $8,765. The school has not received a gift in excess of U.S. $10 million between Jan. 2001 and Oct. 2003, and the B-school endowment is U.S. $50,000,000

 Information found in this survey was provided on behalf of the B-school by Valerie Versprille
 
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