Photo news - Vlerick Career Fair Edition 2010 (Friday 5 Feb) (01 Mar 2010)

Companies represented:

Abbott Vascular International, Accenture, Barco, Batenborch International, Belgacom Group, BNP Paribas Fortis, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Deloitte, Delta Partners, eFinancialCareers, Ernst & Young, GDF Suez - Electrabel, Gimv, Henkel, Hudson, ING, Insites Consulting, Janssen Pharmaceutica, KBC, Kraft, L'Oréal, MCL, Möbius, Move Up, Nestlé, Ormit, Pfizer, Philip Morris, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Q8, Thomas Cook, Unilin - Quick-Step, Vandemoortele, 4uCampus.

Photo News - International study trip to Dublin (25 Feb 2010)

After a well-deserved Spring break, our Masters in Marketing Management recently left for their international study trip to Dublin.

A cultural explosion on campus! (26 Jan 2010)

Once a year, our international masters students host an intercultural event at our Gent campus. On that evening, all of our international students get the chance to present their countries & cultures through a mix of food, drinks & visual entertainment. For our Belgian students, this is a chance to see them from a different angle!

Masters students develop their management skills (21 Jan 2010)

How can we manage the very scarce resource ‘time’ effectively and efficiently? What does a fruitful brainstorming session entail? How do you assemble your ‘dream team’? How often do we really take rational decisions?  On the 11 January, our master students at Ghent and Leuven tried to find an answer to all of these questions.

MFM for life! (06 Jan 2010)

The students of our Masters in Financial Management have recently proven their commitment to charity. When the fundraising ‘Music For Life’, organised by the radio station Studio Brussel, swept into Ghent, the MFM students put their wallets together for the good cause.

The Vlerick Entrepreneurial Career (30 Nov 2009)

A new concept introduced to Vlerick Masters Students: the Vlerick entrepreneurial Career. In 10 evening sessions, we are bringing business even closer to our students! our students are offered the opportunity to meet leading practitioners in the field of Entrepreneurship. By giving a personal testimonial on the topic of their expertise, these successful entrepreneurs aim to introduce the students to the world of business and to inspire them to pursue their entrepreneurial ambition.

Industrat news (30 Nov 2009)

Last week the students from our Masters in Marketing Management played the Industrat Business Game. During this web-based game, they competed against each other and got the opportunity to apply all marketing techniques they have learnt during their classes.

Vlerick students participate in "Win-Win" fair in Ghent (25 Nov 2009)

8 Master in Management students have volunteered to participate in the “Win-Win” fair, a project organised by the city of Ghent. The purpose of the fair is to create win-win situations by bringing together non-profit organisations and companies who offer their services or products to each other free of charge. The Vlerick students will act as an intermediary between the participants. This fair is an excellent example of sustainable entrepreneurship. It also stimulates local networking and offers a real benefit for society and the environment.

Financial Services & Consulting Career Fair (05 Oct 2009)

Third edition of the Vlerick Financial Services & Consulting Career Fair (October 1^st). Companies represented: AB-Inbev, BNP Paribas Fortis, Deloitte, Electrabel, Ernst & Young, Hudson, ING, Intys Consulting, KBC, MCL, Möbius, Move up, Société Générale.

M3, Go get it! (01 Oct 2009)

"Stuck together in the middle of Merelbeke’s darkest forests..."

Dean's reception (15 Sep 2009)

On Friday September 4^th,  more than 120 International Masters’ and MBA students were invited at the Dean's house for a welcoming reception.

AIESEC scholarship competition (11 Sep 2009)

After its successful first edition in 2009, Vlerick and AIESEC Belgium have decided to renew the Vlerick – AIESEC scholarship competition for intake in September 2010. Deserving international AIESEC members can apply for a full scholarship (worth between EUR 8,500 and EUR 9,500) for one of Vlerick’s 1-year full-time Masters programmes in General, Marketing or Financial Management.

International Welcome Day (09 Sep 2009)

The new academic year at Vlerick started with an international bang! No less than 60 international students from 35 different nationalities enrolled for one of our Masters programmes this year.

Closing Day of EBEC 2009 (01 Sep 2009)

On 11 August Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School was pleased to host the Closing Day of EBEC 2009, the first European edition of the BEST Engineering Competition. This event gathers 80 top-level students that passed through the local, then national and regional Engineering Competitions, organised by BEST (Board of European Students in Technology) in their own countries and regions. More than 3500 students from 51 universities in 18 countries participated in the first level of the Competition.

Run4Africa : Running for a good cause (24 Jun 2009)

Bearing in mind the mission of corporate social responsibility, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School was proud to sponsor for the fourth year in a row ‘Run for Africa’, an initiative of Vredeseilanden. The ‘Run for Africa’ takes place every year during the 20 km run through Brussels which was held on Sunday 31 May.

Finance students participate in the CFA Investment Research Challenge (03 Jun 2009)

The Investment Research Challenge, organised by the CFA institute, is an annual competition whereby business and finance students do research and report on a publicly traded company. In 2008, more than 300 students from 80 universities worldwide participated in the Investment Research Challenge.

Marketing students win National final of Danone Trust business game (29 May 2009)

The 6^th edition of Danone’s international business game TRUST will be one to remember. In Belgium, over 120 students from Vlerick, UA and UAMS, Solvay Business School, Ichec and KUL played this business game and developed a 3 year's strategy for Danone "Luvenia".