The Foundation Module is part of the Master in management (evening classes).
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The Open Borders MBA offers the possibility to skip the first module by taking a test or
by experience being taken into account. In this prerequisite module, candidates are introduced
to the main functional fields of management with courses in accounting, business law, marketing
basics, and management of organizations. The goal of this preparatory module is to give the candidate
a basic understanding of management topics including the fundamental terminology that will be used in the three following modules.
Location: HEC Liège*, (for practical reasons, some courses might also be organized on UHasselt and FH Aachen campuses)
*Most of our courses are also available as podcasts, some of them can be followed from a virtual classroom (upon request)
Schedule: Tuesday & Thursday (6 pm - 9 pm), Saturdays.
Courses:
The “Think Globally” module of the Open Borders MBA opens the focus to a broader industry level.
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Participants are stimulated to look beyond the borders of their own company and explore the business
world from a strategic and international angle. In this module, all courses adopt this open border
perspective with a particular discussion over trends, challenges, opportunities, and implications
of doing business in an international setting. Again the broad field of management is covered with
courses in finance, marketing, law, entrepreneurship,
public affairs and CSR, but in this module, candidates are continuously invited to look and think globally.
Location: Kloster Heidberg
Schedule: A weekend a month (from Friday 5 pm until Sunday 1 pm).
Courses:
In the module “Act Locally”, attention shifts from the industry level to the corporate level
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and the emphasis is put on the design and management of the organization itself. Participants are invited
to use the insights gained in the broader perspective of Module 1 to start planning action in their own companies.
Courses in this module again cover some functional management fields like finance and people management but in addition,
subjects as strength-based change and project management in a Euregional context are
introduced. Furthermore, participants start working on their individual assignment in which they can elaborate on a topic of their choice.
Location: Kloster Heidberg
Schedule: A weekend a month (from Friday 5 pm till Sunday 1 pm).
Courses:
The final module “Decide” brings it all together with a focus on decision-making and strategic leadership.
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The module starts with two particular courses, one zooms in on the impacts of the interplay between economics,
ethics and technology, and the other one looks into strategic intelligence, design and innovation. The module
completes the Open Borders MBA program with an overall business simulation in which the new insights and
expertise are applied. The program concludes with a final individual paper that candidates defend in front of a jury.
Location: Kloster Heidberg
Schedule: A weekend a month (from Friday 5 pm till Sunday 1 pm).
Courses:
The program is designed to optimize the knowledge transfer thanks to:
Every seminar is preceded by an individual or group preparation of 4 weeks guided by our professors (individual preparation, group work, readings, writing papers, presentations, personal coaching, case study analysis, etc.). Participants are immersed in the subject they will analyze during their seminar weekend.
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