Website: www.businet.org.uk

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• A Network for the Development of Business
  Education Programmes

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Businet provides a vehicle for the networking of
educational establishments, staff, industry and
students, as well as providing the structure for
effective co-operation.

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Since 1987 institutions of Higher Education from
countries throughout the European Union and
Central/Eastern Europe have joined the network.
Membership is available to all institutions
providing business education and training beyond
secondary stage.
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BUSINET provides a vehicle for effective
networking and co-operation

• It provides opportunities for its major
  stakeholders
• educational establishments
• the staff of educational establishments
• students
• industry

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• The aims of the organisation are
• To promote the development of a European
  curriculum for all students undertaking
  studies in the field of business education.
• To provide opportunities for staff employed
  in its member institution to further their
  professional development.
• To assist members in achieving their
  organisational aims objectives associated
  with international activities.

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The aims of the organisation are

• To meet the need of the European labour market
  for employees with appropriate business
  knowledge with linguistic and work related
  skills.
• To work in co-operation with national and
  international agencies in promoting
  international programmes and projects.

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• These aims are met by pursuing the following
• To develop, promote, administer and validate
  award certificated European business
  qualifications.
• To facilitate European international student
  exchanges and inter-institutional activities for
  students of Businet members.

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These aims are met by pursuing the following

• To develop the curriculum undertaken by business
  students in full or part-time programmes as well
  as distance learning.
• To promote the acquisition of skills in European
  languages for students and for staff.
• To promote and support the use of the European
  Credit Transfer System (ECTS).

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• OBJECTIVES
• To assist members in setting up and operating
  networks of international work and study
  placements for students and staff.
• To identify and disseminate examples of good
  educational practice.

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• OBJECTIVES
• To co-operate closely with the European
  Commission and implement its educational
  initiatives Socrates, Erasmus and Leonardo da
  Vinci programmes.
• To work with European business organisations.

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• Types of Membership
• There are two types of members
• Ordinary members
• educational establishments
• available to educational establishments
  recognised by national or regional education
  delivering on systems, business curriculum's for
  full or part time students over the age of 16
• ordinary members have full voting rights

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• Types of Membership
• Normal membership fee 2007/2008
• Normal fee Full Member EU country
  880 EUR
• Normal fee Full Member New EU country and
  EU-candidate 470 EUR
• Normal fee Associate Member
  Free
• Early Bird fee is agreed by payment till mid
  September 2007
• Early Bird Full Member EU country
  730 EUR
• Early Bird Full Member New EU country and
  EU-candidate 380 EUR

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Types of Membership Associate members Associate
membership is available to any enterprise (public
or private) that supports the aims and objectives
of the association. Associate members are invited
by an ordinary member to become part of the
organisation. No membership fee is payable.

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Application for membership
Made in writing to the President of the
Association via the contact persons
Linda TrekelsBusiness Administrative
OfficeSteenveldstraat 18B - 3210 - Linden
Belgium T 0032 16 62 21 10F 0032 16 62 29
81E businet_at_online.be
David TaylorInternational ManagerNew College
DurhamFramwellgate Moor CentreDurham DH1 5ES T
0044 191 375 4157 F
0044 191 386 7388E david.taylor_at_newdur.ac.ukE
d.taylor247_at_ntworld.com
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Membership

• Currently 88 full members in 19 countries.
• Range of types of educational establishments
  for example
• The University Sector
• Hogescholen
• Colleges of Higher Education
• Private Colleges offering Higher Education
  programmes

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Activities
The main networking of the organisation is done
at two levels On institutional level where the
main activities are the annual conference and
meetings of the International Relation Managers
Group At a curriculum levelthere are 6
curriculum groups and 3 support groups that meet
at the annual conference and promote co-operation
and joint activities
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Activities The 5 curriculum groups
are HEDFIN (Stephane Schenke) HEDKIM (Carina
Saelen) HEDMINT (Ria Oris Agnes
Dilliën) HEDICT (Johan Smeuninx) HEDTOUR (Maryli
ne Chambat) HEDCOM (Maarika Iijolainen) The 3
support groups are IRM (Laszlo
Kacsirek) LLL (Rob Harrison) DMF (Luc
Vanhille)