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Title: Faculty of Economics and Business Administration


1
Welcome At Maastricht University
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
2
Content of the presentation
  • I Overview study programmes
  • II The Faculty pillars
  • III Living in Maastricht
  • IV The choice for Maastricht?!

3
I Overview study programmes
4
Bachelors - Masters structure
Economics, Econometrics and Operations Research,
Fiscal Economics, and International Business
Bachelor
Master
5
Outline of an academic year
6
Bachelors programmes
  • Economics
  • Infonomics
  • International Economic Studies
  • International Business Economics
  • Econometrics and Operations Research
  • (Fiscal Economics (partly in Dutch))
  • International Business

7
What is Economics?
  • Economists aim to explain choices that are made
    by firms, governments, individuals
  • Example Expansion of EU in May 2004
  • How can firms benefit from EU expansion? New
    export markets, easier access to cheap labor,
    etc.
  • What is the impact of EU expansion on
    individuals?
  • As workers? As investors?
  • What policies should the government or central
    bank in Estonia follow if it will join the euro
    in 2009?
  • Example Financial Crises

8
What is Economics?
  • Economics versus Business
  • Business deals with the organization of a
    commercial, professional or industrial
    organization or enterprise
  • Economics is a social science that studies the
    production, distribution, trade and consumption
    of goods and services

9
IBE versus IB
  • International Business
  • Business programme
  • Focus
  • Holistic understanding of business functions
  • International business environment internal
    organisation of businesses
  • Internal focus
  • Economics / IBE
  • Economics programme
  • Focus
  • Build on fundamentals of economics
  • International businesses within their environment
  • External focus

10
IB versus Economics
IB Management and organization of the firm
and its markets the firm internal
Economics welfare, competition, behavior, money
, legislation, policy external
  • IBE
  • Foundation in Economics
  • Focus Specialization in Business
  • interaction between firm and its environment

11
Year 1 Economics
12
What is International Business?
13
What is International Business?
  • International Business
  • Integration of business functions
  • Interdisciplinary perspective
  • Business, Economics, Psychology, Law, ...
  • Skills Development
  • Academic, Professional
  • International context

14
Year 1 International Business
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What is Econometrics Operations Research?
  • The study of economics and business
    administration from a quantitative, mathematical
    point of view.
  • The study of mathematics and statistics oriented
    towards economic application.
  • The ideal version of studying business and
    economics for students who are mathematically
    talented.

16
Year 1 Econometrics Operations Research
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Job perspectives
  • Econometrics Operations Research
  • Planning of logistics
  • Researcher
  • Specialist in financial models
  • Economics
  • Controller or accountant
  • Governmental policy consultant
  • Investment analyst
  • Market researcher
  • International Business
  • Consultant
  • Manager in an international business
  • Product manager

18
Potential employers
  • ? PriceWaterhouseCoopers ? ING Postbank ? ABN
    AMRO Bank ? Deloitte ? KPMG ? Rabobank ? Ernst
    Young ?
  • ? Philips ? Shell ? Accenture ? Fortis ? KPN ?
    Atos ? Vodafone ? DSM ? TPG Post ? OCE ? Cap
    Gemini ?
  • ? Unilever ? AKZO Nobel ? Daimler Chrysler AG
    Mercedes Benz ? IBM ? Exxon Mobil ? F. van
    Lanschot Bankiers ? Cargill ? General Electric ?
    ABP ? Hay Group ? KLM / Air France ? L'Oreal ?
    Albert Heijn / Ahold ? CBS ? Pink Roccade ?
    Ministry of Finance ? Ministry of Economic
    Affairs ? Essent ? Delta Lloyd ? Hewlett Packard
    ?
  • ? Procter Gamble ? Robeco ? AC Nielsen ? SNS
    Bank ? HSBC Trinkaus Burkhardt ? LogicaCMG ?
    Nuon ? DHL ?
  • ? Eiffel ? Heineken ? Henkel ? Ordina ? United
    Nations ? Volkswagen ? Zwitserleven ? Banque
    Artesia ? Ormit ?
  • ? Citigroup ? De Lage Landen ? Deutsche Bank ?
    Interpolis ? Randstad ? Siemens ? Reckitt
    Benckiser ? RWE AG ?
  • ? Audi AG ? Aldi ? Bain Company ? The Boston
    Consultancy Group ? AZL Pension Advisors ? BDO
    Accountants ?
  • ? Boer Croon ? British Telecom (BT) ? Coca Cola
    ? DNB (De Nederlandse Bank) ? Leaseplan ?
    Elsevier ? Medtronic ? UBS ? Dresdner Kleinwort
    Wasserstein ? European Investment Bank ? Rockwool
    ? FaGro Consultancy ?
  • ? Goldman Sachs ? Kas Bank ? Koenen en Co ? UWV ?
    ? Masterfoods ? Merrill Lynch ? Microsoft ?
    Philip Morris ?
  • ? Berenschot ? TNT ? Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
    ? WE ? Sanoma Uitgevers ? A.T. Kearney ? Sara Lee
    / Douwe Egberts ? Schiphol ? Xantic ? Abbott
    Laboratories ? Aegon ? ANWB ? ArboNed ? Atradius
    ? T-Mobile ? BMW ?
  • ? BP ? DAF ? Euronext ? Boston Scientific ?
    Campina ? ? Canon ? Corus ? Eneco ? CPB ? Jufidet
    ? European Commission ? FGH Bank ? Interpay ?
    Jones Lang Lasalle ? UPC ? Kappa Packaging ?
    Lehman Brothers ? Maersk ? McKinsey ? Mees
    Pierson ? Mercer ? Morgan Stanley ? Munich Re ?
    Nestlé ? Nutreco ? Nutricia ? Oracle ?
  • ? Ortec ? PGGM ? Vendex ? Roland Berger ? Sabic ?
    Sal.Oppenheim ? TNO ? Samhoud ? Sogeti ?
    Triodosbank ?
  • ? Yacht ? France Telecom ? Twynstra Gudde ?
    Solvay Pharmaceuticals ? ThyssenKrupp ?
    Trompenaars Hampden-Turner ? Deutsche Post ?
    World Net Business Consulting GmbH ?

19
Admission requirements forGerman students
  • Abitur
  • no language test (TOEFL or IELTS) required
  • tuition fee 1600,-/year

20
Application Deadlines
  • EU Students
  • Economics Econometrics and Operations Research
  • Apply before 1 September 2009
  • International Business (Numerus Fixus)
  • Decentralised selection (250 places) 1 April
    2009
  • Central selection (250 places) 1 May 2009

21
Online Preparatory Courses
  • The faculty offers preparatory courses in both
    economics and mathematics, to be optimally
    prepared for your study.
  • Whom Students with less than average prior
    knowledge of economics and/ or mathematics
  • When Summer holiday
  • Costs For free
  • Info www.unimaas.nl/onlinepreparatorycourse

22
II The Faculty pillars
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Strengths FEBA
  • PBL
  • International
  • Achievements
  • Innovative

Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
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Problem Based Learning
  • Practical problem as starting point for learning
  • Active acquisition of knowledge
  • Implemented by
  • Tutorial groups
  • Projects
  • Management games
  • Research papers and presentations
  • Teachers are coaches
  • Development of skills communication, management,
    leadership, team work

25
Problem Based Learning
  • Characteristics
  • Practically oriented
  • Bringing forward of
  • own ideas
  • Way to resolve problem is more important
  • than the answer to the problem itself
  • Active approach to the required literature


26
International
  • Top 15 most international universities
    worldwide
  • Courses with an international prospect
  • 3 out of 4 BSc programmes completely in English
  • 57 of all regular students is non-Dutch
  • 41 of all employees is non-Dutch (incl. student
    assistants)
  • Obligatory study abroad

Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
27
Study Abroad
  • 130 universities in 39 countries
  • - 450 incoming exchange students
  • - 500 outgoing exchange students

Europe
Canada
South Korea
Japan
Hong Kong
United States
Singapore
Thailand
Colombia
Australia
Peru
South Africa
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Quality
  • FEBA is AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA accredited
  • International accreditation for the quality of
    education, teaching staff and organisation
  • Only 28 out of 3.900 Business schools worldwide
    have obtained the so-called Triple Crown
  • Highly ranked in the Netherlands

29
Keuzegids Hoger Onderwijs 2008
  • BSc International Business
  • Maastricht (7.36)
  • Tilburg (7.00)
  • Rotterdam (6.89)
  • BSc Economics
  • Maastricht (7.14)
  • Amsterdam VU (6.88)
  • Tilburg (6.85)
  • Nijmegen (6.84)
  • Rotterdam (6.84)
  • Utrecht (6.82)
  • Amsterdam UvA (6.71)
  • Groningen (6.62)
  • Bsc Econometrics Operations Research not
    enough data available
  • Bsc Fiscale Economie not evaluated

Source Keuzegids Hoger Onderwijs. Student
judgements on quality of education and
organisation facilities
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Innovative
  • Further development Problem Based Learning
  • Online preparatory courses Economics/ Mathematics
  • Career services
  • International internships
  • EleUM
  • Surfyourself
  • Digital University Library

Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
31
III Living in Maastricht
32
Student Associations
  • Study Associations
  • Student Associations
  • Fraternities/Sororities

33
Sports
  • UM Sports Card
  • Student Sports Associations
  • E.g.,
  • Athletics, Rugby, Dancing, Rowing, Hockey,
    Volleyball, Climbing, Tennis, Soccer, Tae Bo,
    Swimming, Cycling, Fencing, Sailing, Diving,
    Badminton, Fitness, Horse riding, Ballet,
    Capoeira, Ice-Skating, Water polo, Aerobics,
    Judo.

34
Student Counseling
  • Extra Tutorials
  • Student Advisors
  • Study Associations

35
IV Make a good choice
36
Make a good choice!!!
  • Academic education
  • Interest in economics and business administration
  • Problem Based Learning/Student-centred learning
  • Internationalisation
  • Education in English
  • Study abroad
  • Foreign students

37
Questions?
  • Student Recruitment Communications Office
  • Tel 31 43 388 2055 (Mon-Fri 11h-13h.)
  • E-mail bachelorinfo_at_efb.unimaas.nl
  • Website www.unimaas.nl/feba
  • Brochures
  • My email L.Figge_at_student.unimaas.nl
  • Open Day 28 March 2009
  • Experience Days 18.02.09, 29.04.09, 27.05.09
  • Please Subscribe via www.unimaas.nl/feba
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