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EPHEC-Belgium International Week 2009
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EPHEC-Belgium International Week 2009
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EPHEC-Belgium International Week 2009
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EPHEC-Belgium International Week 2009
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EPHEC-Belgium International Week 2009
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EPHEC-Belgium International Week 2009
Louvain-la-Neuve : a student-friendly city
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EPHEC-Belgium International Week 2009
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EPHEC-Belgium International Week 2009
Situated on this university campus : the EPHEC
EPHEC-Belgium International Week 2009
Presentation of the EPHEC
o EPHEC stands for “Ecole Pratique
des Hautes Etudes Commerciales” (Ephec University of Applied Sciences) o The main implantation of our University is located in Brussels
EPHEC-Belgium International Week 2009
The EPHEC organisation : 10 departments
o A department = degree programme on a
campus o From 200 to 500 students in a department o A common team: one head, one student coordinator, one secretary, full-time or part- time lecturers o Teaching in classes of 20 to 50 students o Each group has a head teacher and an allotted classroom
EPHEC-Belgium International Week 2009
The pedagogical approach at EPHEC A practical approach and a close link with companies : o Practical assignments (sometimes commissioned by companies) o Permanent teaching staff often with previous business experience o Associated lecturers from the business world
Students do 2 internships : o 3 weeks between Year 1 and Year 2 o 14 weeks in Semester 6 (in Belgium or abroad)
EPHEC-Belgium International Week 2009
Bachelor Degrees at the EPHEC : 3 years to become a junior professional o 1st year : discovering the groundings in each field of study o 2nd year : deeper knowledge of the field of study& practical projects integrating several aspects of the future job o 3rd year : specialisation courses & full semester internship o Interactive classes and multidisciplinary assignments
EPHEC-Belgium International Week 2009
How international is the EPHEC? o EPHEC has over 50 Erasmus partners o EPHEC has relationships with institutions in France, Switzerland, Canada and Russia o EPHEC sends students for internships in more than 30 countries o EPHEC is a member of several European or international associations (BUSINET, EFCCE, CAROLUS MAGNUS, ISBE ...) o EPHEC, as a member of the International week programme, sends students to partner schools and organizes an International week
EPHEC-Belgium International Week 2009
International week at the EPHEC o Theme : Packaging and sustainable development o Sustainable development and its evolution o Sustainable development and its importance for marketing o Packaging and its evolution through sustainable development o Developing countries and sustainable development
EPHEC-Belgium International Week 2009
International week at the EPHEC o Students will work in international groups o They will attend lectures on sustainable development and packaging o They will visit a company
EPHEC-Belgium International Week 2009
International week at the EPHEC o They will create a sustainable packaging for a company and present it to a jury o And they will share cultural and leisure activities with other students
EPHEC-Belgium International Week 2009
International week at the EPHEC Programme Date Time Activity 30/3 AM Start of the IW, lecture, constitution of PM groups Lecture, leisure activity, opening drink 31/3 Lectures and working sessions
01/4 AM Oxfam breakfast, NGO, working session
PM Visit of a company
02/4 Lecture and working sessions
International week closing diner
03/4 Exhibition and price giving ceremony
EPHEC-Belgium International Week 2009 International week at the EPHEC o Practical information : o When ? o 29 march (5-7pm) 3 April 2009 (2.30 pm) o Where ? o In Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium o Accommodation ? o University dormitories o Number of students invited ? o 40 students o Price ? o 150 € o Included accommodation, the programme, some meals, cultural and leisure activities