Past news

MBASolvay: the 1st Alumni Day!

MBASolvay Programme is pleased to announce the 1st Edition of the MBASolvay Alumni Day, an exclusive event that will bring together the MBASolvay Community: alumni, students, faculty and corporate partners. It is designed to be a yearly event held in June, combined with the MBASolvay Students Yearly Ball, with the goal of celebrating the Programme and its alumni, allowing them to relive the learning and social experience of the programme, and facilitating networking. This will also be an opportunity to showcase the knowledge and skills of the Alumni so as to reinvigorate the pride of the Community.

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For more details on this exceptional event, please contact Chiara Battistelli, Alumni Relations at: mba.alumni@solvay.edu or cbattist@ulb.ac.be. Tel.: + 32 (2) 650 41 67.

New leaflet for a new research center

The Centre for European Research in Microfinance (CERMI) aims at developing suitable framework to critically examine existing microfinance practices. CERMI works in close collaboration with the European Master in Microfinance.
CERMI offers a first-rate scientific environment to the graduates of the European Master in Microfinance who wish to pursue doctoral studies in the field of microfinance. Download the new leaflet.

Visit the website: http://www.cermi.eu

The Solvay European Summer School (SESS) 2008!

It is a summer institute for a talented and select group of students from all over the world.SESS features classes, trips, and activities designed to give students opportunities to learn about European Business Challenges.This second edition will be built around one question: “European integration, a model for development?”Acceptance will be announced by 8th July 2008 by confirmation email to those registered. More…

Join a new generation of IT Governance professionals

The Executive programme in IT Governance and the Executive Master in IT Governance. Register to the next information session scheduled on 16 April 2008. The courses run since 2005, in Brussels and in English. It’s challenging, high-level, and extremely interactive. Download the brochure here .
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Automotive: Successful results!

The Executive Programme for the Automotive Industry is about to be launched (mid-April) as a growing number of participants are still subscribing to it. Among others, the following topics will be examined: “the strategy and management in the car industry”, “marketing in the automotive business”, managing the sales forces and the dealer network”, etc. More…

The new MBA website!

We invite you to visit the totally relooked and restructured web pages meant to provide the students with a better vision of the missions and the contents of the MBASolvay programme, as well as other useful information. More...

Executive Programme in Real Estate – Grégory Arthau is honoured by the UPSI

 During its annual general meeting on 31 January 2008, UPSI awarded its first ever student prize.

The UPSI Prize, worth € 2,500 is awarded to a student from a university or other higher education institution in Belgium, for a dissertation or in-depth project completed as part of a graduate or master’s degree and which makes an original contribution to thought on the activities of the real estate sector.

The 2007 prizewinner, Mr Grégory Arthau, completed his dissertation on « An analysis of the economic impact of exemption from VAT on real estate rents in Belgium”.

Managers: Boost your SME!

Every year since 1997, more than 600 SME managers and colleagues have been thrilled to discover the Solvay SME Sessions.

The formula is really simple. We provide you, over a very short period of time, with concrete answers, which can immediately be applied, to any issues you may have in the fields of law, strategy, finance, marketing and human resource management.

We cover key areas such as how to write and present recommendations or an offer that will help you sell as much as possible; how to optimise employee remuneration; how to read and understand SME accounts and balance sheets; conduct a social audit in an SME or how to sell you and your company in 3 minutes flat.

The new Solvay SME Sessions are starting now! There will be 25 evening seminars (from 18 -22h) from February to June 2008.

A brochure with details of the trainers, themes, objectives and the programme of each session is available on line at www.solvayentrepreneurs.be or you can call +32 2/650 42 48 to get a copy

The Solvay SME Sessions take place at the ULB, Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 48, 1050 Brussels.

The price for the session has also been specially adapted for SMEs: €125 per evening session or € 300 for a practical workshop (in small groups) of 2 evening sessions. And that’s not all: there is a sliding scale with costs of up to 20% off.

The Marie-Christine Adam Doctoral Grant

The Marie-Christine Adam Fund, presided over by Prof. Ariane Szafarz, is very pleased to announce the creation of a new doctoral « seed financing » grant within the framework of the Solvay Business School doctoral programme of management sciences. The grant is for one year only, for the academic year 2008-2009,

Its main purpose is to offer a young master’s graduate the possibility of beginning a doctoral programme whilst preparing an application file for grants such as FNRS, CIM and Mini-Arc. The recipient will benefit from the grant for a maximum of one year. No restriction is imposed either on the nationality of the recipient or on his/her university of origin. The beneficiary of the grant must register for the doctoral training at the Solvay Business School (ULB), within the framework of the ULB-ULg-UMH Thematic Doctoral School in Management Sciences.

Candidate dossiers must be handed in by the thesis supervisor(s) to Tamara Schuller, Secretary of the Marie-Christine Adam Fund, by May 5 2008 latest.

http://www.solvay.edu/FR/AboutUs/adam/Boursedoctorale2008-2009.php

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