NEWS

The Solvay Business School holds the EQUIS accreditation from june 2005.

The EQUIS quality label has recently been granted to the SBS by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD).
Amongst business schools, EQUIS is the label of reference , that distinguishes the quality of teaching, pedagogy, innovation, research and relations with the corporate world. EQUIS gathers 82 business schools of international reputation, about 60 of which are European.The awarding of this international label of quality recognises the work achieved over the past years by the faculty members, assistants, researchers, students and the SBS personnel, as well as the support of the Advisory Board and the School’s corporate partners.

Thanks to the EQUIS accreditation, the SBS is entering a new phase in its development as an international business school.

Master in Business & Marketing Management at Open University of Ho Chi Minh City.

This new Master in Business and Marketing management (MBMM) is designed to educate managers from the business sector in order to develop their skills in managing the marketing side of business in a market economy. This Master has been launched by Jean-Pierre Baeyens, professor of Marketing at the Solvay Business School. The MBMM will complete the existing programmes of the Solvay Business School in Vietnam. To get more informations, see MBMM.

The Solvay business school in Vietnam

Historical context

While visiting Belgium in 1994, Minister of National Education of Vietnam showed a high interest in post-graduate programs organized by the Solvay Business School.

The same year, professor J. Nagels flew to Vietnam on the impulse of the French-speaking community of Belgium (CGRI and APEFE) to see the opportunities of partnership. Being there, he signed a convention between the Solvay Business School (ULB) and the Open University of Ho Chi Minh city to set up a Master Program in General Management.

In January 1995, the first program was launched. In January 1996, another agreement was signed between Solvay Business School, ULB and the Postgraduate Faculty, National Economics University (NEU) to establish a Master Program in General Management. Cooperation between ULB and NEU was extended with the establishment of two other cooperative programs: Public Economics and Management and Enterprise Management and Information systems in 1999 and 2000 respectively.

Objective

These programs are part of a larger long run cooperation view, in partnership with local universities.

It is an opportunity for Vietnamese participants to obtain an international standard level of graduate education in Vietnam at a reasonable cost. The ultimate goal of these programs is to provide students with in-depth and state-of-the-art knowledge on today's business management. The expertise of skilful teachers, the subject contents and the participative way of teaching are delivered to insure a tightly integration between theory and practice, making students right away operational.

Main programs’ characteristics

The two years master programs are aimed at cadres in public, private or joint-ventures companies selected among many Vietnamese applicants. Admission is limited to students graduated from a university, having at least 2 years of work experience, English proficiency and passing the interview with the ULB - local partner Management Board.

About fifteen Belgian teachers coming from the Solvay Business School of ULB but also from other French-speaking universities of Belgium will make the journey to Vietnam for each of our programs. Courses are usually held during ten days, 3 hours a day.

Languages of the programs are French and English, except for matters taught by Vietnamese professors such as Political Economics and Philosophy. Students can choose either French or English to write and defend their final thesis. Selected professors and members of the ULB and the local partner will attend and mark the students' final thesis defend.

Upon completion of the course requirements, students will be granted a Master degree by the Rector and Professors Committee of the ULB.

The 10th anniversary of our programs in a video...