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Business, Retail and Languages.

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Business, Retail and Languages.

The School of Business and Management offers an extensive English-taught curriculum and attracts high numbers of exchange students from its many European partner institutions. The added value of an international experience cannot be underestimated. Since courses are taught in English, we require the students to have a good command of the English language (B2 level is advised).

This international curriculum is open for business, retail and language students and is offered twice a year. The programme includes a wide range of subjects such as finance, strategy and entrepreneurship, law, marketing, languages (English, French, German and Spanish), and cross-cultural topics.

Practical info autumn semester

  • Welcome Days: 19 & 20 September 2024
  • Start programme: 23 September 2024
  • Start of the exams: 6 January 2025
  • End of the exams: 31 January 2025

Practical info spring semester

  • Welcome days: 10 February 2025 (first day of the semester)
  • Start of the programme: 10 February 2025
  • Start of exams: 19 May 2025
  • End of semester: 27 June 2025

Questions about the
content of the program?

Please contact your International Academic Coordinator School of Business and Management:

fabienne.mornie@hogent.be

Particular study expenses

Practical questions?

Please contact your Incoming student advisor: incoming@hogent.be

The international curriculum is open for business and language students and is offered twice a year. The programme includes a wide range of subjects such as finance, strategy and entrepreneurship, law, languages (English, French, German and Spanish) and cross-cultural topics.

Online catalogue

Select courses according to your educational background and future aspirations. Compose your curriculum by choosing a track:

  • Commercial Track (Business Management) - autumn and spring
  • Financial Track (Business Management) - autumn and spring
  • Language Track  (Languages) - autumn and spring
  • Sustainable Coordinator Track - spring 

Online catalogue

Select courses according to your educational background and future aspirations. Compose your curriculum by choosing a coherent set of courses from one or more of the subject areas below. For language courses, you need to meet the minimum Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) level indicated.

Autumn semester.

Commercial track

  • Belgian Culture Studies (3 ECTS)
  • Business Intelligence (3 ECTS)
  • Business process management (3 ECTS)
  • Business project: marketing case (8 ECTS)
  • Business software I (3 ECTS)
  • Cross cultural communication (3 ECTS)
  • Commercial training for Logistics (3 ECTS)
  • Design Thinking Lab (3 ECTS)
  • Digital marketing Fundamentals
  • Digital marketing Advanced (3 ECTS)
  • Entrepreneurship (3 ECTS)
  • HRM (4 ECTS)
  • Graphic design (3 ECTS)
  • International Marketing (3 ECTS)
  • Content management: Social Media & Search (3 ECTS)
  • Sustainability reporting (3 ECTS)
  • Sourcing (3 ECTS)
  • Spreadsheet Applications (3 ECTS)
  • Strategic Management (3  ECTS)
  • Supply Chain Management (3 ECTS)
  • Survival Dutch (3 ECTS)
  • Sustainable development (3 ECTS)
  • Topics of International Law (3 ECTS)
  • Website management (3 ECTS)

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Financial track

  • European Insurance (3 ECTS)
  • Management accounting (6 ECTS)
  • Financial management (6 ECTS)
  • Strategic management (3 ECTS)
  • Financial markets and banking game (4 ECTS)
  • Sustainable development (3 ECTS)
  • Financial statements analysis (4 ECTS)
  • Survival Dutch (3 ECTS)
  • Belgian Culture Studies (3 ECTS)
  • Cross cultural communication (3 ECTS)
  • Entrepreneurship (3 ECTS)
  • Design Thinking Lab (3 ECTS)
  • HRM (4 ECTS)
  • Sustainability reporting (3 ECTS)
  • Spreadsheet Applications (3 ECTS)
  • Topics of International Law (3 ECTS)

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Language track

  • Business Reporting (English) (CEFR B2 )(5 ECTS)
  • Communication avec la patientèle (French)(CEFR B2)- Health care management (5 ECTS)
  • Deutsch im Alltag und Beruf  (German)(CEFR A2) (3 ECTS)
  • El español en la vida cotidiana de la empresa  (Spanish)(CEFR A2) (3ECTS)
  • Formation commerciale (French)(3ECTS)
  • Le français des affaires (French)(CEFR B2 )(5 ECTS)
  • Communication with patients  (English)(CEFR B2) - Health care management (5 ECTS)
  • Team Management (English language) (3 ECTS)
  • Entrepreneurship (3 ECTS)
  • Survival Dutch (3 ECTS)
  • Start locally, debate globally (3 ECTS)
  • Design Thinking Lab (3 ECTS)

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Spring semester.

Commercial track

  • Belgian Culture Studies (3 ECTS)
  • Business process management (3 ECTS)
  • Business project: marketing case (8 ECTS)
  • Business software I (3 ECTS)
  • Business software II (3 ECTS)
  • Cross cultural communication (3 ECTS)
  • Design Thinking Lab (3 ECTS)
  • Digital marketing Advanced (3 ECTS)
  • Entrepreneurship (3 ECTS)
  • HRM (4 ECTS)
  • Graphic design (3 ECTS)
  • International Marketing (3 ECTS)
  • Reporting Value Creation (3 ECTS)
  • Spreadsheet Applications (3 ECTS)
  • Strategic Management (3 ECTS)
  • Survival Dutch (3 ECTS)
  • Sustainable development (3 ECTS)
  • Topics of International Law (3 ECTS)
  • Website management (3 ECTS)

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Financial track

  • European Insurance (3 ECTS)
  • Management accounting (6 ECTS)
  • Financial management (6 ECTS)
  • Strategic management (3 ECTS)
  • Financial markets and banking game (4 ECTS)
  • Sustainable development (3 ECTS)
  • Financial statements analysis (4 ECTS)
  • Survival Dutch (3 ECTS)
  • Belgian Culture Studies (3 ECTS)
  • Cross cultural communication (3 ECTS)
  • Entrepreneurship (3 ECTS)
  • Design Thinking Lab (3 ECTS)
  • HRM (4 ECTS)
  • Reporting Value Creation (3 ECTS)
  • Spreadsheet Applications (3 ECTS)
  • Topics of International Law (3 ECTS)

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Language track

  • Business Culture and Intercultural Communication in English (CEFR B1) (5 ECTS)
  • Externe Kommunikation im Unternehmen  (German)(CEFR B1) (3ECTS)
  • Comunicación externa dentro de la empresa  (Spanish)(CEFR B1) (3ECTS)
  • Communication RH (French) (CEFR B2) (4 ECTS)
  • HR Communication (English) (CEFR B2) (4 ECTS)
  • Communication au sein de l'équipe soignante (CEFR B2) - Health care management (4 ECTS)
  • Communication within the care team (CEFR B2) - Health care management (4 ETCS)

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Sustainability coordinator track

This one-semester programme (March 3, 2025 - May 31, 2025), totaling 30 ECTS, is designed to prepare you for the role of a sustainability coordinator within an organization or a sustainability advisor.

Become a sustainability pioneer in the first European internationally-oriented micro-credential programme certified with a UNITAR training certificate, and also the first micro-credential programme of the U!REKA European University.

The programme adopts interactive teaching methods and encompasses the competencies defined in the European Sustainability Competence Framework, commissioned by the European Commission. You cannot mix with other courses. Limited places.

Read more about this track ->

 

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