Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

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Welcome At Maastricht University
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
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Content of the presentation

• I Overview study programmes
• II The Faculty pillars
• III Living in Maastricht
• IV The choice for Maastricht?!

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I Overview study programmes
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Bachelors - Masters structure
Economics, Econometrics and Operations Research,
Fiscal Economics, and International Business
Bachelor
Master
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Outline of an academic year
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Bachelors programmes

• Economics
• Infonomics
• International Economic Studies
• International Business Economics
• Econometrics and Operations Research
• (Fiscal Economics (partly in Dutch))
• International Business

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Year 1 Economics
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What is International Business?
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What is International Business?

• International Business
• Integration of business functions
• Interdisciplinary perspective
• Business, Economics, Psychology, Law, ...
• Skills Development
• Academic, Professional
• International context

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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.

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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

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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
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• ? 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 ?

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Admission requirements forGerman students

• Abitur
• no language test (TOEFL or IELTS) required
• tuition fee 1600,-/year

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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

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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

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II The Faculty pillars
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Strengths FEBA

• PBL
• International
• Achievements
• Innovative

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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III Living in Maastricht
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Student Associations

• Study Associations
• Student Associations
• Fraternities/Sororities

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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.

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Student Counseling

• Extra Tutorials
• Student Advisors
• Study Associations

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IV Make a good choice
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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

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Questions?

• Student Recruitment Communications Office
• Tel [phone] (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