Studying at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

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Studying at the Faculty of Economics and Business
Administration
University Maastricht
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• A Young Exciting Faculty
• The youngest fastest growing Business
  Economics Faculty in the Netherlands
• Strong International Dimension
• High-quality Education Excellent Research
• Accredited Reputation
• Unique Educational Method Problem Based Learning

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• Strong International Dimension
• Programs taught entirely in English
• 40 of all business economics students with
  foreign background
• Exchange Programs with over 140 partner
  universities in 39 countries
• Annually 450 500 foreign exchange students
  attend courses at our faculty

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Bachelor / Master Structure

• 4 Bachelor of Science Programmes
• (3 years)
• BSc International Business
• BSc Economics (3 graduate options)
• Intl Business Economics
• Intl Economic Studies
• Infonomics
• BSc Fiscal Economics (partly Dutch)
• BSc Econometrics

• 5 Master of Science Programmes(1 year)
• MSc International Business
• MSc International Economic Studies
• MSc Financial Economics
• MSc Infonomics
• MSc Econometrics Operations Research
• MSc Fiscal Economics (partly Dutch)
• 2 Research Masters (2 years)
• MPhil Economics Financial Research
• MPhil Business Research

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• Problem Based Learning (PBL)
• Coaching/Mentoring
• Teachers serve as learning coaches by taking on
  the tutor role
• Teaming
• Students work together in small tutorial groups
• Problem-Solving
• Problems, case studies, presentations serve as
  vehicles for learning

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• How does PBL work ?

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• Characteristics of Tutorial Groups
• Groups consist of ? 14 students a tutor
• 2 Meetings per week for 2 hours each
• Pre- Post-discussion of problems learning
  goals
• Presentations of case studies, assignments, etc.

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• PBL its Advantages
• Practically-oriented, interactive system
• Nurtures input of own ideas and
• Facilitates social contacts among students
  faculty
• Small-scale teaching in tutorial groups
• Fosters team player mentality
• Emphasis on skills development
• Problem-solving, communication, presentation and
  self-directed learning skills

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• Facilities
• New, state-of-the-art Library
• Study landscapes for effective problem-based
  learning
• Small, purpose-built tutorial rooms equipped
  with PC Beamer
• Electronic Learning Environment Universiteit
  Maastricht (ELEUM)

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• The City of Maastricht
• One of the oldest and most attractive cities in
  The Netherlands.
• Wealth of historic buildings exciting mix of
  art galleries, antique shops, restaurants,
  hotels, cafes and, of course, university
  institutes.
• Historically located on cultural crossroads,
  foreign influences and traditional cultural
  exchange have given Maastricht a distinct
  international atmosphere.

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• The City of Maastricht
• Small city with approximately 120,000
  inhabitants
• University, arts and music schools as well as
  their student populations are tangibly present.
• Perfect location to travel across Europe
• More information about the city of Maastricht
  can be found on studentenstad.maastricht.nl

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• Why study at the Faculty of Economics Business
  Administration, Universiteit Maastricht?
• You seek a high quality academic education
• You are interested in economics and/or business
  administration
• You are enthusiastic internationally oriented
• You want to meet people from all around the
  world
• You want to benefit from the PBL system

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• More Information on our faculty or on the
  Exchange program can be found on
• http//www.maastrichtexchange.com/
• www.fdewb.unimaas.nl
• http//www.fdewb.unimaas.nl/index_uk.htm gt
  Exchange students gt "Incoming Students