The MIB program is designed to cultivate a global mindset necessary for today’s global economic environment.
The program structure is varied to ensure that it will comply with a wide range of personal and professional objectives, and offers a mix of theory and hands-on applications to sharpen students’ skills and insights in different business contexts. Students have the possibility to partially customize the program so that it meets their needs and interests by choosing some of the electives in their curriculum.
The program offers 2 intakes per year, one in January (Lille) and the other one in September (Lille & Paris campuses). Regardless of the starting date, the program is offered on a full-time basis and consists of 2 consecutive semesters of courses followed by a professional experience.
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International Business Environment Essentials |
9 |
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International Economics
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3 |
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European Union Relations Management Understand the EU decision-making process and the skills needed for effective negotiations in the European Union (origin, objectives of the EU, methods of economic integration, decision-making process, negotiations, future development …)
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2 |
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Global Finance This course focuses on financial globalization, that is, the opening up of a country’s financial system to capital flows and financial firms from other countries. It provides the necessary background to understand the basics of global financial markets, and then presents two important but related aspects of global finance; the existing financial regulation, the two recent financial crises, the subprime and the sovereign debt crisis. It also presents possible solutions to fix global finance. At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
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4 |
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International Management Skills |
14 |
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International Human Resources Management This course aims to transfer the main logics and methodologies of the principal HRM tools in an international context: planning, recruitment and selection, training, appraisal systems and compensation. The organizational development policies and practices are explained and discussed crosswise in relation to the development of each HRM tool. For all sessions, critical issues and problems related to the practical applications in the international context of the HR operational systems are identified and examined in order to enhance a pragmatic approach. At the end of the course, with a strong emphasis on the international context, students should be able to:
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4 |
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International Marketing This course presents an introduction to global marketing. The topics covered in class include the international marketing context, the selection process of potential international markets and alternative market entry strategies, the development of the international marketing strategy, and the standardization vs. adaptation debate when designing the international marketing mix. In addition to lectures, the course consists of (video) case studies, in which students will have to critically apply the concepts discussed in class and propose their own solutions to the various real-life problems and/or situations. Last but not least, students will be asked to work on a group project applying the concepts learned in class to a global company of their choice. An active, interactive, and critical approach is fundamental for this course. At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
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4 |
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Principles of Accounting and Management Control
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2 |
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Project Management The objective of the course is to introduce advanced methods of project management. At the end of the course, students should be able to:
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2 |
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Negotiation for International Managers The goal of this course is to give students the tools to create/maintain fruitful international business relationships through negotiation processes aiming to reach mutually satisfying outcomes. The content of the course will be centered on the following topics: distributive and integrative negotiation settings and strategies, the influence of culture in negotiation strategy and a glimpse into complexity in international negotiations. Overall, the objective is to provide key concepts and analysis grids, to be useful in various professional settings, in particular in intercultural settings. This course will consist of a mix of theory delivered to the students and application exercises and realistic role plays. Class discussion will be based on the students’ performance in the exercises and the concepts will be illustrated by the group’s experience in negotiation. Active class discussion will enable appropriation of the concepts and to create links with the participants’ past experience |
2 |
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Analytical and Strategic Skills |
14 |
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Research Methods for Business The course is designed to immerse students into the principles of descriptive and inferential statistical analyzes. Through lectures, in-class exercises, and a tailored online environment, this course addresses the collection, description, analysis and summary of data, including the concepts of frequency distribution, parameter estimation, hypothesis testing, and regression analyzes. At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
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3 |
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Trends in Digital Innovation
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2 |
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Managing Consultancy
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2 |
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International Business Strategy and CSR
Answer the question: ‘What determines the success or failure of firms around the globe?; Gain insight into the decision-making process underpinning international business strategic management (AACCB); Implement the “strategy tripod” to analyze strategy from an industry-, institution-, and resource-based view; Identify and discuss challenges and opportunities that the globalization of markets poses to companies; Understand the activities, goals, and responsibilities of organizations active in a global environment (AACSB); Have greater awareness about ESRS topics such as: the relevance of CSR for companies that operate in international markets, triple bottom line, stakeholder theory. |
4 |
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Business Game This course is based on a business management simulation game that integrates the functional areas of production, marketing, logistics, finance and strategy. It increases the participants’ awareness of operating a company from a general management perspective. At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
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3 |
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Professional and Intercultural Development |
11 |
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Intercultural Management Intercultural management is a multidisciplinary approach to the communicating and understanding problems encountered in interactions between individuals and society/organizations as well as individuals/ organizations interacting with global communities. The ability to understand and communicate appropriately is a crucial competence in all intercultural interactions.
In this course, an examination is made of theories and research advanced by behavioral sciences in relation to the understanding of cross-cultural communication. The main aim is to fully explore cultural factors and their impacts on global managerial practice. Furthermore, this course aims to provide students with strategy, awareness and observation skills needed to succeed in any cross-cultural interaction and negotiation worldwide. This course complements other management and marketing disciplines in developing cross-cultural management skills and knowledge essential for graduates entering managerial careers in increasingly globalised economies around the world. |
4 |
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Business, Ethics & Managerial Behavior In a complex and fast moving environment challenges like globalization, diversity, competition, and sustainability require organizations and their constituents to continuously adapt, innovate, and engage in long-term improvement processes. Organizations, on the one hand, need to broaden their traditional view of business. They are required to adopt long-term perspectives, combine profitability with sustainability, behave ethically, while all the while managing various stakeholders’ expectations. Future managers, project managers, team members, on the other hand, need to embody ethical values and practices in their day-to-day (managerial) behavior in order for them, and their organization, to attain an ethical and sustainable competitive advantage. At the end of the course, students should be able to:
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3 |
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Authentic Leadership The aim of this class is to develop leadership potential. Through a series of lectures and exercises this class develops leadership knowledge, skills, and attitudes in four important leadership domains: task-oriented, relation-oriented, change-oriented, and ethics-oriented leadership. At the end of the course, the student should be able to list the major theoretical approaches to leadership classified under the following headings: task-, relationship-, change-, and ethics-oriented leadership. The students should also be able to apply the leadership skills and competencies under these topics in a leadership setting. Finally, the students should embody the core values, attitudes and identities associated with authentic leadership. The student should be able to present their own plan as a leader, acknowledging their strengths and weaknesses to do so and present this plan in front of class. |
2 |
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Talent: Career Support Program At the end of the course, students should be able to:
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2 |
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Electives |
12 |
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Students choose 6 to 8 from a catalog of 100+ courses |
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Hands-on Experience |
30 |
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4-6 month internship or consulting project anywhere in the world.
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Alongside the courses, the program includes additional workshops and corporate events to develop participants’ personal and professional skills further. These cover a range of topics such as conflict management in cross-cultural environments and intercultural communication.
Our Talent program helps participants to establish their professional career plan by working on their skills, personal strengths, and using networking tools to be prepared to meet recruiters’ expectations internationally.
French language lessons for all levels are included in the program for international students. French is the mandatory choice for all non-French speaking students.