Master in Business engineering

This very intensive and demanding programme, prepares future executives, leaders, and entrepreneurs who can work in any type of industry and organisation—for-profit, non-profit, or public. Students in this programme develop the ability to understand and engage in all areas of business administration. A business engineer is able to integrate all main functions and departments of an organisation and to arbitrate between them. Students develop their knowledge and know-how in all fields of management (strategy, finance, marketing, human resources and leadership, operations and supply-chain, innovation, information systems, and digital business), while also learning key skills involved in defining a strategy, enacting changes, or creating a business: information analysis, problem solving, project leadership, personnel management, communication, ethics in business, critical thinking, entrepreneurial drive, team work, and self-management.

SBS-EM programmes emphasise the acquisition of both analytical and problem-solving skills. They combine conceptual courses—where students learn techniques and their theoretical underpinnings—with practical workshops and individual and team-based projects—where students can test their understanding of the theory and develop their ability to apply it creatively to real problems. Critical, creative, and independent thinking is required.

SBS-EM leverages its wide-ranging international exchange programmes to offer students training opportunities abroad during their studies. This Master also gives students the possibility to include a credited work placement in their curriculum.

What the Solvay Brussels School has to offer

• A location at the heart of Europe, within a comprehensive research university: the Université libre de Bruxelles.

• An international faculty with a staff of high-level researchers and accomplished practitioners, who work together to ensure that the training they provide is both relevant for business and policy practice and corresponds to the state of art.

• A tradition of rigorous and demanding curricula based on solid multidisciplinary and analytical training, promoting critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

• A diversity of teaching methods that are constantly revised to ensure teaching effectiveness.

• A diverse and international student body (up to 80% in some Master programmes).

• A offering covering economics and business from the bachelor to in-company training.

• Accreditation from EQUIS (European Foundation for Management Development) and AMBA (Association of Masters of Business Administration). AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accreditation is underway.

Career services

SBS-EM offers its students a number of resources for career development:

• Credited work placements (full-time, 3-month minimum – 6-month maximum ) allow participating students to gain work experience, apply their academic training, and develop their professional network before graduation.

• Career services provide practical guidance and preparation for the job market (workshops, writing a CV and a cover letter, simulated interviews, LinkedIn profile management, etc.) and organise events (lectures and seminars) with prominent business figures, presenting companies and their employment opportunities. Over the years, the SBS-EM has developed a wide network of recruiters and alumni and has established contacts with companies throughout Belgium and around the world.

• From their graduation onwards, students benefit from a strong and active alumni network with 23,000 members in 100 countries.

Study-abroad programmes

The Master in Business Engineering offers several opportunities to study abroad:

• The international exchange programme, with more than 130 partner universities in 40 countries

• The double degree specialised in Operations Management, with the Politecnico di Milano

• The Master with the QTEM network