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United Business Institutes
UBI Business School, or UBI, (formerly known as United Business Institutes) is a private establishment of higher education located in Brussels, Luxembourg and Shanghai delivering Bachelor of Science, BSc, Master of Business Administration, MBA and Doctor of Business Administration, DBA programmes in Business administration, Business Studies and Administration. The school was founded as an Association without lucrative purpose, asbl (non-profit organisation) in Brussels on 4 April, 1992 and all programmes are validated by Middlesex University in the United Kingdom. Programmes at its European campuses are taught in English while the Shanghai campus programmes are taught in Mandarin Chinese. Both the bachelor and MBA programmes were modernised in 2021 to follow three major axes: Globalization, Globalisation, Digital transformation, Digitalisation and Corporate social responsibility, Global Corporate Citizenship. Following the consequences of COVID-19, UBI has adopted a combination ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, but is separate from the Flemish Region (within which it forms an enclave) and the Walloon Region. Brussels is the most densely populated region in Belgium, and although it has the highest GDP per capita, it has the lowest available income per household. The Brussels Region covers , a relatively small area compared to the two other regions, and has a population of over 1.2 million. The five times larger metropolitan area of Brusse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digital Transformation
Digital transformation is the adoption of digital technology by an organization to digitize non-digital products, services or operations. The goal for its implementation is to increase value through innovation, invention, customer experience or efficiency. History Digitization is the process of converting analog information into digital form using an analog-to-digital converter, such as in an image scanner or for digital audio recordings. As usage of the internet has increased since the 1990s, the usage of digitization has also increased. Digital transformation, however, is broader than just the digitization of existing processes. Digital transformation entails considering how products, processes and organizations can be changed through the use of new, digital technologies. A 2019 review proposes a definition of digital transformation as "a process that aims to improve an entity by triggering significant changes to its properties through combinations of information, computing, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Business Institutes
UBI Business School, or UBI, (formerly known as United Business Institutes) is a private establishment of higher education located in Brussels, Luxembourg and Shanghai delivering Bachelor of Science, BSc, Master of Business Administration, MBA and Doctor of Business Administration, DBA programmes in Business administration, Business Studies and Administration. The school was founded as an Association without lucrative purpose, asbl (non-profit organisation) in Brussels on 4 April, 1992 and all programmes are validated by Middlesex University in the United Kingdom. Programmes at its European campuses are taught in English while the Shanghai campus programmes are taught in Mandarin Chinese. Both the bachelor and MBA programmes were modernised in 2021 to follow three major axes: Globalization, Globalisation, Digital transformation, Digitalisation and Corporate social responsibility, Global Corporate Citizenship. Following the consequences of COVID-19, UBI has adopted a combination ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yangpu District
Yangpu District is one of the 16 districts of Shanghai. It is located in northeastern part of downtown Shanghai, bordering the Huangpu River on the east and south, Hongkou District on the west, and Baoshan District, Shanghai, Baoshan District on the north. The southern part of Yangpu District is away from the The Bund (Shanghai), Bund, a major tourist attraction. It is predominantly composed of residential communities, with a total area of and a population of 1.313 million as of 2010. The district administers 12 Subdistricts of China, subdistricts. Name The name Yangshupu, Postal romanization, formerly romanized as Yangtzepoo or Yangtszepoo, is Chinese for "poplar tree, poplar bank (river), bank" and refers to the Creek (stream), creek () running through the area beside present-day Lanzhou Rd (formerly Horatio Nelson Lay, Lay Road) from the Qiu River in the north to the Huangpu River in the south. Yangshupu District was established in 1945, but the Shanghai Municipal Government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiltz Castle
Wiltz Castle (french: Château de Wiltz, german: Schloss Wiltz lb, Schlass Wolz), located in Wiltz in the north of Luxembourg, dates back to 1573. It is now known above all for hosting an annual music festival. Part of the castle now serves as the campus oEuropean Business University United Business Institutes and of BBI. History In the 13th century, the Lords of Wiltz built a fortified castle on a rocky promontory, initiating the development of the upper town of Wiltz. In 1388, the French attacked the town and burnt the castle down but it was soon repaired. In 1453, Wiltz was again attacked, this time by the troops of Philip the Good, Philip of Burgundy. The round Witches' Tower to the east of the gardens is the oldest part of today's castle. Under Count John VI of Wiltz, the construction of today's Renaissance architecture, Renaissiance style castle was begun in 1631. After delays caused by the Thirty Years War, the main building was not completed until about 1720. The old c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiltz
Wiltz ( lb, Wolz or (locally) ) is a commune with town status in north-western Luxembourg, capital of the canton Wiltz. Wiltz is situated on the banks of the river Wiltz. It was also a battleground in the Battle of the Bulge, near the end of World War II. A local airfield (near the village of Noertrange) was used by both sides of the conflict, depending on the location of the Front. , the town of Wiltz, which lies in the south of the commune, has a population of 5,469. Populated places The commune consists of the following villages: * Wiltz Section: ** Roullingen ** Weidingen ** Wiltz ** Batzendellt (lieu-dit) ** Kautenbach (lieu-dit) ** Lameschmillen (lieu-dit) ** Niederwiltz (lieu-dit) ** Nocher-Route (lieu-dit) * Eschweiler Section: ** Eschweiler ** Erpeldange ** Knaphoscheid ** Selscheid ** Eschweiler-Halte (lieu-dit) ** Klenghouschent (lieu-dit) History The name "Wiltz" comes from a Celtic word meaning "on the creek." Wiltz was originally inhabited by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels-Luxembourg Railway Station
Brussels-Luxembourg railway station (french: Gare de Bruxelles-Luxembourg, nl, Station Brussel-Luxemburg), officially Brussels-Luxembourg (french: Bruxelles-Luxembourg, link=no, nl, Brussel-Luxemburg, link=no), is a railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ... in the Brussels and the European Union#European Quarter, European Quarter of Brussels, under the Esplanade of the European Parliament (part of the European Parliament Espace Léopold, complex). History The station was built between 1854 and 1855 by the ''Grande Compagnie de Luxembourg'', as part of the Brussels-Luxembourg railway line it was constructing. It was to service the new Leopold Quarter, hence its original name of Leopold Quarter railway station (french: Gare du Quartier Léopold, link=n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels And The European Union
Brussels (Belgium) is considered the ''de facto'' capital of the European Union, having a long history of hosting a number of principal EU institutions within its European Quarter. The EU has no official capital but Brussels hosts the official seats of the European Commission, Council of the European Union, and European Council, as well as a seat (officially the second seat) of the European Parliament. In 2013, this presence generated about €250 million (8.3% of the regional GDP) and 121,000 jobs (16.7% of the regional employment). The main rationale for Brussels being chosen as "capital the European Union" was its halfway location between France and Germany, the two countries whose rivalry led to the two World Wars and whose reconciliation paved the way for European integration. History Birth of the European Communities In 1951, the leaders of six European countries (Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, France, Italy and West Germany) signed the Treaty of Paris, which creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brussels Central Station
Brussels Central Station (french: Gare de Bruxelles-Central, nl, Station Brussel-Centraal), officially Brussels-Central (french: Bruxelles-Central, link=no, nl, Brussel-Centraal, link=no), is a railway and metro station in central Brussels, Belgium. It is the second busiest railway station in Belgium and one of three principal railway stations in Brussels, together with Brussels-South and Brussels-North. First completed in 1952 after protracted delays caused by economic difficulties and World War II, it is the newest of Brussels' main rail hubs. Brussels-Central is connected to the rapid transit / station on lines 1 and 5 of the Brussels Metro system, and serves as an important node of the Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company (STIB/MIVB). History Inception and construction During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Brussels-North and Brussels-South were the primary railway stations in Brussels (Brussels-North slowly supplanted the original / railway station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namur Gate
The Namur Gate (french: Porte de Namur, ; nl, Naamsepoort) was one of the medieval city gates of the second walls of Brussels, Belgium. In the 21st century, ''Namur Gate'' denotes the Ixelles neighbourhood where the gate formerly stood, rather than the former gate itself. This area is served by Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort metro station on lines 2 and 6 of the Brussels Metro. History The city gate was originally known as ''New Gate of Coudenberg'' (Dutch: ), to distinguish it from the old gate located in the first walls, and it used to connect the / (current /) to the / (current /). During the construction of the boulevards of the small ring, two neoclassical former toll pavilions were raised there by the architect Auguste Payen (collaborator of Nicolas Roget, the architect of the City of Brussels) in 1836. Tolling was abolished in 1860, and the buildings were moved to the entrance of the Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos three years later. Removing barriers then permi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickly spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 are variable but often include fever, cough, headache, fatigue, breathing difficulties, Anosmia, loss of smell, and Ageusia, loss of taste. Symptoms may begin one to fourteen days incubation period, after exposure to the virus. At least a third of people who are infected Asymptomatic, do not develop noticeable symptoms. Of those who develop symptoms noticeable enough to be classified as patients, most (81%) develop mild to moderate symptoms (up to mild pneumonia), while 14% develop severe symptoms (dyspnea, Hypoxia (medical), hypoxia, or more than 50% lung involvement on imaging), and 5% develop critical symptoms (respiratory failure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
