UBI Business School, or UBI, (formerly known as United Business Institutes)
is a
private establishment of higher education located in
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, Bruss ...
,
Luxembourg
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and
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...
delivering
BSc
A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.
The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University ...
,
MBA
A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...
and
DBA programmes in
Business Studies and Administration. The school was founded as an
asbl
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Australia
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(non-profit organisation) in Brussels on 4 April, 1992
and all programmes are validated by
Middlesex University
Middlesex University London (legally Middlesex University and abbreviated MDX) is a public research university in Hendon, northwest London, England. The name of the university is taken from its location within the historic county boundaries ...
in the
United Kingdom
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.
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:
Globalisation
Globalization, or globalisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is the process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide. The term ''globalization'' first appeared in the early 20t ...
,
Digitalisation and
Global Corporate Citizenship.
Following the consequences of
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 ...
, UBI has adopted a combination of in-person, hybrid and online teaching across its campuses.
Campuses
UBI - Brussels is located in the very centre of the city, at 48
rue de Namur, close to the
Central train station and within walking distance of the
European Quarter, and the
Luxembourg train station.
UBI - Luxembourg was opened in 2013 to operate a campus in
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 en ...
,
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...
. It is located in the
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 t ...
.
UBI - China was opened in 2018 in the
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 ...
of
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ...
,
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 ...
.
Programmes
UBI offers the following degrees across its various campuses:
Accreditation
![United Business Institutes](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/United_Business_Institutes.jpg)
The courses correspond to the British programme style of business studies. UBI awards degrees validated by
Middlesex University
Middlesex University London (legally Middlesex University and abbreviated MDX) is a public research university in Hendon, northwest London, England. The name of the university is taken from its location within the historic county boundaries ...
in the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
.
UBI and Middlesex have signed a protocol of cooperation for the realisation of the programmes. Currently, students can study Bachelor, Master in Business Administration and Doctorate programmes on UBI's campuses.
Middlesex University validates UBI's programmes and oversees their quality assurance measures.
See also
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Middlesex University
Middlesex University London (legally Middlesex University and abbreviated MDX) is a public research university in Hendon, northwest London, England. The name of the university is taken from its location within the historic county boundaries ...
References
External links
Official website
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1992 establishments in Belgium
Business schools in Belgium