1. Double Degree
Welcome!

2. WHY? Double Degree, Internship, Mentor, Exchange
International experiences
Improved language skills
International networking
Cultural experience
Friends for life
New academic impulses
Attractive for companies
Solidify your CV
Double Degree, Internship, Mentor, Exchange
WHY?

3. What is a Double Degree? Double Degree
Study at two internationally-acclaimed institutions and receive two degrees
Spend the first academic year at BI and the second academic year at the host institution
Receive two full degrees, completing them in the same time it would take to earn one
Challenging, but rewarding
For students with minimum GPA B
Double Degree

4. BI’s double degree partners MSc in Business
Queen’s School of Business, Kingston, Canada
EDHEC Business School, Lille, France
Catholic University of Portugal, School of Economics and Management (FCEE), Lisbon, Portugal
Triple Crown = AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA accreditation
Only approx. 50 business schools worldwide have ’triple’ accreditation
Double Degree

5. Queen’s School of Business, Canada
First year studying at BI
Second year: Master of International Business program at Queen’s
One of Canada’s top ranked business schools
”MBA-type” program
Double major: BI major + Master in International Business
Small classes with excellent faculty
Team-based learning approach: ’the power of teams’
Thesis: written and supervised at BI
Typical ”American” campus environment
5 available places in 2015/2016

6. Master of International Business
Autumn semester:
4 Core courses
Business in the Global Economy
Global Strategy
Leadership Across Cultures
Working in Multicultural Tam
1 Elective course
Spring semester:
BI thesis
Minimum 1 elective
Group Business Project

7. EDHEC Business School First year studying at BI
Second year in one of EDHEC’s programs:
One of France’s top Grande Ecole schools (#14 in FT ranking)
MSc in Entrepreneurship
LLM in Law & Tax Management
MSc in Marketing Management
MSc in Strategy & Organisational Consultancy
Double major: BI major + EDHEC specialisation
3-month Internship, International/in France
French course in the autumn semester
Thesis: written and supervised at BI
New campus in Lille (1 hr north from Paris)
5 available places in

8. Course Requirement 46 ECTS course credits Different majors than at BI
3 to 6 months internship
30 ECTS BI accordance to BI rules and regulations
Waiver for Research Methodology and Business Ethics
Mandatory none credit French course in the Autumn

9. FCEE Catholic University, Portugal
First year studying at BI
Second year in Catolica’s International MSc in Management
One of Portugal’s top schools
Interesting business and skills-oriented courses (e.g. Leadership Laboratory) that are not available at BI
Majors in Finance, Strategy, Marketing, Innovation and Technology, General Management
Some BI majors (Finance, Strategy, Marketing, Business Law) can stay with their major
Some BI majors (HRM and Logistics) need to take Catolica’s General Management major
Thesis: written at Catolica
Located only 10 minutes from Lisbon’s sprawling
city center
5 available places in 2015/2016

10. General Business Foundations Free & International electives
Program Structure
Majors at BI
General Business Foundations
International
Leadership Lab
Major courses
Free & International electives
Portuguese Lang.
Thesis
SUM
Finance
10.5 ECTS
3.5 ECTS
6 ECTS
7 ECTS
4 ECTS
42 ECTS
76.5 ECTS
Marketing
Strategy
Internat. Business
0 ECTS
7 ECTS (2)
- Students of the Finance, Marketing and Strategy majors at BI choose the corresponding major at Católica-Lisbon.
- Students of the International Business Major at BI choose “Strategy and Consulting” at Católica-Lisbon
(2) “Strategic Management Consulting Project” (7 ECTS).
(3) Continue MSc in Economics: will be in a separate overview.

11. “I applied to the double degree program to challenge myself and to gain personal as well as professional development – exactly what I got.
The university has a very practical approach to teaching, and group work has an important role in all courses.
Robert Stenmark
Catolica Lisbon School of Business & Economics Lisbon, Portugal, Autumn 2011 – Spring 2012

12. Summary – Who’s Eligible?
Selection takes place in the first year of your MSc.
We are looking for motivated candidates with good GPA’s.
Double Degree: Recommended GPA average B, no pending subjects
How to apply –
Letter of motivation (in English)
CV (in English)
Application deadline: February 1

13. Summary
Exchange, International Office: Hege Jordheim Ouafa Abarkach Double Degree: Ellen Tobiasson

14. Questions_
Challenge yourself