Beside their faculty responsibility most of them have extensive business experience : they are directors, senior managers, advisors, lawyers, etc. They combine a solid theoretical background with an in-depth knowledge of the day-to-day life in business. They bring their practical experience in solving problems and share their best practices.  

SBS-em is an integral part of the University Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), the university with more than one hundred years of history. Being the premier business school in Belgium, SBS-em is 53th according to the Financial Times european business school rank. All programs of SBS-em are accredited by European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS). EQUIS is among the top quality accreditation institutions in the Europe continent. The master in management was ranked by Financial Times at the 36th in Europe. Every year, SBS-em recruits a number of 2700 students at both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. SBS-em alumni now serve at key positions both at the public and private sector in Belgium and elsewhere in Europe.

Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management is a part of the university Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). If you follow our program, your degree is delivered by SBS-em and managed by ULB.

In practice, SBS-em is mainly responsible for all academic matters such as sending professors in Vietnam to teach and delivering course material and readings. Partners in Vietnam (NEU in Hanoi and OU in HCMC) deal with the facilities and support such as tutors for courses and final project, and administrative work. We also have joint responsibilities with alumni network, marketing activities, recruitment and selection of candidates, etc.

First of all, SBS-em has a Ministery of Education and Training (MOET) certification. Another main point is to look at the rankings of the school and its accreditations. In Vietnam, we also have a long experience. If the quality of the teaching would not have been meeting students expectations, then we would not have last for 23 years…

Our professors are Europeans, mainly French speaking. Most of them have stayed, studied or worked abroad. While all of them speak a good English, some of them might have a French accent.

The diploma is signed by the rectors of ULB (Université Libre de Bruxelles – in which SBS-em is part of) and dean of SBS. This means that the diploma has the same recognition as any other diploma signed in Belgium by ULB. The MBA level acquired in our program and SBS-em reputation open the doors to study in most of Ph.D program in the world, depending on faculty requirements.

• You get an European Degree, EQUIS & AMBA accredited, with Solvay Stamp and recognized by others universities.
• 100% of our teachers are Western and have a deep knowledge of Vietnam’s issues.
• Learning by doing, it means that practice is supported by theory
• You join a network of more than 3000 alumni in Vietnam
• 26 years of experience in Vietnam
• You will boost your career advancement

We are running our programs without any financial support. Therefore, we needed to cover all the costs. SBS-em and its partners believe it is important for our students to have a top international MBA; that is why we are now putting more financial means to improve our quality, image, and position. It is important to note that we are not working for profit and thus we derived the new tuition fee for the benefit of students only.

HCMC :The tuition fee is divided in three installments (40% – 30% – 30%). The first payment is made after recruitment; the second payment is due seven months after the start of the MBA program; the final payment is due 14 months after the start.

HANOI: The tuition fee is divided in three installments(40% – 30% – 30%). The first payment is made after recruitment; the second payment is due six months after the start of the MBA program; the final payment is due 12 months after the start.

The tuition fee has been purposely kept as low as the costs of providing the programs, no scholarship could be provided until now. In order to keep access open to all students, we are currently studying the possibility of providing scholarships for students from rural and/or poor origins.

Yes. If you apply before the 5th of July you will have discount of :

• 900 USD for MBA
• 600 USD for MMCoM

• MBA 
• MMCom
• MMBF
• MBQPM
• MPM

According to our experiences in Vietnam, having background in economics or business management is a good asset to learn most from our MBA programs. This is why you should have two years of experience. However, you don’t need to follow preparatory courses.

If the requirements are met (i.e. work experience, English proficiency, first degree), you will proceed with the SBS-em analytical test and the interview in English. The SBS-em analytical test is designed to test the math and logical ability of the applicants. This was originally designed by SBS-em in replacement for GMAT where GMAT test is not easy to take. The SBS-em analytical test consists of 30 minute multiple choice questions and another 30 minute writing. The interview in English will take place in front of a jury that consists of one SBS professor and one NEU (in Hanoi) or OU (in HCMC) professor. The interview will be about 15-20 minutes. With all results accumulated from application form to the interview, the same jury will draw the list of the best candidates who may join the program.

Interview in English will take place in front of a jury consisting of one SBS professors and one NEU professors (Hanoi) or OU professors (HCMC). The interview lasts about 15-20 minutes. There is no standard interview format. The main focus of the interview will include, but is not limited to, information that you have provided in your application form, objectives of applying to our program, your expectations from the program, your knowledge about SBS-em and NEU, and your commitment to the program if recruited. Professors challenge you with questions about marketing and business trends related to your work and your sector. The aims is to know your analize of a situation. Please note that the interview is often taken place in a very open and friendly manner. You are expected to express yourself and convince the members of the jury why you are the best candidate for our MBA program.

No. Applicants should submit their English test scores before taking the interview. To support the candidates, our partners will organize some intensive English courses during the summer to best prepare the candidates for having their English test scores ready.

We expect that all the information you provide us in the application form is correct to the best of your knowledge. In addition, the jury will be very interested to discuss the issues related to your work experiences.

Sure. We request minimum 2 years of experience. If you just have 2 years of experience, see that you have enough maturity in the business before you apply. We usually recommend very young candidates to apply when they feel they have enough experience so they can fully benefit from this kind of program. If you like to get the best return in terms of learning experience, you should have around 5 years of experience!

Yes and we will tell you after the interview test if your are suitable for the program or not.

This program is open to all types of profiles, from pharmacists to engineers, from economists to entrepreneurs… diversity enriches the experience in the class. Though the average age tends to be lower than before (around 28 to 30 years old), maturity in the business field is required (5 years of experience is much better than 2 years); we recommend very young candidates to wait so they have the opportunity to directly apply the teachings of the program in their day to day job. You have to be motivated to learn, to work and to invest time for your career.

For all those programs, you should be ready to learn and work to get your degree. A strong motivation is required.

MMCoM: Most of the students have experience with marketing in the broad sense: working in sales, in advertising, in marketing departments, ect. Although the course is open to everyone, we expect interested candidates to be working in the marketing field as their career. The average student is 28 years old and holds relative experience and maturity. In this program, we also select people with strong personalities.

MMBF: who working in banks, financial services companies or hold positions in the financial departments of business enterprises. All must demonstrate strong maturity and professional experience (minimum 2 years).

MBQPM: who working in quality control, production, R&D, marketing and sales, human resources, finance, both in industry and services, as technicians, engineers or managers, and wish to benefit by a cross-functional approach of the management of their organization (2 years’ professional experience minimum).

MPM: The program is targeted at accomplished officials whose leadership role is acknowledged within their own organizations and who possess the potential to advance to more senior positions and to meet the challenges of effective leadership and good governance.

MBA: who is passionate by his job with a lot of energy and a desire to progress in his career and his life. The key factor is motivation.

You have to provide your english certificate or you need to prove that your program is full-english by a certificate delivered by your university which should be agreed by the MOET.

It is possible to suspend the learning process during the program, though we strongly discouraged it. Doing a master degree is a serious investment and a rather challenging process! This requires you to spend time and energy. Therefore, you should prepare your work and time in order to participate and complete the program. If you are a very busy businessmen and live your life in an airplane, you should consider very carefully before enrolling to one of our programs. In any circumstances, a maximum of 4 years are allowed to complete the program.

There are some aspects of these programs that are similar. The schedule and the structure of both programs are alike; courses are held in the evening and on Saturdays. In both programs all teachers are Belgian, except for the course in Philosophy. It is the content of these programs that differ. The Part-time MBA is dedicated to managers who want to improve their skills in all dimensions of management; there are courses in finance, marketing, business law, human resources management, etc. The Master in Marketing is focused on managers who want to specifically improve their skills in marketing; there are 5 courses on general management (accounting principle, HRM, etc) and 10 courses on very specific fields of marketing: brand activation, marketing of innovations, advertising & PR, etc.

The number of students in the Part-time MBA program have reached 40 persons. Elective courses are delivered to smaller groups. The number of students in the Master in Public Management and the Master in Marketing programs are limited to 35. We opt for smaller classes to favor interaction between students and teachers.

The entrance test (written) has two parts: analytical test and an essay The test aims to assess the applicants quantitative ability.

It measures:

– Basic mathematical skills and understanding of elementary concepts

– The ability to reason quantitatively

– The capability to solve quantitative problems, and interpret graphic data.

It does NOT measure :

– Knowledge of business

– Job skills

– Specific content in undergraduate or first university course work

– Subjective qualities such as motivation, creativity, and interpersonal skills

– Abilities in any other specific subject area.

It consists in 25-30 multiple-choices that the applicant has to solve in maximum 30 minutes.

Example:

If the average of five numbers is V. If one of the numbers is Z, another is Y, another is 2, one more is 37, what is the remaining number?

a) ZY – V – 39

b) Z/V – 3 – Y – 41

c) Z/3 – V – Y – 37

d) 3V – Z – Y – 39

e) V – Z – Y – 35

If 1/Z > 1, then 1 > ZZ

a) yes

b) no

c) impossible to say

Sales and earnings of consolidated conglomerate (in millions of €). During which year was the company earnings 10% of its sales?

a) 2000

b) 2001

c) 2002

d) 2003

e) 2004

f) 2005

No, all programs are delivered only in Vietnam. But you can join Summer School in extra-class to discover Solvay Belgium. For more information click on the link below : “link to summer school page”

Yes you can suspend the course, but you should manage your time to finish the program in four years. The two first suspends are free but after you have to pay 300 USD by course suspended.

Yes, you can pass the interview online without problem.

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