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Postgraduate in Investing in the EU – Benelux As a Gateway – (Grad.Cert.)
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Brussels Institute of Contemporary China Studies (BICCS)
- Information about programme
- Investing in the EU – Benelux as a gateway brochure
- University website
- Municipality website
- Student Experiences from Belgium - STeXX.eu
| Application Deadline: | 1st March non EU; 1st June EU | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 3,800 - | ||
| Location: | Brussels / Belgium / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
By offering the `Investing in the EU - Benelux as a gateway´ Postgraduate Programme, BICCS aims to thoroughly prepare master and bachelor graduates, researchers and employees for successfully managing inward investment projects in the EU. Participants are taught the legal steps required and are also exposed to the relevant financial and marketing topics.
Added value
- Comprehensive programme.
The `Investing in the EU - Benelux as a gateway´ postgraduate is a comprehensive programme which addresses all of the steps companies are required to undertake in order to invest in the EU.
- Networking.
Networking plays an important role in making business successful. For this reason the postgraduate programme includes some networking events, thereby enhancing the students´ value on the labour market.
- Versatile programme.
The postgraduate aims at providing students with:
- a comprehensive picture of initiating and managing inward investments into the EU;
- the ability to engage in discussion with governments, bankers and lawyers;
- insight into proper EU-legislation;
- insight into the relevant legislation in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg;
- basic knowledge of the related business jargon.
Job prospects
Graduates are well-placed to initiate and/or manage outbound investments from their home countries into the EU.
Graduates will be particularly sought after by:
- companies that export to the EU and want to establish distribution centres in the EU;
- companies that want to gain market access to the EU by means of mergers and acquisitions;
- companies setting up an EU location for their R&D unit, after-sales service department, marketing department, design department.
Furthermore, graduates, as self-employed business people, will be able to establish their own enterprises, such as international trading or sourcing companies.
Contents
Compulsory (42 ECTS) European legal framework and European competition law
- Introduction of EU institution and legislative procedure
- Introduction of main EU policies (internal market and competition policy)
Export Management
- Export framework & export management
- Framework of export promotion agencies
- Writing an export plan
- Determining the export price
- Legal Aspects of Export
- Contracts and dispute settlement
- International sales contract
- INCOTERMS
- International payment techniques
- Export finance
- Export insurance
- Distribution channels
- Customs
- Export documents
- VAT
- Transport
- Project market and opportunities offered by multilateral organizations (ADB, EIB...)
- International purchasing
- Chinese reality framework for sourcing
- Identification commodities & sourcing for China
- Sourcing
- China approach
- Intercultural awareness and supplier relationship management
- International trade policy, customs regulations and anti-dumping regulations
- EU trade measures
- Basic principles of Chinese customs and VAT regulations related to the export of goods
- Customs planning in the EU
- Basics of non-fiscal legislation related to the import in the EU
- Importing in the EU and VAT
- Legal aspects of starting up a business in the EU
- Acquisition of a company
- Acquisition of shares of an existing company
- Acquisition of assets constituting a business
- Starting a new company (Greenfield)
- Corporate law issues in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxemburg
- Type of corporate entities, formation and registration
- Capitalization requirements
- Board composition and compensation
- Management and powers of management
- Yearly minimum requirement
- Director´s liability
- Take-over text
- Investing in the EU: Banking and financial issues
- Capital and venture capital
- Borrowing from banks, from shareholders
- Guarantees / Security interests
- Repatriation of capital and profits; exchange regulations
- Origin of money; money laundering issues
- Employment law and social security - Differences in national systems
- Employment contracts
- Termination of employment contracts
- Union representation - Works council
- Collective labour relations
- Social security
- Work permits
- Intellectual property rights
- An introduction to industrial property law - Starting points - The Intellectual Property types
- Protection (registration) at the national (Benelux) and the European level
- Exploitation of industrial property rights - Licensing
- Division of markets and the European Economic Area (EEA)
- Industrial property and infringement - Dispute resolution
- Investing in the EU: Environmental aspects
- Introduction to Belgian regional environmental law
- Administrative authorisations
- Soil contamination
- Hazardous products and substances
- Waste
- Water
- General tax aspects and tax structure
- Double taxation treaties with Hong Kong, Macao and China
- Corporation versus branch structures
- The impact of corporate EU tax directives
- Applicable transfer pricing rules
- Financing structures
- Investment analysis and Plant location
- Investment decision and value creation
- Investment decision and management
- Location decision methodology
- Project definition
- Critical factor analysis
- Investment climate analysis
- Financial decision methodology
- Risk analysis
- International investment financing and Project finance
- Introduction: Origin, definition, why choose project finance
- Parties to project financing: Structuring of the parties and their roles
- Structuring the project vehicle: Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)
- Project finance documentation: Lending documents, security documents, shareholders documents, project documents
- Project structures: BOT, BOD, BOOT, DBFOM, DBOM...
- Sharing of risk: Identification and quantification or valuation of risks
- Security for projects and insurance issues
- Project finance projects: PPP or Public Private Partnership
- Elective (18 ECTS)
- Professional experience: internship
- Thesis
Courses
Certification
A post-academic certificate, bearing the name of the postgraduate course and signed by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, will be granted by the Brussels Institute of Contemporary China Studies, after successfully finishing the complete programme.
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Register Now!Requirements
- University degree (master or bachelor).
- A good command of English is required. This requirement can be met non-Anglophones providing either proof of graduation from a ?programme taught in English or a copy of a `Test of English as a Foreign Language´ (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 550 (paper test)
- All students from the People´s Republic of China must obtain a certificate of academic screening from the Academic Evaluation Centre (APS) of the German Embassy in Beijing before enrolling in any institution of higher education, language course or other preparatory course in Belgium.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
Accreditation
All degree programs are accredited by NVAO.
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