Global Business Engineering

Do you want to learn how to make business decisions while studying in a multicultural environment? Do you want to develop your critical thinking and interpersonal skills in collaboration with other professions and thus enhance your employability? Then join the Global Business Engineering exchange programme.

Type

Exchange

Duration

1 semester (30 ECTS)

Campus city

Horsens

Study start

August

About the Business and Communication exchange programme

  • Why choose this programme

    Do you want to learn how to make business decisions while studying in a multicultural environment? Do you want to develop your critical thinking and interpersonal skills in collaboration with other professions and thus enhance your employability? Then join the Global Business Engineering exchange programme. 

    Focus

    The programme focuses on developing your marketing, economics and cross-cultural communication skills through active student-centred learning. 

    Learning outcomes

    During the programme, you will develop your business and communicative competences and your ability to work in multicultural teams. 

    Course catalogue

    You are able to put together your exchange programme by choosing courses from our course catalogue:

    Course Catalogue for Global Business Engineering

    The course catalogue for the following academic year is ready around 1 March.

    The catalogue includes courses from our Global Business Engineering bachelors degree programme, but it is also possible to include modules from other engineering programmes such as Software Technology Engineering or Mechanical Engineering. See available modules and courses in the course catalogue above

    You must have a total of at least 30 ECTS credits per semester (a maximum of 35 ECTS credits). Exchange students at VIA’s engineering programmes must choose from the courses in the course catalogue. A semester study programme should consist of 3-4 courses and a project worth between 10 and 15 ECTS credits

    It is your responsibility to make sure you meet the academic requirements for the courses you wish to take. 

    There is a limited number of seats at all courses. The courses are also offered to full degree students at VIA University College, and some courses may fill up, so unfortunately, we are not able to guarantee that all courses will be available for exchange students.

    Teaching style

    Teaching is structured around class tutorials, assignments, lab exercises and workshop practice.

    Classes are small in order to allow group discussions and provide individualised attention. Focus is on active, student-centred learning to develop critical thinking and interpersonal skills.

    Theory in classroom sessions is taught in the form of applied problem-based projects, preparing you for the working world.

    Project work

    We recommend that all exchange students do a project. Project work is a way of incorporating real-life contexts into the study programmes. Typically, students work in teams of 2-4 on a problem that they would like to analyse and solve - sometimes in cooperation with a company.

    Staff from the departments will assist students in forming teams and finding possible ideas for projects. All teams will be assigned one or more supervisors. These supervisors will guide students through their project work.

    Evaluation and exams

    Your learning outcome will be assessed according to your performance on in-course assignments, tests, presentations and written and oral examinations. The varied assessment methods support you in developing skills which you can benefit from in your future career.

    Examinations are organised as individual tests assessed by external or internal examiners. An external examiner appointed by the Danish Ministry of Education will participate in external examinations. For internal examinations, the assessment will be done by lecturers appointed by VIA University College. 

    Language:

    The programme is taught in English

    Other documents:

  • Before you begin the exchange programme at VIA University College, you must have passed the first two years of a Bachelor Degree or equivalent at your home university.

    Please pay attention to the prerequisites described in the course catalogue and be sure you meet the prerequisites for the courses you choose.

    We have a limited number of places available for incoming exchange students. All students who meet our enrolment criteria will be assessed on the following:

    • Length of stay (semester or full-year)
    • Seniority on their study programme
    • Grades

    This means we cannot guarantee all students will be accepted. All students will hear from us within 4 weeks of the application deadline on whether they have been accepted or not.

    Documentation of your current English language level

    If English is not your first language, you will need to provide documentation of your English language level at the time of application. VIA University College requires that you have an English level of B2 or higher (certificate is required), as you must be able to understand spoken English when following courses and be able to write assignments and reports in English.

    As documentation, we accept confirmation of a B2 level from your home institution or one of the following internationally recognised language tests: TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS or the Cambridge ESOL test. Please be aware the test must not be more than two years old. For more information, please see:

    English proficiency requirements

    Read about credit transfer at VIA University College.

  • Your home institution must have an inter-institutional agreement with the Department of Engineering at VIA University College in order for you to be able to apply for this exchange programme at VIA.

    If an agreement exists, you will be able to fill in the application form. Please be aware that VIA must receive a nomination from your home institution as well.

    Go to the application portal to apply now

  • Exchange students do not pay tuition fees.

    Per definition, exchange stays are an exchange of one or more students between partner universities and therefore, exchange students do not pay tuition fees.

    If you do not know, if your institution is a partner of VIA, please contact the international office at your home institution. If your institution is not a partner of VIA and you would like us to discuss the possibility of establishing an exchange agreement with your home institution, please contact us at partnerships@via.dk.

  • Contact our Incoming team at incoming@via.dk if you have questions about the exchange programme or how to apply.

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    VIA University College
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    DK - 8700 Horsens
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