London-trip MFM

Monday, 23 February 2015, 12:08 | Category : Masters
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Grab your woolen mittens and scarfs, we’re going to London! 4 days we could leave our books behind, visit the most prestigious financial companies, network with the most respected people in the industry and of course, reinforce existing friendships amongst each other. Let me tell you how we discovered London and how some of those […]

International Study Trip Experience at Dublin

I have my background in IT and during my undergrad days, I remember, being able to associate with companies like Google and Oracle was every man’s fancy. They are still the favorites of any computer science graduate. But hardly had I anticipated that a marketer can also find a role at Google. All these insights […]

Unity in Diversity

Sunday, 9 November 2014, 0:09 | Category : Masters, Masters in Marketing Management, Vlerick Experience
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It has already been two months that we are into this Vlerick Journey. Can you guess, what is the most tangerine part of this journey?  For me, it is working in different teams.  I had already worked in teams during my Bachelors and at workplace but working in teams at Vlerick is quite a different […]

Kerkrade Experience

Wednesday, 5 November 2014, 14:00 | Category : Event, Masters, Masters in Marketing Management, Opening Seminar
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Last month we had a chance to visit Abdij Rolduc in Kerkrade for our Opening Seminar. At first, I thought it would be another ideal opportunity to party, but actually it was much more than that. We were there for our Professional Management Skills Seminar, and what could be better than to experience it in […]

Start of a new year!

3 weeks into the programme, our Masters students are getting used to life at Vlerick. On September 3rd, we welcomed over 220 students, from over 25 different countries for their Kick-off! They met our campus, our Faculty and staff and got to know each other. The official Opening by our Dean, followed on Monday, September […]

The things that inspire me at Vlerick: The guest speakers who have a proven lesson to teach

Wednesday, 26 February 2014, 11:23 | Category : Masters
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Post by Melissa Soto “Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” ― Mary Oliver Since the beginnings of our Master in Marketing, there have been several inspiring speakers. Some are core professors and others visit us to share their own experiences: their successes, their failures and how they did to […]

MFM in London

Dear readers, Brace yourselves, a wall of text is coming… The highlights of the MFM’s venture into London during a study trip are described below, proceed at your own discretion. Day 1 On the Monday morning of January 20th, before sunrise, the MFM class gathered in Brussels to go to London by the Eurostar and […]

Global IRC team goes to the BeNeLux Finals

Just a quick update today. We are proud to announce that the Vlerick Business School Global IRC team has reached the BeNeLux finals of the worldwide competition of the CFA institute. After countless hours of work, very few hours of sleep during one of the busiest periods of MFM program, this group consisting of our […]

Bright future ahead

Dear readers Finally found the time to write a little blog post and give you some additional insights on what has happened in the last few weeks within the mysterious walls of our beloved Ghent campus. Right before the Christmas Holiday we had … Oops! Almost made a spelling mistake there. Let’s give it another […]

Reality Check

Let me start by telling you that Vlerick is lying to you when it says Invest 1 year gain 5. The education here will alter your lives for much longer than that. The degree at the end of the course is definitely valuable but the difference it makes to your life is invaluable. The stress […]