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Master of Business International Study Programme

Brussels: heart of the Single Market and crucial to Ireland’s business and economic framework. For our suite of MBS prgrammes, we bring our graduates to the centre of decision-making in the European Union – directly into the corridors of power within the European Commission, European Parliament and Council of Ministers.

We want our graduates to not just accept their business environment, but to have the tools and experience to shape it to their – and their companies’ - advantage through getting to know the reality of the system and who to influence.

Students are brought into the ‘Brussels Beltway’ to learn from Irish and European political and business representatives to hear case studies of how to influence the international business environment.

The study programme was launched in 2008 and has seen more than 500 masters-level students participate since then. Over that period, the students have met with each successive European Commissioner from Ireland (Charlie McCreevey, Maire Geoghegan-Quinn and Phil Hogan), eight Members of the European Parliament (Sean Kelly, Liadh Ni Riada, Deirdre Clune, Prionsias De Rossa, Colm Burke, Nessa Childers, Matt Carthy and Alan Kelly), three Irish Ambassadors (Bobby MacDonagh, Rory Montgomery, and Eamonn Mac Aodha) and various officials from the Commission, Council and Parliament.

Staying in the stunning student environs of the historic Leuven Institute for Ireland in Europe, our learners directly engage with senior academics from the world-ranked Katholieke University of Leuven as well senior managers with multinational corporations for comprehensive site visits.

The Belgian Programme is a fully-accredited module where students engage in a week long professional and cultural experience, requiring them to research and present within the multicultural context of an international setting.

Hearing from high calibre academics and European and Irish policymakers and business representatives makes this programme a highly interactive, challenging – and fun – week of learning and international experience, setting the graduates up for careers with new and broader horizons.

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Executive MBA International Study Programme

As part of the 'International Management' module of the Executive MBA programmme, students visit Boston for one week - this trip takes place in September of year two of the programme. This trip was introduced in 2003 and has become a real highlight of the SETU Waterford MBA.

The trip broadly consists of two academic days (with sessions facilitated by Boston University) along with another two days of company visits (these have included companies such as the World Bank, Boston Parliment, State Street, Sun Life, Genzyme, and De Puy Orthapaedics). Introduction and review meetings are held in Boston and the module is assessed via a reflective essay which is completed at the end of the week's activities.

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WIT Executive MBA group in Boston USA

Master of Business in Internationalisation Study Programme 

The Master of Business in Internationalisation (MBSI) - incorporates a Double Degree programme - between SETU Waterford and Brest Business School, France. Under this joint Consortium Agreement, MBSI graduates at SETU Waterford Waterford (on successful completion of the MBSI programme) are awarded a Double Degree – The MBSI degree at SETU Waterford and the MIB degree at  Brest Business School, France. 

Students registered on the MBSI at SETU Waterford have the opportunity to study on a number of common modules with students on the Master of International Business (MIB) programme at Brest Business School in France. This comprises joint study on shared modules and other research activity. Two of the shared modules are delivered directly to the combined student cohort with one module delivered in Brest and another in Waterford.

This intense learning methodology provides significant benefits for the MBSI student cohort. It provides enhanced learning opportunities for students and exposes them to alternate teaching and learning environments. Students are also given the opportunity to work closely with their own class-mates - students from  Brest Business School – and lecturing staff from SETU Waterford and  Brest Business School.  

During the study trip, MBSI students are also afforded the opportunity to attend cultural and business events in the Bretagne area and to develop networking opportunities into the future.

On completion of the study trip, MBSI students are asked to write a reflective essay on their learning experiences from the visit to France – and from the return visit by Brest Business School students to SETU Waterford. This paper is completed at the end of semester 2 – and counts as a formal 5 Credit Module on the MBSI programme.

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WIT MBSI students with  Brest Business School, students from  Brest, France – Joint Module Study Trip session – SETU Waterford Waterford. 

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