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A large part of the subject matters taken within this specialization are tought in European and world universities. These are also tought at any MBA of high reputation, with the same curriculum, in the same spirit, at the same standard.

   
 
Curriculum

Communication
The sense of figures
Information technology
Technical spirit
Psychology
Juridical preparation
Physical training
Leadership and management
The sense of money
Accounting
The study of a foreign language, English or German, is made during all four years spent at the university. Business field is one of direct communication.
It is a major handicap in international business not to perfectly master a language of international circulation. Besides the basic foreign language, the curriculum contains also a semester of intensive study of a second foreign language of international circulation (English, German or French).
The role of communication in business is emphasized through some subject matters as: "Negotiation techniques", "Written and oral communication in business", "Media sciences, advertising and image".

Each semester, two of the subject matters have special team-work seminars, in which students are trained in communication and presentation techniques, so their comunication abilities improve.
   
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"Quantitative methods" is studied two semesters. Beyond mathematical methods and formulas, this subject matter develops the sense of figures and sizing, a fundamental quality of the businessman.

"Statistics" helps building a statistical mind, with essential implications on business (the evaluation of the risk, insurance, finance, market research, quality ensurance).

The case studies an the practical subjects at most of the finance connected subject matters are based on calculus and numerical evaluations.
   
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In any business-plan of today, automatic opertions play a certain role, sometimes even essential. The automatic operation may replace the labour force, with its advantages of faster operations, low cost, quality and objectivity. Whereas automatic operations assume risks also. Computer related subject matters and information technology deal with problems and solutions for automatic operations in trade, services and manufacturing field.

 

Right and prompt information is the key to many success businesses. For this reason, access to information assumes that future businessmen should proficiently use the information technologies of today.

Communication field is one of the most dynamic and with strong implications in today's business world. "Office and communication technology" subject matter explores these forward-looking directions.

Computers and information technology related subject matters are sudied during 5 semesters.

   
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It is true that businessmen are economists, not engineers. But any business, beyond people, relies on equipments, buildings, machines, production lines. For this reason, business people are most "technical" people among economists. Many times, the income increase or the costs decrease depend on how will business people understand equipments they rely on.

The "Fundamentals of engineering" subject matter, studied over two semesters period, is the answer to this kind of request and develops the technical spirit.

The "Real estate investments" subject matter details some technical aspects concerning buildings and other structures.
   
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Understanding basic concepts of psychology is essential to a business person. A businessman is a leader, a convincing man. In order to convince (persuade), he or she should understand the levers that affect the behaviour of individuals, but also groups of people.

The "Organization and Business Psychology" subject matter also covers the ethical aspects of the businesses and the social responsibility of the businessperson.
   
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The "Law Fundamentals and Language" subject matter is an introduction to law principles and mechanisms, aiming to juridical language learning by the future businessman. Case studies concerning business world litigation allow a practical approach of the juridical sciences.

The "Business law" subject matter goes thoroughly into the law and jurisprudence rules of the business field. Business people, during their professional activity, sign hundreds or maybe thousands of commercial contracts. Each contract has unknown, to the layman eye, juridical implications. This subject matter is studied with the purpose of correct understanding of these implications in litigations, agreements, property, securities, agency contracts, bankruptcy, intellectual rights and registered trademarks.

Some elementary concepts of labour law are studied at the "Human resources management" subject matter. Juridical implications of other managerial and financial subject matters are not avoided also, completing the juridical preparation (training) of the future businessman.
   
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It is well known that physical aspect is a very important characteristic of the businessman. The physical effort contributes to the muscle shaping, but also to the complete building of the successful businessman personality.
"Mens sana in corpore sano" could be the right motto concerning our curriculum. From the first week of school in the first year, to the last week of school in the fourth year, students will beneficiate of physical training classes.

 
   
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Actually, the business administration implies a certain magnetism (charisma) called "leadership" and the science or art called "management". No less than 10 subject matters are related to developing students in these directions.

The "Business" subject matter is a very special one, studied ever a 7 semester's period.
This subject matter includes all other studied subject matters, training students with complex exercises, bringing them closer to the real world they have to face. From the first year, students learn about property and business association forms, setting-up a business-plan and other basic concepts.

"Managerial economics" and other few subject matters lay the theoretical fundamentals of business economic thinking. Supply, demand, price, competition, profit and other fundamental concepts are deeply analyzed.

"Strategic Management" is one of the fundamental subject matters for the modern businessman. "Economic warfare" is not just a figure of speech. Many decades, the concepts from military strategies are successfully applied to businesses. This subject matter guides the future business persons towards those directions where probabilities of success are maximized.

"Business marketing" deals with those aspects on how to study and how to influence the market. It is said that in these days a successful business is run by …clients. This assertion is obviously exaggerated, but it shows how important is a businessman to understand his clients and to offer them what they want and even more.

"Organizational management" is the subject matter that lays the fundamentals of the modern management study. The management functions, efficiency and efficacy, leadership and management styles, decision taking, the hierarchical structure, the organization of activities, the management of transformation and other concept that will be closely analyzed over a 2 semesters period.

"Human resources management" deeply analyzes the methods of selection, evaluation, promotion, personnel motivation and training. There are also studied management and trade-union relations, through the angle of labour legislation.

The operational management characteristics in different business fields are the object of some specific courses: "Production management" and "Management in services and commerce". Case studies represent the classical method of study within these subject matters. Certain concepts, specific to each field, useful in practice, are also learnt. For example, "Management in services and commerce" presents en-gros and en-detail selling and other aspects related to physical distribution, promotion, "branding".

"International business" is a subject matter dedicated to businesses that go beyond the country's borders, like almost any success business. Economic globalization means that business people should become more and more competitive abroad. Studying the multinational companies is a useful and pleasant exercise for senior students.
   
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Like leadership, the sense of money is native and necessary to the businessman. Even if it cannot appear by study, it is compulsory to study finance subject matters even for the one who is born with sense, maximizing this way the chances of success in business.

"Financial management" is studied over a 2 semester's period and accustoms the students with the inevitable financial aspect of the business. There are studied the principles of time-value of the money and the income - risk relation, options calculations, the methods of cash-flow reporting and adjustment, in a company.

"Currency and credit" is an introduction to monetary systems, payment and credit instruments, and also studies the fundamentals of modern banking system.

"Real estate investments" and "Portfolio management" offer the future business people modern models of analysis of the direct and indirect investments. "International capital markets" extends the portfolio investment analysis beyond one country's borders.

"Risk management and insurance" goes further into the introduction models and techniques of the risk in the financial evaluations. The sense of money not risk-averse can lead to big mistakes. Is car theft a more "profitable business" than producing cars? Obviously not. Risk is part of the profit making process. Insurance services are risk evaluation specialized ones. The principles these services are built on, should be well known by the future businessperson.

"Fiscal Doctrines" deals with taxes. Because taxes represent large amounts in the financial equation of any business, it is important to study them. Actually, the taxation system can change the economy or even the society. Amsterdam has houses with their front side so narrow, that furniture is lifted upstairs with some sort of pulley system attached to every house. In Edinburgh, many houses had windows painted in black. Strange things? Not at all. Different taxation methods. In The Netherlands the tax was paid by the length of the opening to the street, and in Scotland, by the number of transparent windows.
   
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The accounting is the process of collection, analysis and systematic reporting of the financial information. The financial reports show a lot of essential variables of a business: business value, business evolution, where is efficient, where is not efficient, finally if the management is good or bad. Both managers and shareholders can have the financial reports at their disposal, but also the bankers and fiscal authorities. The accounting can be a very useful instrument to the businessman, but if he only knows how to read them.

The "Fundamentals of accounting" and the "Accounting of the Firm" are the fundamental subject matters of accounting, because the principles and the methods are studied here. "International Accounting" accustoms the students with different accounting systems at international level.

"Managerial Accounting" is strictly referring to the process of business administration. There are present here the non-financial variables of the business: labour hours, square meters of gas, kilometers of transportation, employment. There are studied the "mix" of products, the methods, the strategies and price formation mechanisms. The costs systems and the distribution of costs per product or service are also studied and they have a great impact on a business.

"Financial analysis" evaluates a business based on certain financial ratios taken from the financial reports and the share price evolution on the market. The businessman might find himself in the position of being evaluated, when he applies for a credit, but also to evaluate, when he studies the opportunity of a take-over.
   
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