Quality of the bachelor International Business management

Reporting on programme quality

  • Every 5 years, each programme undergoes a programme review.
  • A panel of independent experts (external and internal) checks the quality of your programme against the education quality code.
  • The panel provides meaningful feedback, which the programme uses to safeguard and improve quality.

Strengths

  • The three specialisations offer students career-focused choice.
  • The diverse international student population creates a business learning environment that builds cross-cultural skills.
  • The focus on the international aspects of business is key for students seeking a career in a globalised world.
  • Feedback collected from the student council is taken into account thoroughly.
  • The team of experienced, international lecturers creates a very supportive environment for students.

Recommendations

  • Investigate why the student dropout is generally quite high. 
  • Strengthen the guidance and evaluation of the International internship in the Global Business specialisation.
  • Foster the global use of English as a lingua Franca throughout the programme.

Urgent working points

  • The programme takes action on the construction, analysis and optimisation of an assessment programme.

Institutional review

KdG: a University of Applied Sciences with an excellent quality report

  • All universities of applied sciences and universities in Flanders are assessed every 6 years through an institutional review.
  • In 2022–2023, KdG underwent its second institutional review.
  • This again led to a positive decision, based on a particularly positive final report from the assessment committee.

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KdG pursues an effective education policy, evaluates and improves it, including through its own governance structure that safeguards the quality of its programmes.
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Safeguarding the quality of your education 

KdG uses a fixed system of 3 processes to continuously monitor and improve the quality of every programme.

1. Annual evaluation of learning and assessment materials

  • Each year, the programme evaluates the learning and assessment materials of a number of courses.
  • This is done together with lecturers, students, and representatives from the professional field.
  • The findings are immediately incorporated into the programme's multi-year plan.
  • As a student, you can read the results of this process on the programme page in Canvas.

2. Programme review: every 5 years

  • A panel of independent experts (external and internal) examines the entire programme in detail.
  • They assess everything against KdG's education quality code.
  • The panel provides concrete feedback, highlighting strengths, points to focus on, and any mandatory improvement points.
  • The programme uses this feedback to safeguard and improve quality.

3. Safeguarding and communication

  • Following the programme review, a safeguarding dialogue takes place: the programme develops a concrete action plan.
  • The General Director issues an official safeguarding decision; KdG's governing body ratifies this.
  • A public abstract of the programme review is published on this page - ensuring transparency for you as a (prospective) student.
  • Annual follow-up meetings systematically monitor progress.

Read more about safeguarding the quality of your education