Should I go for an LL.M or MBA abroad? Why and Where?

Should I go for an LL.M or MBA abroad?

Why and Where?

Should I go for it?

Frequent questions:

- Is it worth the money?- Isn’t funding harder to get?- Can it boost employability?

Frequent questions:

- Studying foreign law pointless?- How to assess quality?

How do I choose my destination?

Criteria :

- prestige - location- specialization- means- teaching approach

- language- alumni- presence of big names- link with practice

- complementary or consolidating (professional identity)- cost (including maintenance costs)- scholarships

Think beyond the obviousAsia

- Singapore- Hong Kong- Japan

- Germany

Where should I begin?

- Dienst Studieadvies- www.law.kuleuven.be- mastersportal.eu- www.llm-guide.com- rankings

What about the rankings?

- www.university-list.net- www.llm-guide.com- choose carefully…- aim high

US:- www.usnews.com- www.baef.be- www.fulbright.be

UK :

- Guardian “University Guide”- Times (via university-list.net)

Infosessies :

- orkshop “how to apply”: Fall 2014- US: Success in the US (5 March 2015)

And MBAs?

There is more it than just Vlerick!

- UK: London Business School- Spain: IE (#1 in Europe), ESADE (# 5), Iese (# 6) - France: HEC (#2), Insead (# 4)- Switzerland: IMD, St-Gallen

rankings: FT, Forbes, The Economist

www.mybs.be (!)

www.find-mba.com

Scholarships and Funding:

- BAEF- Fullbright- Rotary

(http://rotary.belux.org/nl/programmas/studiebeurzen)

- Stichting Fernand Lazard- Doctoral students: FWO

Application

Language test (MBA: other tests too)CV

Letters of recommendation Statement of purpose BudgetScholarship