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The "Catholic university of Mons" (or FUCaM: Facultés Universitaires
Catholiques de Mons) offers degrees in Management, Political Science and in
Communication. Its professors and research fellows are active in these topics
and in related fields.
FUCaM was created in 1896 and was then known as
"Ecole Supérieure Commerciale et Consulaire". Already in those days, the
students received an international education, spending the second year of their
curriculum in Leipzig and the following in London. This University has strived
and has succeeded in developing an education of excellence. It is one of the 9
Belgian French-speaking Universities officially recognised by our Ministry of
Education.
FUCaM is situated in Mons, which is a quaint medieval town,
surrounded by nature and less than an hour away from the European capital,
Brussels.
Mons can pride itself on its architectural heritage, its
traditions and its folklore. It is also an animated student town, with three
universities and over a dozen higher education institutions. Last but not least,
it is an international town which provides a base for SHAPE, one of NATO's
headquarters. Paris, Amsterdam, London, Bonn or Luxemburg are only 3 hours away
from Mons.
Currently, FUCaM offers three complete Bachelor's and Master's
university programmes in: Management, Business Engineering, Political
Science.
Since the academic year 2004-2005, which coincides with the
implementation of the Bologna agreements in the French-speaking part of Belgium,
FUCaM has also offered a Bachelor's degree in Communication.
The
Management Programme is structured around the major business functions
(marketing, finance, production and human resources) and favours a global
approach of management.
The Business Engineering Programme focuses on
quantitative methods and information systems while offering a complete
curriculum in the different fields linked to industry.
The Political
Science Programme aims to train students to comprehend and manage contemporary
socio-political systems.
Finally the Bachelor's degree in Communication
is offered in cooperation with the Catholic University of Louvain and leads to
the Master's degree in this field.
In all these programmes, most of the
lectures are given in French; severals levels of language courses (English,
Dutch, German and Spanish) are also open to students. Our exchange network
covers 35 universities in 17 countries. Moreover, accommodation on the campus is
available for exchange students. Our University strives to combine its human
focus with its regional integration and international scope. |
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