HEC Liege Executive Education Management School Executive Doctorate program has attracted many entrepreneurs like you to realize their life and career blueprints.

Doctoral degree, highlighting lifelong glory

In-depth study of business management, write your own “Management Book”, and become a “Doctor Dr.” manager and entrepreneur with an international perspective!

Cultivate scholar-type corporate thinkers

EDBA’s research has penetrated ancient and modern China and foreign countries, surpassing traditional theoretical teaching methods, and systematically presenting the essence of management under global change and development to every corporate strategic decision maker.

International contacts, resource sharing

The world’s top 500 entrepreneurs and EU alumni hold discussions side-by-side. HEC Liege Executive Education, Management School of the University of Liege has a global network of alumni and sponsors to open up resources and share benefits with the school’s headquarters.

EDBA project advantages

World famous school

Many years of long history! European institutions!

Chinese and Western academic research and practical doctoral tutor training! Participate in academic conferences and make strategic decisions for leadership in the era of masters of operations research!

Leading QS World University Rankings; Business School

Won the three major international certifications of AACSB/EQUIS, the global proportion is only 1%! The university enjoys brand awareness in China,

The alumni network is well developed, and the top 500 entrepreneurs and Nobel laureates gather together!

Go to Belgium to participate in the graduation ceremony, study tour in Europe, have the world in mind and look at the world!

Heart of Europe, Belgium

The Kingdom of Belgium is located in western Europe, with the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south and west, and to the North Sea to the northwest, with Britain on the opposite bank. Belgium, located in the center of the European Cross, has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times!

Belgium is a founding country of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and a member of the European Union. Its capital, Brussels, is known as the “Capital of Europe”. It is the administrative center of the European Union NATO, the European Commission, the Council of the European Union, the European Economic Community, and the World Customs Cooperation Council. The location of hundreds of international organizations.

The number of staff in its international organizations and diplomatic institutions is as high as 20,000, making it a very international metropolis!

Belgium is a highly developed capitalist country.

The Pearl of Europe “University of Liege, Belgium”

The University of Liege, Belgium (ULg for short), was established in 1817. The status was granted by Pope Nicholas IV. It was established before the Kingdom of Belgium and is one of the earliest public institutions of higher learning in Europe.

Located in Liege, Belgium, the country ranks in the top 3-5, and the degree is highly respected throughout the European Union and even the world!

The University of Liege is a member of EUA (European University Association), IAU (International University Association) AUF (University Francophone Association).

Scientific research results

Over the past two hundred years, the university has produced several “Nobel Prize” winners, and cultivated countless outstanding talents for Europe and the world, making it a world-class comprehensive university with rich humanities, superb teaching level and superb scientific research capabilities.

The University of Liège is a member of the Belgian “Wallonia-European University” alliance and participates in a number of major research projects in the “EU” and internationally, especially in the fields of biomedicine, space and aerospace, astronomy, management, economics, psychology, philosophy, etc. , The research results have attracted worldwide attention.

HEC Liege High Business

The predecessor of “HEC Liege University of Liège” was the European Harvard “HEC” Liege Commerce established in 1898. After more than 100 years of development, it merged with the Belgian Public University of Liege School of Management in 2005. So far, the dual-branded University of Liege-HEC Liege is one of the top business schools in Europe.

The headquarters of the college is located in the city center of Liège. It is one of the rarest higher management schools in the world that has obtained the most stringent EPAS international quality certification in Europe for many consecutive years. It is also one of the “European Management Development Foundation” (EQUIS) accredited universities and has also obtained the The rigorous certification of the prestigious International Association of Higher Business Schools AACSB. Among the global business schools, the inadequate business schools have obtained these two international accreditations.

Liege University HEC Liege High Business Glory Moment

On April 4, 2019, His Majesty King Philip of the Kingdom of Belgium paid a personal visit to the HEC Liege University of Liege. Dean Wilfred Nissen and famous local entrepreneurs and leaders of the University of Liege welcomed the King’s arrival. During his stay in school, King Philip and the leaders of the college held a round table dedicated to student entrepreneurship and supporting the incubation of youth projects (VentureLa business incubator was established at the University of Liege under the initiative of HEC Liege University of Liege.

Ranking and authoritative accreditation University of Liege, Belgium

2022 World University Ranking Center ranked 351th
There are only 8 Chinese universities (mainland) in front of them
2022 “QS World University Comprehensive Ranking 480th”
There are only 22 Chinese universities ahead of it, and 10 in the mainland
(QS Fortune 500 University, China (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) only has 38)
Member of TIME, an alliance of top European engineering universities
Established in 1989, Top Industrial Managers for Europe is a high-level university alliance composed of 53 leading engineering universities in Europe, Asia and South America. It includes the best engineering universities in Europe.
Its members also include: Technical University of Munich, Lausanne Institute of Technology in Switzerland, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Free University of Brussels, etc.

List of the four campuses of the University of Liege

Campus of Liège city centre

Liège’s city centre campus, the oldest university campus of Liège, has been rooted in the heart of this “passion city” and exciting city life since 1817. The Liege City Centre campus brings together the School of Philosophy and Letters, the School of Architecture, the HEC School of Management and the Central School of Administration of the University of Liege.

Campus of Liège Sart Tilman

About 10 kilometers to the south, with hundreds of hectares of green space and forest, it is the venue for most of the activities of the University of Liège. It has a series of state-of-the-art scientific research infrastructure and high-level sports facilities (sports center) venues.

Campus of Gembloux

Jean Bulu Campus (Namur Province) is a humane campus that is resolutely facing the future and open to the world. Its eponymous college, Jean Bulu College of Agricultural Biotechnology, has been committed to life sciences and bioengineering since its establishment in 1860. , Has a research team from more than 40 countries.

Campus of Arlon

The Aron campus is located in the center of Aron in southern Belgium (Luxembourg province) and is dedicated to environmental protection. There is a department of environmental science and management, and the building is powered by solar technology. There is a wooden laboratory building on the campus called the Jacques Galen Building, which is fully dedicated to the experiment of energy systems.

EDBA Course Design

The HEC Liege Executive Education Executive Doctorate in Business Administration program shall be completed by coursework and thesis. Participants are required to complete the following stages :

YEAR 1: THE FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH

EDBA601 – Research Methodology I

EDBA602 – Project Management

EDBA603 – Management of Organisations

EDBA604 – Research Conference I

YEAR 2: THE BUILDING OF A RESEARCH PROJECT

EDBA605 – Research Methodology II

EDBA606 – Agile Methodologies for Project Managers

EDBA607 – Financial Economy

EDBA608 – Research Conference II

YEAR 3: THE IMPLEMENTATION

EDBA609 – Dissertation

EDBA610 – Research Conference III

Program Duration

HEC Liège Executive Education utilizes various technologies to facilitate course
delivery. All of the latest technology ensures that learners obtain the best learning
outcomes possible. An integration of e-delivery tools allow students to access course
materials, research libraries, discussion forums, course calendar, chat rooms,
assignment submissions, course announcements and student grade book.
In the spirit of blended and flexible e-learning, the responsibility of study rests with the
student but will be comprehensively supported through:

• Electronic resources – e-library, on-line tutorials and chats.
• Over 200 various audio-visual business / management titles.
• Latest Action Learning Seminar series materials by Harvard Business Publishing
and other notable sources.
• Hard/soft & online copies of course materials, study guides.
Program Duration: Three (3) Years
Maximum Duration to complete: Four (4) Years

Entry Requirement

HEC Liège Executive Education welcomes qualified applicants with no discrimination towards their gender, age, cultural, ethnic, religious and racial backgrounds. Distance learning candidates are admitted on a continuous basis. (i.e. continuous enrolment).
Admission at HEC Liège sets minimum criteria which have been designed to identify applicants who have sound academic potential and who show creativity, critical thinking, social and moral values, evidence of English language proficiency and strong motivation.
Successful applicants must fulfill the following criteria:

Working experience of 10 years.
Behaviour skills and motivation.
Previous degree: Postgraduate Diploma, MBA, Master or HEC Liège Executive School EMBA.