About the programme

The Master of Science in Business Engineering is a programme in business administration that focuses on (data-driven) management science, business processes and technology. These three disciplines are educated throughout the two-year master programme in different manners through theoretical lectures, practical case studies and business games as well as guest speakers and company projects. The master's programme teaches these disciplines both in a theoretical and a practice-oriented way. 

Students can specialise and choose one of three main subjects:

• Data Analytics
• Finance
• Operations Management

Facts & figures

• Credits: 120 ECTS
• Mode: full-time or part-time
• Duration: 2 academic years
• First semester: September 2023 - January 2024
• Second semester: February 2024 - July 2024
• Main subjects: data analytics, finance, operations management
• Internship: possible as elective course
• Language: English
• 1 October 2022: applications are open
• 1 April 2023: application deadline non-EEA students
• 1 June 2023: application deadline EEA students
• Tuition fee EEA students: €1092,10
• Tuition fee non-EEA students: €6540,10

What our international alumni say about this programme

Why I choose UGent and the programme in Business Engineering? Because UGent belongs to the top 100 universities in the world! I found the program in Business Engineering very complete, it includes Python and R-studio as tools for the decision making analysis and it combines all types of engineering- Michelle Arboleda Jalon, from Ecuador, obtained a degree Engineer in International Business Management at Federico Santa Maria Technical University (Ecuador)