General information
Form of instruction and time commitment
Virtual phase: online component before the international week (dates not specified).
Physical phase: 1–5 March 2027, Leuven, Belgium: business game Str@tvision ©, guest lectures, socio-cultural activities and final presentation of results.
Partner institutions
Lecturers / trainers
Maarten Cachet, with coaches and guest lecturers (business people)
Accreditation / evaluation
Compliance with national and EU accreditation standards and with the ECHE.
Entry requirements
Second year undergraduate students in Business Management with a financial background.
Programme structure
Virtual component
Online component before the international week. Dates to be communicated.
Physical component
1–5 March 2027, UCLL University of Applied Sciences, Campus Connect, Geldenaaksebaan 335, 3001 Leuven (Heverlee), Belgium.
Students work in mixed international groups on the business game Str@tvision ©, combined with several guest lectures and socio-cultural activities. At the end of the week students present their results.
Link between components
The online component before the international week prepares students for the business game and the teamwork in Leuven.
Social and cultural programme
- International food reception (International Aperitif) on Monday evening
- Sport activity
- Company visit
- Official closing dinner
- Goodbye party
Learning and pedagogical aspects
Broaden your horizon and test your financial, accounting and strategic skills with a business game that lets you learn in a fast and risk-free simulation environment how an enterprise operates. Form management teams with students from other countries, take decisions on general management, production, marketing and finance in a competitive market, listen to business people who advise on starting and directing a start-up company, and present your results at the end of the week. Working in a culturally diverse team is a challenge out of your comfort zone and expands your global network.
Course aim
To let students work in mixed international groups on the business game Str@tvision ©, practise their knowledge of business and accounting, and develop their intercultural communication skills.
Teaching methods
- Business game (market simulation) in international teams
- Guest lectures by business people
- Coaching with updates on the economic situation
- Social and cultural activities with international fellow students
Work-based and practical components
- Business game Str@tvision ©: teams run identical fictitious companies and take decisions in three consecutive game rounds
- Company visit
- Final presentation of results
Course contents
- Business game Str@tvision ©: decisions on general management, production, marketing and finance in three consecutive game rounds, reflecting one operational year each
- Decision parameters: pricing per product model, recruitment of personnel, number of production units and production quantity, promotional efforts, number of stores, distribution points and online sales, need for financing
- Guest lectures by business people on starting and directing start-up companies
Learning outcomes
- Apply knowledge of business, finance and accounting in a simulated enterprise
- Take operational and financial decisions in a competitive market that changes every game round
- Work and communicate in English in culturally diverse teams
- Present the results of the team to an audience
Competency framework
- Digital competence
- Critical thinking
- Ethical reasoning
- Problem solving
- Intercultural communication
- Teamwork
- Project management
Assessment / verification criteria
- Participation in virtual activities: 20%
- Participation in physical activities: 30%
- Group project: 40%
- Final presentation/reflection: 10%
Grading scheme and form of credit
The programme awards 3 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System). Pass/fail.
Supervision and identity verification during assessment
Supervised without identity verification.
Recommended reading and learning resources
Online material.
Participants: eligibility and selection
Eligible participants
Second year undergraduate students in Business Management with a financial background, of partner institutions. A maximum of 5 students per partner may participate.
Eligibility criteria
Second year undergraduate students in Business Management with a financial background.
Application documents
Nomination by sending university.
Selection procedure
Students will be selected at the sending university.
Important dates
Deadline for registration: 11 December 2026. Physical component: 1–5 March 2027. Online component: dates not specified.
Inclusion and accessibility
Funding:
Apply as a student with fewer opportunities or special needs
Online and onsite support:
This is an inclusive and welcoming event. If you have questions about accessibility or would like to request an accommodation (for example: assistive technology support, assistive listening device, captioning, CART services, sign language interpreter, reserved front row seat, large print, advance copy of slides to be projected, wheelchair access to buildings/rooms, wheelchair access to working tables throughout the room, lactation room, dietary restrictions and/or other needs), please include your requirements with your registration form.
Funding schemes
Students from EU Member States and associated countries (KA131)
Students from Erasmus+ programme countries receive their individual mobility grants from their sending institutions according to Erasmus+ KA131 rules. These grants typically cover travel, accommodation and daily subsistence during the physical phase.
Participants from other countries (KA171)
Funding through international credit mobility projects of the sending or receiving institution (e.g. travel covered by the sending institution; accommodation and meals provided by the organisers).
Staff participants
Not mandatory
Other funding
National or institutional funds or self-funded participation.
Participation fee and costs covered
National or institutional funds or self-funded participation.
Certification and recognition
Certificate of completion
BIP Str@tvision - Accountancy certificate, awarded based on the quality of the team’s work.
Learning agreement
Learning agreement for students, signed before the mobility, to ensure recognition of the BIP at the home institution.
Digital credential
n/a
Quality assurance measures
Alignment with Erasmus+ requirements
Yes, based on ECHE.
Inter-institutional agreements
Mandatory.
Institutional accreditation
Internal and external quality assurance.
Assessment reliability
ECHE alignment.
Participant feedback mechanisms
Feedback questionaire.
Recognition & portability
Mandatory under Erasmus+ programme guide.
Practical information and enrolment
Duration and location
Physical component: 5 days (1–5 March 2027), UCLL University of Applied Sciences, Campus Connect, Leuven (Heverlee), Belgium.
Virtual platform and technical requirements
Zoom.
Accommodation, meals and local transport
Participants arrange their own accommodation: https://www.ucll.be/nl/accommodation-leuven
Budget option: Youth Hostel ‘De Blauwput’, next to Leuven railway station, where UCLL has reserved a number of places. Mention that you are part of this UCLL programme.
Travel and arrival
Self-organised.
Application and enrolment
UAB students: apply at the sending university, then register at UCLL.
Contact
Contact person
Maria-Cristina Stanca
International Relations Officer
"1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba Iulia
5 Gabriel Bethlen, 510009, Alba Iulia, Romania
Tel:+40 258806042
url: www.uab.ro
E-mail: cristina.stanca@uab.ro