Blended Intensive Programme · 2026-1-BE01-KA131-HED-000318908-9

Str@tvision Accountancy

For students 0411: Accounting and taxation English UCLL University of Applied Sciences, Campus Connect, Leuven (Heverlee), Belgium

General information

Type of BIP
For students
Code
2026-1-BE01-KA131-HED-000318908-9
Field of study / area of interest
0411: Accounting and taxation
Language of instruction
English
Form of education
Blended: a compulsory virtual component combined with a short-term physical mobility.
Coordinating institution
UCLL University of Applied Sciences, Campus Connect, Leuven (Heverlee), Belgium
Awarding institution
UCLL
Number of hours
75
ECTS credits
3
EQF level
6
Cycle (QF-EHEA)
First cycle

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

1 Decembrie 1918 University of Alba Iulia (UAB)

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

Number of participants
5 from UAB

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