Arrive & Survive in Coventry (UK): A Survival Guide for your First Weeks at Coventry University

A Survival Guide for your First Weeks at Coventry University... or: What you wished you had known before moving to the West-Midlands' city of: Lady Godiva (belgian chocolate anyone?), the world's two fastest cars (Coventry Transport Museum), Global Headquarters of the classic Jaguar cars and admired scenery of The Italian Job (original) and Keeping Up Appearances.

or how I ended up at: Enlarge for bigger map - R04, Second Floor Middle Bedroom, 33 Northumberland Road, Spon End, Coventry, CV1 3AP, West Midlands, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom (of Great Britain & Northern Ireland), European continent, Commonwealth Nation, Northern Hemisphere, Earth.

UK adventure is coming...

Well, here we go again. Coventry University, here comes Belgium! I am not going to use any more unnecessary words, you know how I am feeling. 

Why You Should Consider Travelling After University & Why I Am Combining Travelling & Study

The answer to the second part of my Title is easy: because it's cheaper. As for Part I:  As a, for me, great 2013 comes to an end, and everybody starts making lists, reviews, pre-reviews and more about the past 2013 and for the coming 2014, I as well am making big plans for the new year. Realizing that travelling and experiencing life the way I love to is expensive and thus inachievable without a good savings account, I decided to combine my future plans and dreams (of travelling the world, you know...) with my probable future in the marketing & communications sector. As off mid January I will start a Masters in International Marketing at Coventry University. So bring on 2014! 

Thesis: Done (The Sequel)

This doesn't feel the same, but it actually is just like last year. 

The proud owner of this blog has used: 

• some cool YouTube-videos,
• Facebook,
• Twitter,
• himself as a reliable source,
• other social media like: Instagram, TripAdvisor etc.
• interviews with Belgian, French and Croatian AB InBev-employees
• and three whole pages of sources

to accomplish a 19.921-words thesis on Belgian Beer Café in English. I will be going to the printer tomorrow, handing in my thesis on Monday and presenting it in front of a jury, of which only two out of four members will have actually read it, on Thursday. Enjoy the cover page. Enjoy the weekend. Holidays soon.

International Workshop - German newspaper edition

I swear this is the last time I'll post something about it. But the German newspaper "Der Westen" has published an article on our experiences. Only posted on June 4th, one and a half month after the actual experience, but hey at least the Hagen College got  in it!

Probleme gelöst mit Teilnehmern aus sechs Nationen

Verslag: 16th International Workshop – USA editie

After our return to Belgium, KHLeuven demanded us, once again, to write a report about our experiences at the other side of the Atlantic. In Dutch, yes... sorry about that! 

KHLeuven: Second internship continues

Belgian Beer Café logo

Hi All,

As you might know, this semester I'm doing my internship for Belgian Beer Café, a global franchising concept by worldwide market leader in beer brewing: AB InBev. They produce: Stella Artois, Beck's, Budweiser and more than 200 other beers all over the world.

In 2013, it's all about Social Media Marketing. 

Could I therefore ask you to click on THIS page and hit the LIKE button on Facebook?   Eternal thanks will be your reward. 

Schol!

16th International Workshop - USA: Part 7: Empire State of Mind

Press Play, Start Reading & Get Sucked Into 

my experiences in the Big Apple, also known as

The City That Never Sleeps

Times Square

16th International Workshop - USA: Part 6: Finals

There came the day. After surviving five days of hard work, after suffering rain and sun, cold and heat, the beach and the indoor swimming pool, the jacuzzi and the sixty-year old waitress at the hotel bar… after all that came the day. Time for the Big 16^th International Workshop – Bo Cash Business Game Finale!

16th International Workshop - USA: KHLeuven Website

During our stay in the USA, I was asked to write a short text about our International Workshop experience for the KHLeuven Portal website (for students and teachers only). It's in Dutch, so sorry for the international readers:

16th International Workshop - USA: KHLeuven studenten veroveren New York

The official note about the finals of the 16th International Workshop on my College's website :

16th International Workshop - USA: Part 5: Chocolate, Philly Cheese Steak and Ceaser's Palace

On Friday, after tree days of business game, we had a "Day Off' and went on an excursion. In the morning we went to visit a chocolate factory. Well, at least that's what we thought.... Once we got there it was more like a big garage with a nice chocolate shop attached to it. Reily's Candy was, honestly, quite of a disappointment and we are pretty sure that in Belgium this kind of shop would be closed due to extremely hygienical surcumstances. But wait, it gets better....

16th International Workshop - USA: Part 4: Business Game

Hurrah and Finally (I hear you thinking)! Finally a title concering the actual Business Management Game for which I travelled all the way to the USA! After visiting Washington D.C. and Baltimore, we arrived at Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey.

16th International Workshop – USA: Part 3: Baltimore

Baltimore

Monday morning we left D.C. On our way to Point Pleasure Beach in New Jersey State, where the business management game was going to take place, we made a stop in Baltimore.

16th International Workshop - USA: Part 2: Washington D.C.

Washington Monument

Did you know that D.C. stands for: District of Colombia? Well, now you do! The capital of the USA is actually more or less a state on its own, counting up to (only?) 600.000 inhabitants, of which the most famous one is, at the moment, Barack Muhammed Obama (and his dog Bo).

16th International Workshop - USA: Part 1: Of planes and stuff

Finally, it has begun. After way too much preparation sessions, setting details, packing and sending messages to friends who might want to meet up when I’m at the other side of the Great Atlantic, April 6 came. The beginning of the 16th International Workshop – USA edition.

International Workshop - Edition 2013 - USA

[The world is a book and those who do not travel only read one page...

With that in mind, and with my motivation to see the USA from a different angle, I applied to participate to the 16th International Workshop (2013 - USA) edition. Together with 59 other students from, among others: The Netherlands, China, UAE, USA, Germany etc. I will be participating into an international business game on the East Coast. We will be visiting Washington D.C, Baltimore, Pennsylvania and finish in New York City in a two week timelapse.

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Internship #2: Belgian Beer Cafés

Today is an important day. When you read this I will have started my second internship. This time I  have the opportunity and the luck to work for one of the world's biggest companies, Anheuser-Busch InBev! More specifically I will be working on the department of the Belgian Beer Cafés. For the next 15 weeks I will not be the consumer but part of the producing of beer! Got to love the job, right?

I am sure that I will learn a lot of my co-workers in this multinational company and I am very eager to interact with people from all over the globe! Root for me!

Last day of studying, I need a peptalk.

Did you notice how the last part of studying is 'dying'?