The global business world is constantly changing and is still dealing with the effects of the recent financial crisis and the consequent economic downturn. In today's environment, companies need managers and executives who are ready to lead and implement changes that successfully address current and future challenges.
Our courses cover a broad spectrum of topics, which ensures that graduates are qualified for a wide range of career opportunities and have the tools to adapt to their developing careers.
This Master's degree covers the whole chain of quantitative finance, from theoretical aspects to the application in a professional setting. The chain can be described as follows:
The Advanced Master in Quantitative Finance offers a unique set of quantitative tools in finance. Through a well-selected set of courses in Mathematics, Statistics / Econometrics, Finance, and Programming you will gain the all the necessary skills to become a successful financial professional.
The programme covers quantitative asset management, derivative pricing and risk management and is particularly well-suited for students with a quantitative background, obtained either from recent education or through professional experience. The main objective is to train a new generation of financial professionals. You will gain cutting-edge knowledge in quantitative finance and learn to apply it to real-life problems. You will not only be exposed to some of the latest and most used techniques and models, but also understand their advantages and limitations.
The Advanced Master in Financial Markets is designed to give students a much deeper understanding of financial markets than the one offered by graduate or classic post-graduate courses. It examines the connections between the different aspects of finance and the financial markets, as well as the connections between theory and practice of markets and between theory and policy making.
Job placement rate: about 80% even before graduation.
The Advanced Master in Financial Markets combines:
courses with a strong focus on how markets actually work in practice, given by an unparalleled cast of senior practitioners and regulators and of highly respected academics
an opportunity for a 3-month internship in a top-quality institution
In which other program can you get practical teaching by senior practitioners,including CEOs, CFOs, Chief Risk Officers, Head of Private Banking, Director at the European Commission, and other senior executives from banks, asset managers, hedge funds, private equity, infrastructures and regulators? Professors design their courses specifically for the Advanced Master and update them each year to closely track key recent market developments
The program helps you find an internship (at least 3 months) in a quality institution in Belgium or abroad. This internship is a springboard to secure job opportunities. The job placement ratio is about 80% before participants even graduate and 90% within 3 months of graduation. Graduates of the program have been recruited by a range of firms in Belgium and abroad, including:
Banks and investment banks: AXA, Bank of New York Mellon, Belfius, BNPP Paribas Fortis, Deutsche Bank, Euroclear Bank, ING, KBC, as well as Credit Suisse Zurich, Goldman Sachs Warsaw, ING Investment Banking Amsterdam, ING Corporate Banking London, etc.
Asset managers, private banks and private equity funds: Blackrock Zurich, BCEE Luxembourg, Candriam, Capital@Work, DNCA Paris, Landy & Partners London, Lombard Odier, KB Asset Management, Société Générale Luxembourg, Blackfin, GIMV, Sofina, Macquarie Bank London, etc.
Insurance companies: Fidea, La Baloise
Consulting or advisory firms: Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PWC, as well as Avantage Reply, Baker Tilly, Capco, Grant Thornton, Moore Stephens London, Risk Dynamics, etc.
Regulatory Agencies: Bank of England, European Central Bank, ESMA, Single Resolution Board, National Bank of Belgium, etc.
Industrial Companies (finance positions), Fintech, Trade Associations, Universities, etc.
A double degree program offered in partnership with the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. The program lasts two year and students should spend at least one semester in each institution.
A 2 year full-time program with two main specializations "Corporate Finance and Accounting" and "Management of financial institutions". Graduates in Finance, Accounting and Insurance will increase their knowledge in the fields of corporate finance, advanced accounting (including financial management), and principles of functioning of capital market institutions.
