Master of Business Engineering Programme Overview

1. Master of Business Engineering master handelsingenieurMaster of Business and Information Systems Engineering master handelsingenieur in de beleidsinformatica Prof. dr. Roel Leus September 23, 2019

2. Profile Faculty of Economics and Business

3. Profile A Business Engineer • is an interdisciplinary manager with: • an extended problem solving toolbox • a holistic view on modern companies in today’s economic, legal and social context • is trained for analyzing and solving business problems • from a managerial point of view • with strong analytical skills • and a profound understanding of how business and (technological) innovation processes work A Business and Information Systems Engineer • is a business engineer who focuses on the interaction between information, information systems and the enterprise Faculty of Economics and Business

4. Programme structure Faculty of Economics and Business

5. Global structure of the programmes Faculty of Economics and Business

6. Master of Business Engineering master handelsingenieur Faculty of Economics and Business

7. Master of Business Engineering (120 ECTS) Core courses Business Analysis Applications of Operations Research and Statistics Energy Technology and Energy Economy Management Control and Cost Management Quality Management Strategic Management Philosophy and Ethics* Major Accounting and Financial Management Risk and Finance Marketing Production and Logistics Data Science and Business Analytics Industry, Global Value Chains and New Technologies Technology andEntrepreneurship Onlyfor HIR: Accountancy and Auditing Core courses 39 ECTS 120 ECTS Major 24 ECTS Master’s thesis 24 ECTS Minor 24 ECTS Electives 9 ECTS MBEng * Studentswhoalreadyfinishedthis course in their Bachelor, choosean extra elective HIR Faculty of Economics and Business

8. Master of Business Engineering (120 ECTS) Minor Accounting and Financial Management Finance Actuarial and Financial Engineering Marketing Production and Logistics Data Science and Business Analytics Industry, Global Value Chains and New Technologies Economics Technology and Entrepreneurship International Business, Strategy and Innovation Business Informatics for Business Engineers CorporateSustainability* EuropeanAffairs Management* Predoctoral track Only for HIR: Accountancy en auditing Personeel en organisatie Educationaltrack Core courses 39 ECTS 120 ECTS Major 24 ECTS Master’s thesis 24 ECTS Minor 24 ECTS Electives 9 ECTS MBEng * Minors offered at campus Brussels HIR Faculty of Economics and Business

9. Master of Business and Information Systems Engineering master handelsingenieur in de beleidsinformatica Faculty of Economics and Business

10. Master of Business and Information Systems Engineering (120 ECTS) Core courses Business Analysis Applications of Operations Research and Statistics Energy Technology and Energy Economy Management Control and Cost Management Quality Management Strategic Management Philosophy and Ethics Information Systems Architecture and Modelling of Management Information Systems Advanced Database Management and Content Management Software Architectures for Collaborative Systems ICT Service Management Knowledge Management and Business Intelligence Core courses 39 ECTS 120 ECTS Information Systems 24 ECTS Master’s thesis 24 ECTS Specialisations 24 ECTS Electives 9 ECTS MBISE HIRB Faculty of Economics and Business

11. Master of Business and Information Systems Engineering (120 ECTS) Core courses 39 ECTS 120 ECTS Specialisation Architecture, Infrastructure and Big Data Data Science Information Systems and Technology Entrepreneurship Information Systems and Human / Computer Communication Information Systems and Production / Logistics Information Systems and Marketing Information Systems and Accountancy / Finance / Risk Information Systems 24 ECTS Master’s thesis 24 ECTS Specialisation 24 ECTS Electives 9 ECTS MBISE HIRB Faculty of Economics and Business

12. Majors in Master of Business Engineeringmajors in master handelsingenieur Faculty of Economics and Business

13. Major Accounting and Financial Management Content You acquire knowledge to measure and manage the performance of a firm: • insights into and analysis of financial statements (under different standards) • the use of management accounting information for strategic goals • audit function focused on control and on management of risks • strategic and tactical decisions in financial management in a national, but also international context Career perspectives Financial analist, controller, auditor, consultant, corporate financeexpert, CFO For more information or questions:prof. dr. Kristien Smedts - kristien.smedts@kuleuven.be Faculty of Economics and Business

14. Major Risk and Finance Content You acquire analyticalskillsto understand financial products, markets and institutions: • pricing financial products: theory and practice • trading in financial markets and the impact of institutional characteristics • role and relevance of financial intermediation • measurement and management of risks in financial institutions Career perspectives Financial analyst, regulator, investment banker, fund manager, trader, ALM manager, risk manager For more information or questions: prof. dr. Kristien Smedts - kristien.smedts@kuleuven.be Faculty of Economics and Business

15. Major Accounting and Auditing ! Only in Dutch programme Content Youacquirethe skills tointerpretandevaluatethefinancial informationtocome up with a fair view of a firm’ssituation: • sound knowledge of all aspects of accounting • the role of internal control and risk management, external audit and regulation • knowledge of relevant legal and financial aspects Note: this training prepares you to the profession of certified auditor/accountant and allows you to earn waivers for the entry exam into the profession. Career perspectives Tax consultant, accountant, controller, information manager, auditor For more information or questions:prof. dr. Kristien Smedts - kristien.smedts@kuleuven.be Faculty of Economics and Business

16. Major Marketing Content • Which models can be used to study the market and to make marketing decisions? • How do you create a brand? • How do you conduct market research? • How do you formulate a clear and successful marketing strategy based on insights from market studies Career perspectives Management, brand manager, marketing manager, product manager, market researcher, database marketing analyst For more information or questions: prof. dr. Anne ter Braak - anne.terbraak@kuleuven.be Faculty of Economics and Business

17. Major Production and Logistics Content Business and management issues related to production management, inventory management, and logistics. This consists of: materials management, facilities design, revenue management, capacity planning, project planning … Career perspectives Supply chain manager, Supply chain consultant, Production planner, Demand planner, Sales & Operations manager, Business Analyst ... For more information or questions: prof. dr. Robert Boute -robert.boute@kuleuven.be Faculty of Economics and Business

18. Major Data Science And Business Analytics Content • Statistical and econometric methods • Optimization techniques from operations research • Extracting useful insights from large quantities of data Career perspectives • Youwillbetrained in analytic thinking and acquireproblem-solving skills. The courses focus on quantitativemethods, but are application-oriented (incl. cases and software). • Genericmethods – all professional options are still open, and theremaining part of yourprogrammeaddstoyour profile (e.g. systems developer, marketing manager, HR director, supply-chain consultant, project manager, sales manager, stock-market expert, investment consultant, accountant, fiscaladvisor, entrepreneur, financial director, financial analist …) • Ifyouwishtopursue a PhD, youwillcontributetothe research output of theuniversity and possibly enter intoanacademiccareer. For more information or questions: prof. dr. Roel Leus – roel.leus@kuleuven.be Faculty of Economics and Business

19. Major Industry, Global Value Chains and New Technologies Content • Develop a thorough understanding of the organization of firms and their competitive strategies based on insights from economics • Particular attention to the role of globalization, technological progress and the digital economy Career perspectives • Prepareforpositionsthatrequireanalytical and strategic thinking • Broadcareerpossibilities, forexample: • consultancy (global strategy, new technology, competitionanalysis …) • managerial positions in national or multinational companies • research units of firms, financial institutions and professional federations • government agencies and public administration For more information or questions: prof. dr. Frank Verboven - frank.verboven@kuleuven.be Faculty of Economics and Business

20. Major Technology and Entrepreneurship Content • Profound insight in the nature and particularities of entrepreneurship both in terms of concepts/models and in practical elaboration (business plan exercise) • Profound insight in the growth challenges of entrepreneurial/intrapreneurialventures, with an emphasis on knowledge intensive entrepreneurship in a rapidly changing technology-based environment • Profound insight into the management of technology (innovation) and the importance of knowledge creation and exploitation Career perspectives • This major prepares you to become involved into venturing. • Ample career possibilities (broad background in economics/management): • managerial positions in smaller and larger companies (CxOs) • consultancy • research units of firms, financial institutions and professional federations • public administration For more information or questions: prof. dr. Francesca Melillo - francesca.melillo@kuleuven.be Faculty of Economics and Business

21. Specialisations in Master of Business and Information Systems Engineeringverbredings- & verdiepingspakketten in master handelsingenieur in de beleidsinformatica Faculty of Economics and Business

22. Specialisations in Master of Business and Information Systems Engineering • Architecture, Infrastructure and Big Data • Data Science • Information Systems and Technology Entrepreneurship • Information Systems and Human / Computer Communication • Information Systems and Production / Logistics • Information Systems and Marketing • Information Systems and Accountancy / Finance / Risk Faculty of Economics and Business

23. Specialisation Architecture, Infrastructure and Big Data This package deepensyourtechnological IT background. Content • Distributed Systems • Multi-Agent Systems • Internet Infrastructure • Computer Security • Knowledge Representation Career perspectives Systems Architect, Enterprise architect, Infrastructure Manager For more information or questions: prof. dr. Monique Snoeck – monique.snoeck@kuleuven.be Faculty of Economics and Business

24. Specialisation Information Systems and Human / Computer Communication This package focuses on the interface betweenhumansand computers Content • Natural languageunderstanding • Computer vision • Data visualization • Smart devicesandinterfaces Career perspectives • Usability expert • Interface designer For more information or questions: prof. dr. Jochen De Weerdt – jochen.deweerdt@kuleuven.be Faculty of Economics and Business

25. Master’s thesis Business Engineering Faculty of Economics and Business

26. Master’s thesis – Business Engineering Allocation procedure for theMaster’s thesis topics (see next slides): • Topic from the list of titlesproposedby the research group • SuggestingyourownMaster’s thesis topic Faculty of Economics and Business

27. Master’s thesis – Business Engineering • Topic from the list of titlesproposedby the research group Faculty of Economics and Business

28. Master’s thesis – Business Engineering • SuggestingyourownMaster’s thesis topic: • The student makes an appointment with a potential promoter to assess the feasibility of his/her research proposal. • After approval of the topic by a promotor, the student writes a proposal of 3-5 pages (template available via Toledo) • Deadlines regarding the proposal: • Should be completed by the first week of the second semester, in the first stage of two year programme • Hand in your proposal to the promotor • After approval by the promotor, send your proposal to the Master’s thesis coordinator Faculty of Economics and Business

29. Master’s thesis Business and Information Systems Engineering Faculty of Economics and Business

30. Master’s thesis – Business and Information Systems Engineering Real-life IS cases either in collaboration with an industry partner or part of ongoing research within the research group. Subject is independent of the specialisationchoice. Topic fromthe list of titlesproposed • Communication about procedure via Toledo • Information session: start of 2ndsemester, first phase SuggestingyourownMaster’s thesis topic • Contact the professor whose area of research is most closely related to the proposal For more information or questions: prof. dr. Bart Baesens – masterthesis.liris@kuleuven.be Faculty of Economics and Business

31. Master’s thesis at FEB Faculty of Economics and Business

32. Master’s thesis at FEB – Toledo Allstudentsentering the first phase of the twoyearMaster’sprogrammeBusiness Engineering (handelsingenieur) are automaticallyenrolled for theMaster’sthesis linked to theirmajor. Registrationwillbecompletedafterthe ISP deadline, thethirdWednesday of theacademicyear(9th of October). *Studentsenrolledforthe Master of Business Engineering (or Master Handelsingenieur) are alwaysenrolledfortheMaster's Thesis “D0O62A Data Science and Business Analytics” (or “D0R83A Data science en business analytics”), since regardless of the selected major, students always have the option to write their Master’s thesis in this domain. Faculty of Economics and Business

33. Master’s thesis at FEB – Toledo • Besides the Toledo course that is linked to your program and major, the Toledo community “Masterproef - Master's Thesis - FEB campus Leuven” provides more information on the Master’s thesis seminars, which youcanattendduringthe second year* of yourprogramme. • * In case you are going on an Erasmus exchange duringthe second year, youcan follow theMaster’s thesis seminars duringthe first year of yourprogramme. Faculty of Economics and Business

34. Master’s thesis at FEB – Student Platform Student Platform > https://feb.kuleuven.be/student-platform Papers, projects and theses > https://feb.kuleuven.be/student-platform/ppt For more information or questions, please contact your Master’s thesis coordinator: https://feb.kuleuven.be/student-platform/contact/thesis-leuven Faculty of Economics and Business

35. Exchanges Faculty of Economics and Business

36. Exchanges • Possibleduring 2nd master year • More than 135 destinationsinside Europe and more than 65 worldwide • Criteria toapply: bachelor obtained (or finishedbyJune 2020) andobtain at least 50% in January 2020 exams, otheradditional criteria canapply (language test, cum laude…) • Procedure: 4 preferreddestinations, finalallocationbased on diploma percentage INFORMATION SESSION: 21 October 2019 – Aula Vesalius – 19:00 Faculty of Economics and Business

37. Student career Q&A Faculty of Economics and Business

38. Student Career Q&A • What? - For allyourquestionsabout ISP, IES, internationalexperience … • When? Thursday September 26 - 10 am – 4 pm • Where? • FEB House of Students, College Premonstreit • Questionsaboutinternships? - Aula Pieter De Somer, 6 pm Faculty of Economics and Business

39. Questions? Faculty of Economics and Business

40. Stillhaven’t found whatyou are looking for? Contact ourstaff via theFEBadvisor (www.feb.kuleuven.be/febadvisor) Faculty of Economics and Business