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Accounting & Financial Management Financial Economics prof. dr. Hans Degryse

The Accounting & Financial Management program at the Faculty of Economics and Business offers comprehensive training in financial management, accounting, and financial statement analysis. Gain the skills necessary to excel as a financial manager, analyst, consultant, or even a CFO. Explore topics such as strategic financial management, international business finance, and auditing in a national and international context.

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Accounting & Financial Management Financial Economics prof. dr. Hans Degryse

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  1. Accounting & Financial ManagementFinancial Economicsprof. dr. Hans Degryse Faculty of Economics and Business

  2. ‘Future selves’ of AFI students Faculty of Economics and Business

  3. ‘Future selves’ of AFI students Career in financial department of the firm CFO Career in financial sector Banker Faculty of Economics and Business

  4. The CFO Major in Accounting & Financial Management (MBE/TEW) Faculty of Economics and Business

  5. Training 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 Faculty of Economics and Business

  6. Programmestructure MajorinAccounting and Financial Management • Accounting: Management control and cost management (Nl/Eng), International accounting, Auditing (Nl/Eng) • Financial Management: Strategic financial management (Nl/Eng), International business finance, Financial statement analysis and valuation [electives of 24 ECTS (2 + 2) + Master’s thesis of 15 ECTS] Faculty of Economics and Business

  7. Career perspectives • Financial manager • Controller • Financial analist • Corporate finance expert • Consultant • CFO Faculty of Economics and Business

  8. The Banker Major in Financial Economics (MBE) Faculty of Economics and Business

  9. Training You acquire skills to understand financial markets and institutions: • Pricing financial products and managing a portfolio • Role and relevance of banking and regulation • Overview of funding opportunities for firms Faculty of Economics and Business

  10. Programmestructure Major in Financial Economics • Markets: Macrofinance, Security pricing and portfolio selection • Institutions: Credit and banking • Financial management: Business finance [core of 24 ECTS + Master’s thesis of 15 ECTS] Faculty of Economics and Business

  11. Career perspectives • Financial analist • Regulator • Investment banker • Fundmanager • Trader • ALM manager • Risk manager Faculty of Economics and Business

  12. Minor in Accounting and Financial Management (MBE/TEW) Faculty of Economics and Business

  13. Programmestructure Minor in Accounting andFinancial Management If your aim is to get a flavor of Accounting and Financial Management and/or Financial Economics, this minor gives you the option to choose between any course of the respective majorsplus additional courses in the domains of: • Accountancy and Financial Management • Accountancy and Auditing • Finance [electives of 12 ECTS] Faculty of Economics and Business

  14. Master’s thesis at AFI – generalsetup • Research paper of +/- 30 pages • Mostly empirical, although theoretical innovation is more than welcome • In groups of 2 students • In particular circumstances, solo can be OK (check with the supervisor) • When working in a team: every student submits a copy including the joint effort and a personal section (reflections, comments, suggestions for future work) • You can cooperate with students from different majors, as long as the topic fits within your major Faculty of Economics and Business

  15. Master’s thesis at AFI – practical details • Topics are suggested by the AFI faculty, or you can propose your own topic • Own topic: talk to a faculty member • Suggested topics: competitive FCFS system • Topics available (Toledo) • Enrollment of up to 2 groups per topic • Research proposal • Decision (Toledo) • Research seminars and weblectures(see Toledo) on databases, methodologies, statistical software, academic writing and presentation skills • Defense of your paper during a poster session • Q&A by 3 staff members, separately Faculty of Economics and Business

  16. More information? AFIis your gateway to a career in Accounting and Finance, and Audit or ActuarialandFinancialEngineering Contact our educational coordinators for more information: • Accounting and Audit: liesbeth.bruynseels@kuleuven.be • Finance and Risk: kristien.smedts@kuleuven.be • Actuarial and Financial Engineering: katrien.antonio@kuleuven.be Faculty of Economics and Business Be so good they can’t ignore you ~ Steve Martin

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