Accounting Financial Management Financial Economics prof dr Hans

Accounting & Financial Management Financial Economics prof. dr. Hans Degryse 1 Faculty of Economics and Business

‘Future selves’ of AFI students 27 Faculty of Economics and Business

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

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

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 5 Faculty of Economics and Business

Programme structure Major in Accounting 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] 6 Faculty of Economics and Business

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

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

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 9 Faculty of Economics and Business

Programme structure 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] 10 Faculty of Economics and Business

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

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

Programme structure Minor in Accounting and Financial 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 majors plus additional courses in the domains of: • Accountancy and Financial Management • Accountancy and Auditing • Finance [electives of 12 ECTS] 13 Faculty of Economics and Business

Master’s thesis at AFI – general setup • 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 14 Faculty of Economics and Business

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 15 Faculty of Economics and Business

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