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Master of Actuarial and Financial Engineering master actuariële en financiële wetenschappen prof. dr. Jan Dhaene September 23, 2019

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Career outlook Pricing actuary non-life Actuary in employee benefits Consultant Risk modeller Regulator Financial engineer Quant trader Actuary in health Qualified actuary with Risk manager Pension expert 5 Faculty of Economics and Business

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Programme 7 Faculty of Economics and Business

Master of Actuarial and Financial Engineering 120 ECTS Fundamental course work (5 topics) Fundamental course work organised along 5 topics MAFE 64 ECTS MAFW 66 SP. Actuarial Engineering: life, health and pensions (18 ECTS) Master’s thesis 24 ECTS Elective course work (5 topics) MAFE 32 ECTS MAFW 30 SP. Actuarial Engineering: property and casualty (12 ECTS) Risk Engineering (18 ECTS) Financial Engineering (12 ECTS) Regulation (4/6 ECTS) Elective course work Organised alond the same 5 topics Internship, summer school or project with LRisk MAFE MAFW 8 Faculty of Economics and Business

MAFW or MAFE? MAFW: max. 50% English courses • Less electives (only Dutch courses) • Master’s thesis counts as a Dutch course, but can also be written in English MAFE: • More electives • Master’s thesis should always be written in English Transitional measures for students who finished the ‘master in de verzekeringen’ and the ‘Master in Financial and Actuarial engineering’ available in both programmes. 9 Faculty of Economics and Business

Where to find our courses? Within MSc in Business Engineering • Major Risk and Finance (e. g. Loss Models, Risk Management in Financial Institutions) • Minor Actuarial and Financial Engineering Within MSc in Business and Information Systems Engineering • Enlargement package 5: Information Systems and Accountancy / Finance Within MSc in Business Economics • Minor Accounting and Financial Management • Electives Master in de handelswetenschappen (Brussel) • Finance and Banking (voor 2018 -2019: Afstudeerrichting Finance en Risk Management) 10 Faculty of Economics and Business

• Leuven research center for insurance and financial risk analysis • Staff profiles • More on our view on education • More on Alumni and become an actuary www. lrisk. be 11 Faculty of Economics and Business

Alumni stories 12 Faculty of Economics and Business

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Our staff prof. dr. Katrien Antonio Programme director AFI - FEB 18 prof. dr. Jan Dhaene Head of research AFI - FEB prof. dr. Jan Beirlant Chair of LRisk Mathematics - FScience Faculty of Economics and Business

Our staff prof. dr. Tim Verdonck Professor Mathematics - FScience 19 prof. dr. Wim Schoutens Head of Statistics Section Mathematics - FScience dr. Jan De Spiegeleer Visiting lecturer Mathematics - FScience Faculty of Economics and Business

Further questions? Visit the Student Platform, including the programme page MAFE. Bezoek het studentenportaal, inclusief de opleidingspagina MAFW. 20 Faculty of Economics and Business

A sneak preview? https: //katrienantonio. github. io 21 Faculty of Economics and Business

Master’s thesis Actuarial and Financial Engineering 22 Faculty of Economics and Business

Master’s thesis at FEB üInformation regarding the Master’s thesis is communicated via Toledo, both via: • the Master’s thesis course that is linked to your programme, as well as • the Toledo community “Masterproef - Master's Thesis - FEB campus Leuven” üBesides Toledo, you can find relevant information via the Student Platform, under the section “Papers, projects and theses”. 23 Faculty of Economics and Business

Master’s thesis at FEB – Toledo Communication via the Toledo course that is linked to your programme: • “D 0 Q 04 A Master’s Thesis Actuarial and Financial Engineering“ (Master of Actuarial and Financial Engineering) • “D 0 Q 13 A Masterproef actuariële en financiële wetenschappen” (master in de actuariële en financiële wetenschappen) Besides the Toledo course that is linked to your programme, the Toledo community “Masterproef - Master's Thesis - FEB campus Leuven” provides more information on the Master’s thesis seminars, which you can attend during the second year* of your programme. * In case you are going on an Erasmus exchange during the second year, you can follow the Master’s Thesis Seminars during the first year of your programme. 24 Faculty of Economics and Business

Master’s thesis at FEB – Faculty seminars Master’s thesis seminars 2019 -2020 I. General Master’s thesis seminar & Seminar Information skills - Algemeen masterproefseminarie & Seminarie informatievaardigheden: 14 October 2019, 6. 30 pm – 8. 30 pm (VESA. 91. 30, aula Vesalius) II. a Seminars Academic Writing - 1 st seminar: Wednesday 23 October 2019, 7 pm – 9 pm (VHI 01. 29) - 2 nd seminar: Tuesday 18 February 2020, 7 pm – 9 pm (VHI 01. 29) II. b Seminaries Academisch schrijven - 1 ste seminarie: Woensdag 23 oktober 2019, 19 u – 21 u (VHI 02. 29) - 2 de seminarie: Dinsdag 18 februari 2020, 19 u - 21 u (VHI 02. 29) III. a Seminar Presentation Skills: - Wednesday 22 April 2020, 7 pm – 9 pm (VHI 01. 29) III. b Seminaries presentatietechnieken: - Woensdag 22 april 2020, 19 u – 21 u (VHI 02. 29) 25 Faculty of Economics and Business

Master’s thesis at FEB – Student Platform > https: //feb. kuleuven. be/student-platform Papers, projects and theses > https: //feb. kuleuven. be/student-platform/ppt ØRequirements for good research: ØMaster’s Thesis: • • • Deontology and scientific integrity Plagiarism prevention and detection Information literacy and research skills Language support Submission deadlines and procedure Master's Thesis topic Form requirements Master's Thesis Regulations & Templates Master’s Thesis Guidance Awards and prizes URL: https: //feb. kuleuven. be/studentplatform/ppt/requirements-for-good-research platform/ppt/masters-thesis For more information or questions, please contact your Master’s thesis coordinator: https: //feb. kuleuven. be/student-platform/contact/thesis-leuven 26 Faculty of Economics and Business

Master’s thesis – Actuarial and Financial Engineering Allocation procedure for the Master’s thesis topics in the 1 st programme phase: - Topic from the list of titles proposed by the research group: - Topics available around Easter break 1 st programme phase - Deadline topic preferences of at least 2 different promoters: 1 May - Suggesting your own Master’s thesis topic: - a ZAP member with relevant expertise should be willing to guide the subject. The student takes the initiative in contacting a potential supervisor before the deadline of sending the topic preferences to the coordinator. 27 Faculty of Economics and Business

Study career consultant and ombudsperson Michelle Vandenborne 28 Faculty of Economics and Business

Study career Q&A 2019 37 Faculty of Economics and Business

Study career Q&A • What? For all your questions about ISP, IES etc. • When? Thursday September 26, 2019 10 am – 4 pm • Where? FEB House of Students College of Premonstreit (CPR) Naamsestraat 61 • Questions about internships? Aula Pieter De Somer, 6 pm 38 Faculty of Economics and Business

Still haven’t found what you are looking for? Contact our staff via the FEBadvisor (www. feb. kuleuven. be/febadvisor) 39 Faculty of Economics and Business

Or find us at the FEB House of Students College of Premonstreit Naamsestraat 61 3000 Leuven Tel. +32 16 32 66 12 40 Faculty of Economics and Business

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