The Master of Advanced Studies in Economics (MASE) is an advanced English-taught program which takes a student with an initial graduate economics degree further into the research frontier in economics.

What is the 'Master of Advanced Studies in Economics' all about?

The Master of Advanced Studies in Economics offers students a deeper knowledge in specific areas of application, provides them with advanced theoretical and empirical tools to analyze concrete economic problems and acquaints them with current research practices in economics.

The MASE features a choice of graduate-level courses from different fields within economics. The goal of the program is to enable you to find a promising research topic and to stimulate you to develop your own research on this topic. This research leads to the MASE thesis, which for many students eventually becomes the first chapter of a doctoral dissertation.... [-]

The programme title and the English equivalent have been approved by the Commission Higher Education in Flanders on 19 January 2018. We expect the final approval of the programme by the Flemish government by the beginning of March 2018.

This is an English-taught programme of 120 ECTS which prepares students for careers in actuarial science, financial engineering or quantitative risk management within financial institutions.

This master's programme brings:

basic training in actuarial engineering, insurance, financial products, financial mathematics and engineering, data analytics for finance and insurance, risk management for financial institutions; advanced courses showing the latest developments in the field; a blend of theoretical coursework and computational training; an introduction to practical aspects, through the straight-from-the-frontline experience of our staff, guest lecturers, and an internship (6 ECTS); a multidisciplinary approach, where technical, quantitative courses come along with coursework in (financial and insurance) regulation, prudential regimes, economics and reporting. ... [-]

The Master of Science in Economics (ME) is a one year Master program, oriented towards students with broad interests in social and scientific matters who are capable of critical and creative thinking.

What is the 'Master of Economics' all about?

The Master of Economics program offers students with a bachelor's degree a theoretical framework, allowing them to provide well-grounded answers to socio-economic questions. As an economist, you will observe the various players (individuals, companies, domestic and foreign governments) and their interactions within the global economy. You will be able to interpret the general economic situation in a wider social and legal context.

The program consists of a common core of two program units and a master's thesis.... [-]

The Master of International Business Economics and Management is a tailor-made program for non-economic graduates. It offers insight into all major disciplines of business economics and management at an academic level.

What is the 'Master of International Business Economics and Management' all about?

The Master in International Business Economics and Management (MIBEM) is a master program for holders of a degree in a non-business economic or management discipline. It prepares for a career in international business through the acquisition of business economic insights, knowledge and management skills.

The curriculum adopts a practical and business-oriented perspective, but still provides a thorough treatment, based on science, of major international business economic and management issues.... [-]

Objectives

This program trains future executive managers and corporate executives of businesses and organizations specializing in all business areas related to both internal and external control processes.

Target groups

The program is intended for students wishing to pursue a career in Finance (auditor, certified public accountant, etc.). Financial Analysis and Auditing is partially taught in English.

Skills gained on completion of the specialization

In technical matters:

Mastery of accounting, financial, auditing and legal procedures necessary for a good understanding of the risks that organizations face on a daily basis; The capacity to gauge these risks as to the strategic, economic, legal and ethical context of an organization’s environment; The integration (or due consideration) of the strategic, ethical, legal and economic context of organizations, so as to develop systems for internal and external control, to manage the identified risks and to control them. ... [-]

The specialization in Financial Engineering can be followed entirely in English. It is organized around major themes of modeling financial tools and markets.

Objectives

This specialization is organized around major themes of modeling financial tools and markets.

It trains specialists in modeling financial tools and markets. It provides students with the methodological and quantitative tools they need in order to participate actively in the creation, management, and control of financial products and services with high scientific and technical added value. It gives them mastery of concepts and techniques in an innovative framework. Target groups

The program is intended for:

students who want to work in advanced areas of finance. students who want to work in the quantitative departments of financial institutions, in risk management, in the technical departments of insurance companies, in pension funds or in structuring functions in trading rooms or investment fund management. people who want to strengthen their knowledge by complementary training in the fields of mathematical finance or in actuarial services. Skills gained on completion of the specialization detailed knowledge of financial institutions, markets, and assets, of their principles of operation and/or of use; mastery of concepts and problems specific to asset management and risk management; ability to identify mechanisms of price formation and of risk emergence in order to control the conceptual and technical aspects of market and banking finance; mastery of the technical aspect of financial operations by developing innovative procedures of calculation and optimization; applying the quantitative and methodological aspects of the tools... [-]

The Master’s degree in economics, available in two specializations, Economics and Finance and Economics and Society, offers you:

tools that are essential in order to analyze and understand the issues of local and global economics. scientific knowledge and quantitative techniques in order to analyze economic, financial and social problems on the basis of observed facts and data. Large-scale digitalization and the appearance of massive data require increasingly quantitative management from companies, public administrations, and non-governmental organizations. This training program for economists is one of the best adapted to this technological development. a training program that is directed toward analysis and interpretation of data in order to make better decisions and forecasts. a program based on the expertise of HEC in the following areas: regional economic development, competition, and innovation, public economics, and finance. varied and attractive career opportunities. ... [-]

Objectives

This course gives students specialized skills in:

portfolio management financial analysis management of institutions investment decisions (project financing and acquisition/financing of companies).

The focus is on the application of these principles and methods rather than their development by the students.

Target groups

This program is intended:

for students who are attracted by a broad range of jobs in market finance; for students who are attracted by jobs as financial analysts, professions in the world of private equity or corporate finance consultancy; for those who wish to maintain a broad spectrum of career opportunities while choosing a curriculum that will enable them to fit into a professional environment as quickly as possible. ... [-]

PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION

The curriculum of the Joint Master Degree in Economics of Globalisation and European Integration is designed for outstanding international students seeking to improve their personal competence portfolio in the broad field of international economics, including themes related to globalisation (migration, governance, international relations or trade), using both the theoretical and empirical insights in recent developments in these areas.

There is a close link to policy practice thanks to the cooperation with partnering institutions such as the European Commission, the United Nations, think tanks (CEPS) or business companies (KBC, KPMG). ... [-]

This graduate programme in Economic Policy will help you to analyse the wide range of problems economic policymakers are facing and to understand the background to political decision-making. You will acquire an advanced knowledge of macroeconomics, econometrics and philosophy of economics.

This master programme is a pre-experience M.Sc. in Applied Economic Sciences and focuses on Economic Policy. No prior working experience is required. The average age of our students is between 21-25 years old

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As the Master in Applied Economic Sciences: Business Economics is an academic master program, the acquisition of scientific competences is one of the core objectives. You will receive a sound scientific training in chosen specialist areas in the field of business administration: Accountancy and Auditing, Finance, International Trade, Marketing or Strategy and Organization.

The program aims to improve your insights and ability to recognize and resolve business administration issues in a methodologically sound and effective manner. The program also encourages ethical reflection on the position of the manager in society, evolutions in the corporate world and sustainability issues in today’s globalizing economy.... [-]