Master of Management Engineering

The program consists of 120 ECTS spread over two years.

Courses year 1 (60 ECTS) – Brussels campus

Module Economics and Management (24 ECTS)

• Economic Principles for Business
• Money, Banking and Finance
• Accounting and Control
• Marketing Analytics
• Change Management and Leadership

Module Quantitative Methods for Decision Making (12 ECTS)

• Applications of Statistics
• Fundamentals of Operations Research
• Applications of Operations Research

Module Industrial Management and Strategy (24 ECTS)

• Operations and Supply Chain Management
• The Digital Transformation of Industry
• Innovation Management
• Sustainable Management

Module Industrial Management and Strategy (6 ECTS)

• Strategic Management (6 ECTS)
• Major including Master’s thesis (48 ECTS)

Courses year 2 (60 ECTS) – Campus dependent on choice of major

Module Industrial Management and Strategy

• Strategic Management

Major including Master’s thesis (48 ECTS)

Major Production and Logistics (Leuven campus)

Manufacturing and logistics are to some extent a paradox: it deal with one of the oldest, but at the same time most recent business activities. Operational activities such as production, storage, inventory management, and transport have been carried out since the beginning of commercial activities. Yet only recently have companies been focusing on production and logistics management as a source of competitive advantage. This is becoming increasingly important: product life cycles are becoming shorter and competition is intense. Today, production and logistics management is both a major challenge and a great opportunity for many organizations.

Major Quantitative Methods for Decision Making (Leuven campus)

You use quantitative methods to support management. You can focus on optimization, statistics, and econometrics. You use generic methods that can be used in a variety of ways. You will be trained in analytical and problem-solving skills. The courses in this major are mostly quantitative but also use real-life examples.

Possible questions are: How to cut as many T-shirts as possible out of a roll of fabric? How do you plan the football league so that as many people as possible will watch the matches on TV? How can you use data mining to detect fraudulent tax returns? How can you predict the number of visitors to a tourist attraction?

Major Industry, Global Value Chains, and New Technologies (Leuven campus)
You develop a thorough understanding of the organization of companies and the competitive strategies they use. You will pay particular attention to the influence of globalization, technological progress, and the digital economy on business life.

Major Technology and Entrepreneurship (Leuven campus)

Are you entrepreneurial and do you want to play out your creativity in an innovative business concept or start-up? These qualities are an undeniable asset to anyone who wants to work as an entrepreneur or innovation expert.

You will deal with questions such as: How do you develop an idea into a business plan in a turbulent technological environment? How do you translate technological developments into economic opportunities? What is a good innovation strategy and how do you implement this strategy successfully?

Major Risk and Finance (Leuven campus)

You will immerse yourself in the financial system by focusing on financial products, the markets in which they are traded, and the institutions that develop financial products. You will analyze complex products such as options, futures, and swaps, and learn how to trade them. You will also gain insight into the crucial intermediary role of a bank and the competition between banks. Furthermore, you learn why banking is so risky and how the financial watchdog tries to prevent a bank failure. Finally, you learn to apply quantitative techniques for measuring risk, such as for calculating insurance premiums.

Major Sustainable Management (Brussels campus)

The Sustainable Management major is designed for students who would like to deepen their understanding of sustainable development and management. The track aims to build an understanding of sustainability in a cross-organizational context. In doing so, the track will raise awareness of sustainability issues in various functional management domains while at the same time putting them in the societal context within which a business operates. Using business and policy-oriented case studies and building upon economic fundamentals, the track aims to approach sustainability from an integrated perspective. The track prepares you for roles in a wide range of industries and functions.

Student Profile

The Master of Science in Management Engineering is intended for students with excellent quantitative skills who want to gain advanced analytical and multi-disciplinary insights in the global corporate world and society. Given the technical nature of the programme, prospective students must have acquired a solid basis in quantitative methods, technology and sciences in their prior education, as well as a basis of ICT and programming. Additionally, they must be proficient in English at the required level. Students enrolling in the Management Engineering programme are not required to have prior knowledge of economics or business.

Due to their unique background combining a technical-scientific foundation with a comprehensive training in business economics, management engineers are high-potential graduates who can be employed in a wide variety of positions in companies and organisations in Belgium and abroad. They have a broad view of business operations and of the interaction and close connection between the various business areas (e.g. strategy, accounting, finance, marketing, logistics, operations) in which decisions are taken. They have the skills to foster innovation in context of rapidly evolving technologies and dynamic markets. They design, optimise and manage business processes, adopting a distinctly analytical approach and considering ethical aspects of corporate responsibility.

Management engineers should be ready to serve in management or advisory roles at companies or institutes. They may take up key positions that allow them to align the operational level (production and services) with the other aspects of a business (financial, HR, organization, marketing, and sales). Continuing the further development of their interdisciplinary knowledge and managerial skills they will be able to advance to supervising advisory and policymaking roles or to higher management positions in a wide range of domains.

Students and young graduates can consult relevant job vacancies and internships with the help of our online career platform Career Corner. You will also have the opportunity to meet potential employers at job and internship fairs organized throughout the year and during campus recruitment activities.

The courses are fully taught in English.

• Credits: 120 ECTS
• Degree Type: Master
• Specifications: Master of Science

What sets us apart as a university?

A highly-ranked university

KU Leuven is among the best 100 universities in the world according to both Times Higher Education World Rankings and QS World University Rankings. All of KU Leuven’s disciplines proudly belong to the top 100 of their field. Furthermore, KU Leuven was ranked by Reuters as the most innovative university in Europe in 2016.

Research-based education

Education at KU Leuven is research-based, which means students will learn from the same professors who are performing the ground-breaking research you read about in the press. New insights are instantly integrated into classes and students are encouraged to perform their research. In our FabLab, students can use several high-tech machines to create whatever they want – all free of charge.

Affordable tuition fees

Higher education is highly valued in Belgium and therefore subsidised by the government. This allows KU Leuven to keep tuition fees relatively low, which gives you a price/quality ratio very few top-100 universities can match. We take pride in keeping our programs as accessible as possible to allow the brightest students from around the globe to join our courses.

International student life with respect for diversity

According to Times Higher Education, KU Leuven is in the top 50 of most international universities worldwide with staff and students from over 150 different nationalities. For all our international students, the Pangaea student center is their home away from home. Our university also strives for diversity and inclusion and wants to work together on a pact for more respect.

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KU Leuven is among the best 100 universities in the world according to both Times Higher Education World Rankings and QS World University Rankings. KU Leuven’s disciplines proudly belong to the top 100 of their field. Furthermore, KU Leuven was ranked by Reuters as the most innovative university in Europe in 2016.