Master of Business Engineering

Core Courses Year 1

• Business Analysis
• Applications of Operations Research
• Applications of Statistics
• Energy Technology and Energy Economy
• Management Control and Cost Management
• Philosophy and Ethics

Core Courses Year 2

• Operations Strategy in Manufacturing and Services
• Strategic Management
• Master's thesis

Major in Year 1

• Majors: Accounting and Financial Management / Risk and Finance / Quantitative Marketing / Production and Logistics / Quantitative Methods for Decision Making / Industry, Technology and Globalization / Technology and Entrepreneurship

Minor (different from the chosen major) spread over years 1 and 2 (24 ECTS)

• Minors: Accounting and Financial Management / Risk and Finance / Actuarial and Financial Engineering / Quantitative Marketing / Marketing Management / Production and Logistics / Quantitative Methods for Decision Making/ Industry, Technology and Globalization / Economics / Technology and Entrepreneurship / International Business, Strategy and Innovation / Business Informatics for Business Engineers / Personnel and Organisation / Sustainable Management / European Affairs Management* / Exchange

• You want to become an interdisciplinary manager with an extended problem-solving toolbox and a holistic view of modern companies in today’s economic, legal and social context.
• You have a solid academic background in (business) economics, quantitative methods, technology, sciences and ICT.
• You have a strong analytic mindset, management and communication skills and an eye for sustainable opportunities.

This way, you are able to shape the future of companies and other organisations.

The courses are fully taught in English and also available in Dutch.

• 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 own research. In our FabLab, students can use a number of 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 programmes 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 centre 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.

KU Leuven combines the best of both worlds by hosting both online and live info sessions. You choose how, where and when to get your information in your search for the right program

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.

Graduates of the Master of Science in Business Engineering mostly take up managerial and/or research positions in business, national and international institutions, and at universities. Business engineers usually start their careers in technical expert functions within interdisciplinary management teams. They are typically hired to optimize production processes and to develop quantitative models in financial institutions, or to market technological innovations.

They are also able to take up more traditional management tasks, armed with the ability to support key decisions using quantitative analyses. Business engineers quickly move up to executive functions in various management domains in companies and organisations. Given the variety of skills acquired, they are highly sought after by a wide range of companies - from start-ups and small firms to multinational corporations - for various positions in Belgium and abroad.