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Course: Finance and Technology

Programme: BSc management of technology

This course is an elective specialist module in financial technology (FinTech), distributed ledger technology (including blockchain), and regulatory technology (RegTech). The goal of this module is for students to understand and master the core concepts of contemporary FinTech and Regtech applications. Students will become acquainted with their main concepts and their applications in different situations (i.e. banking, financial markets, insurance, etc.). Regarding the focus and depth of this module, various applications are examined in detail, such as the application of artificial intelligence in portfolio management based on big data, InsurTech, RegTech, robo-advisors, cryptocurrencies, blockchain and distributed ledger technology, as well as algorithmic trading, and crowdfunding.

Course: International Financial Management

Programme: BSc International Business Management

The purpose of this course is for students to understand and master the core concepts of contemporary financial instruments, portfolio techniques, and international financial market infrastructure. Students will become familiar with the role that international financial managers need to take towards their investment projects on the one hand and their stakeholders (i.e. shareholders, employees, debtholders) on the other hand. The goal is thus to provide students advanced knowledge and understanding of the core financial concepts and methods of international finance along with their application in business practice.

Course: Finance and Technology

Programme: Master in the management of technology

The purpose of this course is for students to obtain, after an introduction to financial markets, investments and asset management, a detailed view on how financial technology impacts the investment and asset management sector. During the course, students are expected to critically examine existing asset management tools and how financial technology, like artificial intelligence and machine learning, has impacted these tools over the last few years. Theories, management concepts, case studies, and reports will be used to set a solid ground.

Course: Finance and Capital Markets

Programme: Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The purpose of this module is for students to incorporate the key principles of both corporate finance as well as capital markets in their journey to become senior managers (i.e. CFO, financial analyst or asset manager). Students will become familiar with the multiple techniques to evaluate investment projects as well as to value financial companies; this in line with corporate strategy. After this module, students will have obtained a holistic and cross-functional view of organizations and how value can be created for stakeholders. In addition to the main corporate finance techniques, students will get an introduction to fixed income securities and they receive an introduction to the most common derivatives to hedge interest rate, exchange, and political risk. Students will learn how to use financial instruments as investment assets or rather to alleviate international company risk. Finally, this course provides a deep dive on the blockchain technology and its applications with respect to cryptocurrencies and the tokenization of financial instruments.

Course: Global Financial Markets

Programme: Master of Finance

Students obtain a broad basic knowledge of global financial markets and products (market infrastructures, financial instruments, standard setting bodies, etc.), the associated legislations and management topics, students get the ammunition to make the right decisions on a global scale - right along with the rhythm of the rapidly changing financial environment.

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