Quantitative Finance and Actuarial Science

Apply and develop advanced mathematical and statistical tools to tackle financial challenges, ranging from price setting to risk management and policy advice. You will acquire a strong and fundamental background in quantitative finance, which prepares you for existing and new technological developments in the broad area of finance and insurance.

Use and develop a wide array of advanced mathematical and statistical models for risk measurement and risk management for banks, financial institutions, insurance companies, pension funds and governments. Being fully trained in generic methods for responsible risk management both in finance and in insurance, gives you a competitive advantage on the job market.

Become a highly qualified specialist in the area of quantitative finance and insurance, a field that uses sophisticated mathematical, statistical, and data science techniques for risk management, valuation, product design, regulation and more.

• Being fully trained in generic methods for responsible risk management in the financial sector, gives you a competitive advantage on the job market.
• Customize your program with many electives.
• Intensive contacts with industrial partners ensure a strong connection to practical aspects of the business world, leading to excellent internship opportunities, for instance.
• In the first semester of the regular program, you can also apply for the following advanced programs:

- The Extended Master's Program, which adds a half year traineeship  to your regular Master's program.
- The QTEM network program, which adds an additional year to the program which you spend at a QTEM partner university and corporate partner.

Typical courses are:

• Valuation and Risk Management
• Asset Liability Management
• Empirical Finance  
• Risk and Regulation