Master of Business Engineering: with specialisation Financial Engineering
Engineer the future of finance through data, strategy and innovation
Prepare yourself for a career in modern finance.
Are you interested in how money moves, how markets price risk, and how AI and fintech are reshaping the financial world? Want to learn everything there is to know about finance, and then deep dive into your field of interest? If so, then you were meant to be a financial business engineer.
But what does that mean? In a nutshell: you are fully trained to engineer the financial future of business ideas by transforming financial theory into corporate practice, in an ethical and sustainable way.
Interdisciplinary programme
In this two-year English Master’s programme (120 ECTS credits), you
- gain a profound insight in the financial products used by corporates, banks, insurance companies, asset managers, … - and
- develop the skills to formulate, analyse and solve financial models within the complex environment of todays’ organisations.
A day in the life of our students
What's included?
Besides a flexible programme with plenty of opportunities for internationalisation, skills development and access to practice, you'll also:
- discover the city of Antwerp. In the first semester you’ll discover more about the role of Antwerp in the global fashion or diamond industry, while in the second semester you'll get a behind-the-scenes look at the Port of Antwerp;
- get to take part in our buddy programme, helping you connect with Belgian students from day one;
- have the opportunity to become a student ambassador and represent the University of Antwerp;
- and gain access to our Shape Your Career track, a four-session programme designed to help you launch your career.
Career prospects
Once you are graduated, you become a highly sought-after profile on the job market. Often, our final-year students sign a contract even before they graduated.
Graduates pursue careers across banking, investments, consulting, auditing, and corporate finance, in companies like KBC, EY, Bain & Company, and Deloitte. Common roles include financial analyst, risk manager, investment analyst, auditor, and M&A analyst.
Rankings and accreditations
​The University of Antwerp holds three of the most prestigious business school accreditations in the world: AACSB, EQUIS and EFMD. These accreditations confirm the quality of your degree and open doors to international opportunities on every continent.
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ in the global rankings:
​sEuropean Business School Ranking 2025: only Flemish university in the top 100 worldwide.
​: #170.
​: #280.
​: #12.
