This document outlines the program for a reunion event for alumni of the Masters in Financial Management (MFM) program at Vlerick Business School from 2010-2011. The evening will include updates on developments at the school and MFM program since the alumni graduated, as well as personal testimonials from alumni on their careers. It provides details on new faculty members, changes to the MFM curriculum, and rankings. The event aims to reconnect alumni and provide an opportunity for networking over drinks.

2. REUNION EVENT MFM – CLASS OF 2010-2011
WELCOME BACK TO YOUR SCHOOL!

3. PROGRAMME OF THE EVENING
 8 pm: Update on your School and
MFM
 9 pm: Some personal testimonies
on „Life after MFM‟
 9.30 pm: Drinks chez Swa
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4. THE NEW MFM CREW
Marion Debruyne
Director of Masters
programmes
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Wouter De Maeseneire
Programme Director MFM
Kirsten De Wilde
Programme Manager MFM
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5. 1.
UPDATE ON YOUR SCHOOL

6. VLERICK REBRANDING
A new name, a new website and a new colourful
brand
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7. WE WANT TO HEAR YOUR VISION
OF THE FUTURE! HOW WILL LIFE BE
DIFFERENT IN THE NEXT 10, 20 OR 30
YEARS?
JOIN US ON
WWW.VLERICK.COM/ENJOYCHANGE
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8. REPOSITIONING MASTERS
Action Learning & Personal Development
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9. REPOSITIONING MASTERS
Clear USP
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10. NEW VLERICK CAMPUS @ BRUSSELS
BREAKING NEWS: Brussels campus will be home to MFM 2014-15!
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11. Brussels Campus
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12. Brussels Campus
BRUSSELS CAMPUS
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13. Brussels Campus
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14. Brussels Campus
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15. VLERICK CENTRE FOR FINANCIAL
SERVICES
Industryspecific
Research
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•
The Dialogue publication
Policy in practice
event
Thought
Leadership
Vlerick
CFS
Business
Simulations
& Tools
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•
•
Regulation & Macro
Financial Management
Business & operations management
Master &
Executive
Teaching
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•
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•
•
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•
MFM
MBA-FSI
Customised
Finance & Accounting Simulation Tool
Simulation of Financial and Insurance Admin
Vlerick Bank Simulation
Asset Management Simulation
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16. Stimulating & Funding
CFS ACTIVITIES
Creating & Developing
•
•
The Dialogue publication
Policy in practice
event
Thought
Leadership
Industryspecific
Research
•
•
•
Vlerick
CFS
Regulation & Macro
Financial Management
Business & operations management
Master &
Executive
Teaching
•
•
•
MFM
MBA-FSI
Customised
Supporting
Business
Simulations
& Tools
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Finance & Accounting Simulation Tool
Simulation of Financial and Insurance Admin
Vlerick Bank Simulation
Asset Management Simulation
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17. INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC RESEARCH
 Basel III Capital and
Liquidity, Solvency II, MiFid, …
 Banking Union
 LT-financing of infrastructure projects
 Interconnectedness of the financial
systems
 Leadership & people manag. in FS
 Innovation in banking & insurance
business models
 Reputation & brand management
 Strategy & marketing in FS
(multichannel, segmentation, …)
 Operations & ICT in FS (Big
Data, mobile technologies,…)
 Bank’s credit supply & SME
financing
 Corporate finance &
securitization
 Capital ratio’s & requirements
 Financial & credit risk
management
Vlerick Areas and Cluster competences
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18. WE ARE VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL
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19. WE ARE VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL
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20. VLERICK STUDENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD
ST PETERSBURG
55 MBA
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BEIJING
GHENT
LEUVEN
BRUSSELS
163 MBA
75 MBA
199 MASTERS
58 MBA
48 MASTERS
24 MBA

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24. 2.
UPDATE ON OUR MASTERS PROGRAMMES

25. CURRENT STUDENT NUMBERS
Programme
Ghent
Masters in Financial Management
47
Masters in Marketing Management
Leuven
50
Masters in General Management
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26. MASTERS STUDENTS
300
264
256
250
250
246
230
200
M3
MFM
150
MGM
Total
100
53
53
60
50
49
47
0
2010
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2012
2013
2014

27. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
60
53
50
50
40
35
M3
MFM
30
MGM
20
21
19
10
10
0
2012
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2014
Total

28. CURRENT MFM CLASS
Nationalities
Romania
Greece
47 STUDENTS
Indonesia
Vietnam
45% INTERNATIONAL
The Netherlands
Spain
China
Libanon
France
Bulgaria
Egypt
UK
59%
41%
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29. REVISED ADMISSIONS PROCEDURE
On a monthly basis
30-minute interview + analytical test
Revised interview criteria
Dedicated Vlerick jury + alumni
WANT TO JOIN A MFM JURY?
Send an email to admissions@vlerick.com
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30. 3.
WHAT HAPPENED IN MFM SINCE 2011…

31. PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
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32. MFM CORE CURRICULUM
MANAGEMENT
ESSENTIALS
• Introduction to Finance
• Introduction to Accounting
CORPORATE
FINANCE
• Advanced Corporate Finance • Management of Financial Institutions
• International Corporate Finance &
• Entrepreneurial Finance
Financial Risk Management
• Investments
CORPORATE
CONTROL
• Capital Budgeting & Valuation • Corporate & Managerial Responsibility
• Financial Accounting & Financial
• Corporate Taxation
Statement Analysis
• Cost Accounting
MANAGEMENT
SKILLS
• Negotiation Skills
• Strategic Management
• Entrepreneurship
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33. MFM ACTION LEARNING
INVESTMENT
RESEARCH
CHALLENGE
KBC DEEPDIVE
CHALLENGE
BANKING
GAME
INCOMPANY
PROJECT
IMEx
BUSINESS
GAME
NEW
VENTURE LAB
LONDON
TRIP
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34. YOUR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT JOURNEY
My Vlerick
Development Portfolio
Personal coaching
Management skills
seminar
Career skills
seminar
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Boot camp
In-company
project
Networking events

35. BOOT CAMPS
• Enterprise Risk Management
• M&A and Corporate Restructuring
Corporate Finance
• Management Control
•
Economics of Financial Markets
Financial Markets &
Financial Instruments
• Instruments and Portfolio
Advanced Asset
•
Management
Digital Marketing &
Branding
Sales
Supply Chain
Strategy Consulting &
Innovation
Business Process
Management Consulting
Entrepreneurship
HR (including EHRM
exchange)
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36. MY VDP
Vlerick Development Portfolio
360° feedback
Coaching sessions
Personal Development Plan
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37. REVAMPED OPENING SEMINAR
Abbey Rolduc in the Netherlands
MFM-MGM show
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38. OTHER CHANGES IN MFM
Close cooperation with MFM Alumni & CFA
Career services more oriented to MFM
“The CFO/Investment banker/… talks” series
On-campus Bloomberg Admission Test (BAT)
Application tips & tricks as part of London trip
Workshop McKinsey on “How to prepare for case interviews”
Morgan Stanley M&A game
Further improved deadline management
Bloomberg terminal
London trip:
Optimised content (see next), eg trading room simulation
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39. 39 |
LONDON STUDY TRIP JAN 2014
Mon 20/01
Tue 21/01
GHENT – LONDON
SETTLING IN
Generator Hostel
37 Tavistock Place,
W2 4NT, London,
UK
JP MORGAN
Global asset
management
10:00 – 11:30
Wed 22/01
Thu 23/01
LLOYDS
10:00 – 12:30
Lunch @ JPM
11:30 – 13:00
ESCP EUROPE
14:00 – 18:30
BLOOMBERG
13:00 – 15:30
OLIVER WYMAN
16:30-19:00
Free evening
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STANDARD &
POORS
14:00 – 15:00
Free evening
Free evening
Free Afternoon
ROYAL ANGLO BELGIAN CLUB
Reception + walking
dinner
18:00-21:00

40. OTHER CHANGES IN MFM
“Corporate Finance in the News” sessions
Global IRC participation
IRC (Investment Research Challenge): new
workshop by City guy
Further course improvement & alignment
Eg Advanced Corporate Finance, Financial Statement
Analysis, CMR, Strategy, Financial Instruments, Corporate tax
Deep Dive Challenge
Bootcamps/electives
Class room improvement
2 beamers
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41. 4.
NEW FACULTY IN MFM

42. PROF JAN SIMON
Expert in:
Hedge funds
Corporate Finance
Financial Modeling
Valuation
Teaches in MFM:
Investments
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43. PROF ISSAM HALLAK
Expert in:
Corporate Finance
Financial Services & Insurance
Banking
Souvereign Debt
Syndicated Loans
International Finance
Banking & Financial Intermediation
Teaches in MFM:
Management of Financial
Institutions
Economics of Financial Markets
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44. PROF HANS BUYSSE
Expert in:
Mergers and Acquisition
Structured Finance
LBO & MBO
Teaches in MFM:
Entreprise Risk Management
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45. PROF LIEVEN BAELE
Expert in:
Optimal Asset Allocation
Black-Littermann
Risk Measurement
Correlation and Volatility Modelling
Cost of Capital Calculation
Teaches in MFM:
International Corporate Finance &
Financial Risk Management
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46. PROF XAVIER BAETEN
Expert in:
Corporate Governance
Corporate Social Responsibility
Executive Remuneration
Governance & Ethics
Strategic Rewards
Pay-for-Performance
Teaches in MFM:
Corporate & Managerial
Responsibility
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47. PROF MARTIN WEISS
Expert in:
Strategic Management
Growth strategies
Diversification strategies
Teaches in MFM:
Strategic Management
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48. PROF BARNEY JORDAAN
Expert in:
Dispute Resolution
Mediation
Employment Law
Conflict Management
Teaches in MFM:
Negotiation Skills
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49. 5.
BUT NOT EVERYTHING CHANGES…

50. OPENING SEMINAR
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51. OPENING SEMINAR: REMEMBER THESE?
The Top Guns
How to become a Vlerick champion
MFM mission impossible
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52. INTERCULTURAL EVENT
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53. LONDON STUDY TRIP
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54. 6.
COMING UP: FINANCIAL TIMES RANKINGS FOR
MASTERS IN FINANCE

55. FINANCIAL TIMES MFM RANKINGS 2013
TOP 25
WORLDWIDE
Placement success
13
Value for money
20
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Career rank

56. HOWEVER
Rankings are important, BUT:
They cannot determine School strategy
High emphasis on salary
Keep focus on international quality
accreditations
At School level: EQUIS, ACCSB, AMBA
At programme level: CFA, MBM
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57. HOW IS THE FT RANKING DETERMINED
ALUMNI SURVEY
Career status:
Salary
Level of seniority and company size
Effectiveness of career services
International mobility
Programme quality:
Aims achieved
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58. HOW IS THE FT RANKING DETERMINED
SCHOOL INPUT
Student diversity of last graduating student body
Employment at 3 months of last graduating class
International course experience
Diversity of faculty and board
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59. WHERE DID WE DO REALLY WELL
Placement success rank (12th position)
= Alumni‟s evaluation of the effectiveness of the School‟s career
services in their job search
Value for money (13th position)
= ROI based on tuition fee, programme duration and salary
after graduation
Careers rank (20th position)
= Career status (job level) of alumni 3 years after graduation
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60. WHERE CAN WE IMPROVE
Student diversity
International students (rank 38)
Faculty diversity
International faculty (rank 32)
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61. 7.
“LIFE AFTER MFM” TESTIMONIALS

62. TESTIMONIALS
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63. UPCOMING EVENTS IN THE ALUMNI / MFM
CALENDAR
Vlerick Grand Ball
8 / 03 / 2014
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64. 8.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST…

65. WANTED: MFM BRAND AMBASSADORS
What‟s in a name?
Contact person for potential MFM
students
Allow your email/Linkedin address and
picture to be published on our website
Optional: provide a (written/video)
testimonial
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66. FOLLOW US ONLINE
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
LinkedIn
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http://mastersblog.vlerick.com

67. GOOGLE + LINKEDIN
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68. AND NOW… TIME FOR DRINKS!