Acquire revelant experience during an in-company project!

The in-company project is the final stage of your masters programme in Financial Management. You spend 2 months (8 weeks) in a company to conduct a financial consultancy project. This project challenges you to apply the theoretical concepts you have acquired during the programme to a real management problem.

You learn to work against deadlines, write management reports and make professional presentations. You work in teams of 2 to 3 students, and are assisted by a Vlerick professor and researcher who coach you throughout the entire project period. At the conclusion of the project, the quality and usability of your analysis and recommendations are assessed by a jury of both academics and business professionals.

A great experience for all parties involved

	“After the first few weeks of my in-company project, I was offered the opportunity to join the company to work as a cross-functional manager in a pan-European context. I'm really excited about approaching business from an international perspective − and I surely won't forget my year at Vlerick." Simon Benmarraze (France), student MGM 2008, CRH Construction Accessories
	“An invaluable learning experience, the in-company project offers our students the opportunity to investigate a topic of their choice in more detail. The fact that the subject of analysis is a real business problem that the company wants resolved makes it all the more challenging and rewarding for our students.” Deva Rangarajan, Programme Director of the Masters in General Management
	”What I appreciated even more than their academic background was the approach adopted by both the students and the School. I was amazed by their tremendous ability to assimilate data, summarise it, and then just get on with the job. In fact, the students acted as a sounding board for me. They acted as consultants, but without the consultancy fee!” Jos Nijns, CFO Real Software

A sample of In-company projects conducted in 2008:

• Petercam
  Drivers for consolidation in the Benelux financial services sector
• Arcelor Mittal
  An investigation into the funding practices of global IT investments.
• Euronext
  Analysis of the Alternext market segment: positioning and recommendations.