Actuarial Science and Mathematical Finance: Quantitative Risk Management

Do you want to pursue a career as an high-level risk professional in the field of Insurance and Banking, then this is the right MSc programme for you.The economic, financial and societal developments of our times --- crises, systemic risks, contagion, unemployment, aging --- call for high-level risk professionals with a rigorous and solid training, that is based on forefront academic research and simultaneously explicates the practical usefulness of the methods, techniques and tools offered. This asks for a unique combination of mathematics, probability and statistics, and optimization and econometrics on the one hand, and economics, insurance and finance, and computing on the other hand.

The Quantitative Risk Management program is embedded in the MSc in Actuarial Science and Mathematical Finance.The economic, financial and societal developments of our times --- crises, systemic risks, contagion, unemployment, aging --- call for high-level risk professionals with a rigorous and solid training, that is based on forefront academic research and simultaneously explicates the practical usefulness of the methods, techniques and tools offered. This asks for a unique combination of mathematics, probability and statistics, and optimization and econometrics on the one hand, and economics, insurance and finance, and computing on the other hand.

characteristics

The University of Amsterdam has an exceptionally strong tradition in the Actuarial Science and Risk Management domain, that is unmatched in The Netherlands, with internationally leading experts conducting world-class research, and strong links to and support from insurance and financial institutions.

characteristics

The Quantitative Risk Management(QRM) program is embedded in the MSc in Actuarial Science and Mathematical Finance. The University of Amsterdam has an exceptionally strong tradition in the Actuarial Science and Risk Management domain, that is unmatched in The Netherlands, with internationally leading experts conducting world-class research, and strong links to and support from insurance and financial institutions.