SBS-EM EXECUTIVE EDUCATION --Accelerated Management Programme
FINANCE --3 days – Thursday to Saturday
This course introduces students to the basic concepts and tools of financial management. Corporations face two main types of decisions: capital budgeting decisions (how much to invest and what real assets to invest in) and financing decisions (what securities to issue in order to raise the cash required). This course will mainly deal with valuation and capital budgeting decisions.
MEET YOUR PROFESSOR Mathias Schmit is professor of Finance at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, ULB. He teaches Finance, Banking, Risk Management, EU Financial Regulation and Case Studies in Microfinance. Mathias holds a PhD in finance and has published numerous scientific papers on the impact of Basel II on the financial industry. He is also the founder of SAGORA, a network of senior risk professionals merging extensive asset financing and banking experience.
OBJECTIVES ■
Master the basic concepts and tools of financial management.
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Apply new knowledge in practical situations when faced with investment decisions.
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Integrate financial management concepts into your decision-making process.
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Learn how to go beyond accounting figures to show your unit’s real economic performance and potential.
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Improve communication with financial managers within your organisation and learn how to ask the right questions.
ASSESSMENT The assessment will be based on the elaboration of a financial plan by groups of 3-4 participants.
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