KU Leuven

Master of Business and Information Systems Engineering

Core courses year 1

• Advanced Database Management and Content Management
• Simulation Theory and Applications
• Architecture and Modelling of Management Information Systems
• Advanced Analytics in a Big Data World
• Business Analysis
• Software Architectures for Collaborative Systems
• Applications of Operations Research
• Applications of Statistics
• Management Control and Cost Management
• Energy Technology and Energy Economy
• Philosophy and Ethics

Core courses year 2

• Operations Strategy in Manufacturing and Services
• Strategic Management
• Master's thesis

Minor spread over Years 1 and 2

• Information Systems Engineering and Management
• Data Science
• Technology and Entrepreneurship
• Production and Logistics
• Quantitative Marketing
• Risk and Finance
• Exchange

• As a Business and Information Systems Engineering student, you are a future manager with an ‘innovative engineer’ mindset.
• The programme seeks to train multidisciplinary, forward-looking managers who can use information and communication technology to organise, optimise and lead businesses in a rapidly globalising world.
• These managers of the future will be able to rely on sound quantitative training in business economics, with business and information systems engineering as a key spearhead, and firmly grounded in the humanities as well as in engineering science.
• This enables graduates of the Master of Business and Information Systems Engineering to support the management of organisations and to fully exploit available opportunities in the business world.

The courses are fully taught in English and also available in Dutch.

• Credits: 120 ECTS
• Degree Type: Master
• Specifications: Master of Science.

What sets us apart as a university?

A highly ranked university

KU Leuven is among the best 100 universities in the world according to both Times Higher Education World Rankings and QS World University Rankings. All of KU Leuven’s disciplines proudly belong to the top 100 of their field. Furthermore, KU Leuven was ranked by Reuters as the most innovative university in Europe in 2016.

Research-based education

Education at KU Leuven is research-based, which means students will learn from the same professors who are performing the ground-breaking research you read about in the press. New insights are instantly integrated into classes and students are encouraged to perform their own research. In our FabLab, students can use a number of high-tech machines to create whatever they want – all free of charge.

Affordable tuition fees

Higher education is highly valued in Belgium and therefore subsidised by the government. This allows KU Leuven to keep tuition fees relatively low, which gives you a price/quality ratio very few top-100 universities can match. We take pride in keeping our programmes as accessible as possible to allow the brightest students from around the globe to join our courses.

International student life with respect for diversity

According to Times Higher Education, KU Leuven is in the top 50 of most international universities worldwide with staff and students from over 150 different nationalities. For all our international students, the Pangaea student centre is their home away from home. Our university also strives for diversity and inclusion and wants to work together on a pact for more respect.

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KU Leuven is among the best 100 universities in the world according to both Times Higher Education World Rankings and QS World University Rankings. KU Leuven’s disciplines proudly belong to the top 100 of their field. Furthermore, KU Leuven was ranked by Reuters as the most innovative university in Europe in 2016.

Graduates of the Master of Business and Information Systems Engineering usually start their career in business and/or ICT consulting. They are also able to take up more traditional management tasks, armed with the ability to design, manage and improve business processes, services and decisions in a digital world. Given the variety of skills acquired, business and information systems engineers are highly sought after by a wide range of companies for a variety of positions and sectors in Belgium and abroad. Typical job titles are: business analyst, analytics specialist, business intelligence analyst, big data specialist, operations manager, fintech specialist, customer intelligence director, fraud expert, compliance officer, ICT manager, and chief information officer.