Overview

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam's Quantitative Financial Risk Management course focuses on financial risks facing financial institutions, such as market, credit and model risks.

Key Facts

The course will encompass both theoretical and applied aspects of risk management. This course will give you a solid fundamental for measurement and management of financial risks, knowledge of newest quantitative methods and the ability to apply your knowledge in financial environment. The lectures are complemented by practical assignments designed to maximally match actual risk management applications in banking environment. For this course you need a strong quantitative focus and affiliation with statistics and probability as well as (some) affiliation with finance, as well as solid programming experience.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Personal Development for Finance Professionals

Thesis MSc Finance - Duisenberg HP - QRM

Econometrics for Quantitative Risk Management

Quantitative Investing

Stochastic Processes: the Fundamentals

Stochastic Processes for Finance and Derivatives Markets

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

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International tuition: April 1

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

60 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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6.5

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General requirements

In order to gain admission to our Master’s programme, you need to have at least a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited research university including at least three full years of academic study amounting to a minimum of 180 EC or equivalent. We do not require a GRE or GMAT test score.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

24150 EUR / year

≈ 24150 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

2601 EUR / year

≈ 2601 EUR / year

Living costs

Amsterdam

Netherlands

1000 - 1500 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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