Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU LEUVEN)

Ook relevant voor NL cursus! Summary of the subject Business analysis taught by Jochen De Weerdt at KU Leuven. The summary includes the whole course, remarks and notes by the professor and all material included on the slides.

Lecture notes for Credit and Banking course at KU Leuven covering the theoretical foundations of banking systems and financial intermediation. Topics include why banks exist, the special functions of banks (liquidity services, financial risk management, asymmetric information resolution), credit rationing theory, and the moral hazard problems in lending relationships. These notes are essential for understanding core banking concepts and exam preparation in the Master Handelsingenieur/Business en...

Lecture notes from the Trading and Exchanges course taught by Gunther Wuyts at KU Leuven's Master handelsingenieur program. The document covers fundamental concepts in market microstructure, including order execution systems (quote-driven vs. order-driven markets), trading sessions (continuous vs. periodic), market transparency, and post-trading infrastructure (clearing and settlement). Essential for understanding how trading mechanisms affect price formation, liquidity, price discovery, vol...

Lecture notes for Risk Management in Financial Institutions taught by Tim Wouters at KU Leuven, covering foundational concepts and frameworks for managing financial risks. Chapter 1 introduces core definitions of risk versus uncertainty, risk appetite, and the role of risk management in banks, insurance companies, and investment funds. Essential for understanding micro-prudential regulation, capital adequacy, and how financial institutions maintain solvency—ideal for students preparing for exa...

Lecture notes from the Asset Pricing and Financial Products course taught by Gunther Wuyts at KU Leuven's Master handelsingenieur program. The document covers foundational topics including derivatives markets, utility functions (CARA and CRRA), the SDF approach to asset pricing in discrete time, and contingent claims/Arrow-Debreu securities in complete markets. These notes provide clear explanations of key concepts like absolute and relative risk aversion, power utility, and market structure ...

This exercises and exam workbook supports the Business Analysis and Valuation course in the Master in Handelswetenschappen / master business administration at KU Leuven. It contains worked step-by-step solutions for accounting analysis, cash flow estimation, cost of financing, DCF models, multiples, and residual income valuation. Plus approximately 30 likely exam questions with answers covering multiple-choice, conceptual, and exercise formats. Ideal for mastering valuation techniques and ...

Open-book exam summary for Business Analysis and Valuation at KU Leuven's Master business administration, taught by Dr. Wouter Creemers. Short and easy for open-book exam + learning. Covers five core chapters: accounting analysis, cash flow conversion, cost of financing estimation, DCF models, and valuation frameworks including dividend discount models and FCFF approaches. Structured in bullet-point format with worked examples and per-chapter cheat-cards marked with EXAM flags—ideal for ...

Study notes from the Contemporary Issues in Finance course at KU Leuven covering corporate financial restructuring, given by Nico. Chapter 1 covers non-M&A growth strategies, types of M&A (horizontal, vertical, conglomerate), synergy rationale, and why acquisitions often destroy shareholder value—including agency problems, managerial hubris, and measurement methods like event studies. Essential for understanding M&A valuation, abnormal returns analysis, and the behavioral finance aspects of...

Hier staat alles in van de powerpoint + Lesnotities! Lecture notes from Strategic Management of Technology at KU Leuven covering innovation fundamentals and technology strategy. The document covers innovation problems (uncertainty, R&D costs, spillovers), innovation typology (incremental, modular, architectural, radical), technology lifecycle phases, and Christensen's theory of sustaining vs. disruptive innovation with real-world examples like Netflix, Kodak, and Airbnb. Essential for unders...

Summary of Business Analysis (D0I68A) from the Master Business Engineering program at KU Leuven. Covers key frameworks including stakeholder analysis (matrix, onion diagram, RASCI), context analysis (SWOT, PESTLE, Porter's Five Forces, Blue Ocean Strategy), and internal analysis (VMOST, Resource Audit, Balanced Scorecard). Essential study material for understanding business analysis fundamentals and strategic context - well-organized by topic and ideal for exam preparation.

Summary of Philosophy and Ethics (D0I86A) from KU Leuven covering moral philosophy, moral reasoning, and free will. Essential for exam preparation with clear explanations of key philosophers (Kant, Scanlon, Frankfurt, Singer) and logical reasoning types that frequently appear in assessments. This summary comprises both the slides and the papers.

Summary for the course Network Industries and the Digital Economy (D0S11A) at KU Leuven. It comprises extensive notes from class, the slides and papers. I got a 20/20 on this course.

Apuntes detallados de la asignatura Spaans: Taalkunde 1 en la KU Leuven, enfocados en el uso de los tiempos del indicativo y subjuntivo en español. Los contenidos cubren el presente de indicativo, tiempos del pasado (pretérito perfecto compuesto, pretérito simple, imperfecto, pluscuamperfecto), y usos del subjuntivo imperfecto y pluscuamperfecto, con comparaciones sistemáticas con el neerlandés y marcadores temporales específicos. Estos apuntes son ideales para prepararse para exámenes de...

Apuntes de la asignatura Spaans: taalkunde 1 en la KU Leuven que cubren la morfología verbal del español. El documento desarrolla en detalle la clasificación de verbos (regulares e irregulares), los tiempos del indicativo, subjuntivo, condicional e imperativo, así como formas no personales (infinitivo, gerundio, participio) con ejemplos específicos de conjugación. Estos apuntes son ideales para prepararse para exámenes de taalkunde aplicada, ya que presentan de forma estructurada todas la...

This file contains my comprehensive lecture notes for each of the 19 lectures in the Private International Law module taught on the Master’s in Law programme at KUL. All the topics and cases we discussed in class are covered and explained in an easy-to-understand way. I studied only this document and achieved 16/20 on my first attempt! The document is clearly structured and has a neat layout. Good luck!

Summary of Corporate Risk Management and Option Techniques from the Master in Commercial Sciences at KU Leuven. Covers key concepts including risk vs. ambiguity, real vs. financial capital, risk management strategies (retaining, neutralizing, and transferring risk), and why integrated risk and capital management creates value. Essential study material for understanding financial distress costs, investment policy smoothing, and tax effects in corporate risk management.

Lecture notes from the Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology course at KU Leuven covering neural signaling and neuromodulation. Focused on Psychopharmacology only! The document covers the human nervous system structure (brain lobes, spinal cord, peripheral nerves), cell types (pyramidal cells, Purkinje cells, glial cells, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes), and key pharmacology concepts including tolerance mechanisms (metabolic, pharmacodynamic, and learned tolerance). Essential for understanding fo...

Dit studiedocument bevat uitgebreid studiemateriaal voor neuropsychology en de zelfstudie uit het vak Neuropschology and Psychopharmacology aan KU Leuven, met focus op de structuur en functies van het zenuwstelsel. De stof behandelt het centrale en perifere zenuwstelsel, zenuwweefsel (neuronen en gliacellen), neuro-anatomie, en onderzoeken naar perceptuele verwerking bij autisme spectrum disorder (ASD). Ideaal voor voorbereiding op examens en voor het begrijpen van kernconcepten zoals myelinisat...