2nd September 2019 marked the start of a year full of surprises for me and my fellow Masters students in Financial Management. Yet, we had already been warned from to get-go that times would be tough, especially with the increasing number of assignments and exams.

Well, this is just the trailer of an amazing yet a roller coaster ride. We had really intense sessions with our programme director in the early months, followed by leadership seminar at Bovendonk (Nedherlands) where we worked as consultants for Bpost on a problem they were facing.

We had our first career fair in the month of October which gave the students a platter of diverse opportunities. Basically, as Masters students in Financial Management we are hustling between studies, job applications, career fairs, competitions and workshops. As a proud member of the cohort, I’m also happy to share that our group has already bagged many prizes in case competitions.

But what’s up next? We have the AXA Insurance Challenge in the coming week and are currently working on a startup idea in the entrepreneurship lectures. Yes, entrepreneurship for finance students! It’s just an example of what Vlerick is all about: “Building the overall skills of an individual”.

Anupriya Muppala Sai (Masters in Financial Management – Brussels campus)