ACADEMICS FOR COMPANIES STUDENT CONSULTING BROCHURE 2019 - 2020

More info via www.afcleuven.be [email protected] ACADEMICS FOR COMPANIES EXPLORE, LEARN, APPLY

AFC Leuven was founded in 2007 with the aim of building a bridge between the academic and the business world. Thirteen years later, Academics For Companies is still striving to improve the soft skills of students. As an interfaculty platform, AFC is based on three pillars: Events, Workshops and Experience. This is why our slogan is "Explore, Gonne Van Mechelen Learn, Apply". President 2019 – 2020

"AFC brings students and companies together in a unique way. Hundreds of companies have opened their doors to AFC and are inspired by their fresh ideas and enthusiasm." - Handrin Wemel (Founder AFC Leuven)

"Academics For Companies has become an important partner for KU Leuven. The opportunities that AFC offers in the field of student consulting and entrepreneurship are invaluable to our students. Thanks to the AFC initiatives, they are offered an important in-company learning experience, which can also offer great added value for the organizations that give the assignment. For this reason, AFC deserves and receives my full support." - Luc Sels (Rector KU Leuven)

2 LIVE LIKE A AT AFC

With a Student Consulting Project you can further develop your skills through creative and quality projects for companies active in various sectors.

As a student you get the chance to get a taste of life as a consultant during ten weeks in multidisciplinary teams of five people, by tackling a business problem and formulating advice.

Professional guidance and an adapted short training course consisting of several workshops will ensure that your team is able to complete the project successfully. The result is a satisfied company with an implementable solution and five satisfied students with improved skills. In addition to the hard work, there is also time for fun during the various teambuilding sessions and the members' party!

Make a difference in the industry and see your advice become reality!

3 GO FOR PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Throughout the 10 weeks you will be trained as a consultant through various workshops and coaching sessions.

Workshop Scope is given by our senior partner AT Kearney. As leading global management , specialized in strategy, they are the ideal partner to start the project. We will look at how best to start your consultancy case, how to process all information and what the next steps are.

Workshop Presentation is given by Sia Partners, the next senior partner of AFC. As leading French consultancy agency, they are at home in all markets, which makes them the ideal partner to adapt your presentation specifically to the needs of the client. You will learn how present their advice, which structure is used and how your impact continues to resonate.

Furthermore, AFC offers a diverse range of junior and supporting partners as support, who can always be called upon for additional questions or coaching.

4 GET PAID IN EXPERIENCE

Are you considering a career in consulting? Or are you simply looking for a challenge where you can put all your knowledge and skills into practice? Are you driven, do you want to contribute to the industry? And above all, do you want to meet new like-minded students? Then is student consulting the perfect cut for you!

Because your hard work should be rewarded, you can contribute your student consulting project for ECTS credits in the following faculties. The weekly workload should be estimated at 8-10 hours.

Faculty of Economics and 3 ECTS Social Profit Project Business Administration

Faculty of Engineering Science 3 ECTS Entrepreneurship in practice

Faculty of Bioscience Internship Bioscience 6 ECTS engineering engineering

Faculty of Science 3 ECTS Contact

Faculty of Movement and Entrepreneurship in practice 3 ECTS Rehabilitation Sciences (sport)

5 BECOME PART OF THE AFC DNA

Work as a team on a challenging case of a big name in the industry. Every year AFC works hard to select the most interesting and impactful cases from the industry. These always fall under one of the following themes, each one specific to the AFC DNA.

FINANCE & ACCOUNTANCY Investment analysis Cost analysis Solvability analysis

ENGINEERING Feasibility study Optimizing production & material

MARKETING & MARKETING RESEARCH Market research Brand health check

STRATEGY & INNOVATION Business modelling Feasibility study Location survey Break-even analysis

IT Digital Marketing

LEGAL Accountancy & IRS/IFRS Organizational structure

6 PRODUCTION & LOGISTICS Production & inventory planning Inventory management

ORGANIZATION & HRM Compensation & benefits Improving organizational structure Changing business culture

The teams are put together by measuring both interest and motivation. A process without re-examinations, an excellent CV or a wide range of past AFC workshops and events are not essential. Everyone at AFC has a different background, the most important thing is your motivation and the passion to make a difference.

7 EXCEED OUR EXPECTATIONS

Analyze the impact Optimize both Protect investors of a quality label on technically and and promote the second-hand economically the transparent and motorcycle bike localization systems efficient financial market. for divers markets

Since 2007, AFC Leuven has been bringing innovative ideas and advice from students to industry. Last year, the Air Products team even won the Best Project of Europe award at Jade Europe.

Model the most Determine optimal efficient way of quantities and sorting for stock sizes to Attract more packaged gas eliminate people and containers inefficiencies. businesses by translating imec's technologies into simple concepts.

8 MAKE FRIENDS FOR LIFE

AFC is an organization for students, by students. Of course, teambuildings, parties and receptions should not be missed. Each team receives a teambuilding budget and besides that there are also the member parties and the cozy evenings after the workshops.

Join the community today!

Since 2007

BORN IN LEUVEN 9 CONTACT

Gonne Van Mechelen President +324 79 06 25 50 [email protected]

Floren Van de Velde Experience Manager +324 97 82 08 46 [email protected]

TEAM EXPERIENCE

Toon Schrijvers Pol Deborsu [email protected] [email protected] Thomas Marrecau Jonas Vandersanden [email protected] [email protected] Stijn Moerenhout Gijs Luys [email protected] [email protected]

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