Study programmes

The study prepares for the profession of mathematician in financial institutions and for the creative or scientific activity in the mathematical theory of finance and insurance. The knowledge obtained in undergraduate studies are deepened to mathematical theories of financial markets, capital adequacy, systems of cashflows, pricing and calculations of insurance reserves. The study is supported by modern software systems. Moreover, it presents the modern form of actuarial studies that have at Charles University long traditions. The graduates of study program Financial and Insurance Mathematics have a deep knowledge of basic mathematical disciplines and a special knowledge of probability and mathematical statistics, econometrics and stochastic processes, mathematical methods in finance, life and nonlife insurance, risk management, accounting (including accounting of insurance companies), machine learning and modeling using modern software tools. They are capable to model financial and insurance products and analyze them from the point of view of risk, profit and other characteristics which are necessary for effective financial management. The graduates work in banks, insurance companies, pension and investment funds and Government institutions.