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ACADEMICS FOR COMPANIES

S T U D E N T C O N S U LT I N G B R O C H U R E

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Gonne Van Mechelen

President 2019-2020

AFC Leuven was founded in 2007 with the sole intention to

build a bridge between the academic and the business

world. Up to that point, during the education of students,

soft skills were superficially neglected. Therefore, AFC

relies on three pillars: Events, Workshops and Experience.

In its thirteenth year, Academics for Companies still strives

as an interfaculty platform to provide these soft skills. Our

maxim is “Explore, Learn, Apply”.

”AFC brings students and companies together in a unique way. Hundreds

of companies have opened their doors for AFC and let them be inspired by

AFC’s fresh ideas and enthusiasm.”

- Handrin Wemel (Founder AFC Leuven)

“Academics for Companies has grown to become an important partner of

the KU Leuven. The possibilities that AFC provides in the field of student

consulting and student entrepreneurship are of immense value for our

students. They receive, thanks to the AFC-initiatives, an important in-

company learning experience, that can also benefit the commissioning

organizations in a positive way. Because of this reason, AFC deserves and

receives my full support.”

- Luc Sels (Rector KU Leuven)

ACADEMICS

FOR COMPANIES

E x p l o r e , L e a r n , A p p l y

LIVE THE

CONSULTING LIFE

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With a Student Consulting project, you can further develop your skills

through creative and qualitative 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 advices become reality!

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LEARN FROM

THE BEST

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 Kearney. As leading global management consulting firm,

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 a leading French consulting 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 consultants

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.

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GET PAID IN

EXPERIENCE

Faculty of Economics and

Business Administration3 ECTS Social Profit Project

Faculty of Engineering

Science3 ECTS

Entrepreneurship in

practice

Faculty of Bioscience

engineering6 ECTS

Internship

Bioscience

engineering

Faculty of Science 3 ECTSContact with ISP

responsible

Faculty of Movement and

Rehabilitation Sciences3 ECTS

Entrepreneurship in

practice

(sport)

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 is estimated to be around 8-10 hours.

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.

The teams are put together by measuring both the interest

and motivation of the applicants. A curriculum 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 your passion to make a difference.

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2018-2019

EXCEED (Y)OUR

EXPECTATIONS

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

JE Europe.

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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.

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G O N N E V A N M E C H E L E N

P R E S I D E N T

+32 479 06 25 50

gonne.vanmechelen@afcleuven.be

F L O R E N V A N D E V E L D E

E X P E R I E N C E M A N A G E R

+32 497 82 08 46

floren.vandevelde@afcleuven.be

CONTACT

M O R E I N F O R M A T I O N

W W W . A C A D E M I C S F O R C O M P A N I E S . B E

TEAM EXPERIENCE

Toon Schrijvers: toon.schrijvers@afcleuven.be

Pol Deborsu: pol.deborsu@afcleuven.be

Thomas Marrecau: thomas.marrecau@afcleuven.be

Jonas Vandersanden: jonas.vandersanden@afcleuven.be

Stijn Moerenhout: stijn.moerenhout@afcleuven.be

Gijs Luys: gijs.luys@afcleuven.be

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OUR PARTNERS