The objective is to enhance AI education by incorporating practical financial applications into both the curriculum and research initiatives. This approach provides students with direct experience with advanced technologies. Furthermore, the goal is to create an environment where academic research and industry practices merge, allowing students to undertake guided projects. These projects aim to tackle present-day finance sector challenges with new AI-based approaches.
Exposing Students to the Industry
As part of the course 'Information Systems for the Financial Services Industry' over 50 students were invited to the headquarters of ING, located in Amsterdam, to participate in workshop on Data Analytics and Quantitative Models in Banking and Academia.
Educational Activities
The University of Twente offers several courses related to finance and AI. The courses that involve collaboration between the University of Twente and ING in these areas are specified below.