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Country	Type of preparation	Universities that offer the program	Institute and national actuary associations	Requirements to become part of the corresponding association	Association’s webpage	Recognition requirements
GERMANY	Certification exam	University of Ulm (Universität Ulm) University of Göttingen	Actuarial Association of Germany (Deutsche Aktuarvereinigung :DAV) German Society for Insurance Mathematics(Deutsche Gesellschaft fu ̈r Versicherungsmathematik) *Institute of Experts in Insurance Mathematics(Institut der Versicherungsmathema- tischen Sachversta ̈ndigen	To become part of the DAV you must pass an actuarial and general competence exam.	link
ARGENTINA	College Program	Universidad de Buenos Aires			link	Register in the National Professional Economical Sciences Councl in the state that you wish to exercise, or by working for an institution that requires an actuarial degree.
AUSTRALIA	Certification exam	They offer courses to obtain part I and II (of the five necessary) from the program that the Institute of Actuaries of Australia demands.(IAAust): Macquarie University University of Melbourne Australia National University University of New South Wales *Distance course in the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries in the United Kingdom	Institute of Actuaries of Australia (IAAust)	Complete the five part program set by the IAAus.	link
AUSTRIA	College Program	Technical University of Vienna	Actuarial Association of Austria (Aktuarvereinigung Österreichs, AVÖ)	A degree in Actuarial Science and three years of professional experience.	TUW AVÖ
BELGIUM	College Program	Free University of Brussels(ULB) Louvain Catholic University(UCL) KU Leuven La Vrije Universiteit Brussel	Institute of Actuaries in Belgium	Obtaining a master’s degree in Mathematics, Economics, Civil Engineering or Physics and being admitted to an actuarial program which all universities offer.	IABE
BRAZIL	College Program	Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Fundação de Estudos Sociais do Paraná Universidade Federal de São Paulo Pontifícia Universidade Católica Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Universidade Federal Fluminense *Faculdade de Economia e Finanças do Rio de Janeiro	Instituto Brasileiro de Actuária		IBA
CANADA	College degree	The University of Calgary The University of Concordia McMaster University University of Toronto Université du Québec à Montréal University of Waterloo York University Otras	Canadian Institute of Actuaries	Being a member of the SOA, you must take the practical formation course, given by the CIA, or be a member of the CAS (Casualty Actuary Society) and credit a specialization exam in Canada (Exam 6-Canada). Also, you must have three years of experience during the last decade and 18 months of actuarial practice in Canada during the last three years.	link
DENMARK	College Program	University of Copenhagen	Danish Society of Actuaries (Den Danske Aktuarforening-DDA)	Master’s degree and from three to five years of experience working in the insurance sector.	DDA
SPAIN	College Program	Escuela de Formación de Actuarios Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE) Universidad de Valencia Universidad de Málaga *Universidad de Alcalá de Henares	Instituto de Actuarios Españoles.	Being a graduate from the actuarial sciences program.	IAE
UNITED STATES	College Career	Columbia University in the City of New York University of Pennsylvania Boston University University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Connecticut Florida State University University of California-Los Angeles Otras	Society of Actuaries life, health, pensions) Casualty Actuarial Society (damages and accidents)	For both associations, a member must have credited all of the necessary certification exams.	link link	In the pensions area, you must pass three specialization exams to obtain an enrollment.
FINLAND	College program and certification exam.	University of Tampere The University of Helsinki *Others	Actuarial Society of Finland	Obtain a college degree, complete Actuary Society’s courses, credit additional actuarial application exams, write a thesis and at least one year of labor experience.	ASF
FRANCE	College Program	Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO) L’Université de Lyon *Université de Strasbourg	Institut Des Actuaires	Completed college studies and crediting an exam before the institute’s jury.	IDA
HONG KONG	College Program	University of Hong Kong Chinese University of Hong Kong *Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Actuarial Society of Hong Kong	Become a member of Australia’s, Canada’s, United Kingdom’s or United States Actuarial Society.	ASHK
INDIA	Professional Experience	Bishop Herber College The National Insurance Academy Aligarh Muslim University University of Mumbai University of Delhi University of Kalyani	Institute of Actuaries of India	Pass certification exams.	IAI
IRELAND	Certification exam.	University College Dublin Queen’s University Belfast *University College Cork	Society of Actuaries in Ireland (FSAI)	Become a member of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries in the United Kingdom or by recognition agreements if member of the Groupe Consultatif, the Australian Institute, the Society of Actuaries , or the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.	SAI
ISRAEL	College Program	Hebrew University en Jerusalem Tel Aviv Univesity *University of Haifa	Israel Association of Actuaries	Obtain a universitarian title and pass IAA’s exams based in United Kingdom’s Actuarial Institute’s study plan.	IAA
ITALY	College Program	Università di Roma “La Sapienza” Università di Trieste	Istituto Italiano degli Attuari Ordine Nazionale degli Attuari	Obtain a universitarian title in Actuarial Sciences or Statistics and credit an exam (oral and written) in mathematical techniques, statistics and insurance law.	IIA ONA
JAPAN	Professional Experience	Kyoto University Waseda University The University of Tokyo Osaka University *Nihon University	Institute of Actuaries of Japan	To become an institute’s associate, you must pass five basic courses, and to become a member you must pass another two additional advanced courses.	IAJ
MALASIA	College program and certification exams.	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) University Malaya (UM)	Actuarial Society of Malaysia	To become a member of the ASM you must be a member of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries of the United Kingdom, the Society of Actuaries of America, the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, o the Institute of Actuaries of Australia and to be accepted by the ASM’s committee.	ASM
MEXICO	College Program	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México UNAM Universidad de las Américas Puebla Universidad Anahuac Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (UAG) Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León *Otras ya mencionadas previamente	Colegio Nacional de Actuarios Asociación Mexicana de Actuarios *Asociación Mexicana de Actuarios Consultores	To become a member of CONAC it is necessary to have a college degree and a professional charter given the the Secretary of Public Education.	AMA CONAC	For traditional areas it is necessary to count with a certificate by CONAC or the National Commision for Insurance and Finance. For non-traditional areas it generally is enough to present a professional charter.
NORWAY	Carrera Universitaria	University of Oslo University of Bergen	Norwegian Actuarial Society	Study a five year-long master’s degree in mathematical statistics with a specialization in insurance and write a thesis equivalent to one year of work experience. Besides, an economics and ethics course must be taken.	link
NETHERLANDS	Carrera Universitaria	University of Amsterdam	Actuarieel Genootschap	Succesfuly finish the actuarial program from the Actuarieel Instituut or have a master’s degree in actuarial sciences by the University of Amsterdam.	link
PORTUGAL	College Degree	Technical University of Lisbon	Portuguese Institute of Actuaries	Having a graduate title in mathematics, economics or administration, one must also have credited courses in actuarial science, three years of labor experience and you must write a report under a PIA’s member supervision.
UNITED KINGDOM	College Program	City University, London Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland Kent University, Canterbury London School of Economics, London Swansea University Southampton University *Warwick University	Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Association of Consulting Actuaries Staple Inn Actuarial Society Bristol Actuarial Society Faculty of Actuaries Students’ Society Invicta Actuarial Society *Yorkshire Actuarial Society	Have a bachelor’s degree in actuarial sciences. Credit the basic certification exams and have sufficient laboral experience.	IFA ACA SIAS BAS FASS IAS YAS
SINGAPUR	College Degree	Nanyang Technological University National University of Singapore *Singapore Management University	Singapore Actuarial Society	Be a member of a recognized actuarial association and fulfil other SAS requirements.	link
SOUTH AFRICA	College program and certification exam,	University of Kwa-Zulu Natal Wits University Stellenbosch University University of Cape Town University of Pretoria University of the Free State	Actuarial Society of South Africa	Pass ASSA’s exam, which has content directly related to South Africa.	ASSA
College Program and certification exam.		*Stockholm University	Svenska Aktuarieföreningen	Have mathematical and statistical knowledge, besides a bachelor’s degree in topics related to actuarial sciences, having written a paper related to actuarial sciences and having two years of labor experience.	SA
SWITZERLAND	College program and certification exam.	University of Lausanne Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich *University of Bern	Swiss Association of Actuaries (SAA)	Credit a commission’s evaluation by the SAA, have three years of professional experience and crediting a colloquium. For experts in pensions there are special admission exams.	SAA	Have a bachelor’s degree, pass al profesional exams. Specialized actuaries must have special certifications due to country’s special laws.