Financial Education Focus

Twitter: Global Association of Risk Professionals Partners With Tulane University to Launch Risk Management Graduate Program - http://bit.ly/3L7kMd

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:27:12 -0800

BusinessSchools: Global Association of Risk Professionals Partners With Tulane University to Launch Risk Management Graduate Program - http://bit.ly/3L7kMd

Twitter: Is it wise to donate money to my former university? http://bit.ly/3imNCO

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:53:09 -0800

BusinessSchools: Is it wise to donate money to my former university? http://bit.ly/3imNCO

Twitter: Business School of the Week: The Business School, University of Gloucestershire - http://bit.ly/PBZc6

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:00:30 -0800

BusinessSchools: Business School of the Week: The Business School, University of Gloucestershire - http://bit.ly/PBZc6

Web Links: Presentation - Python and R for quantitative finance

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:52:08 -0800

An introduction to using Python and R for quantitative finance applications.

Twitter: Financial Education News at MoneyScience - http://bit.ly/4aYthk

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:50:02 -0800

BusinessSchools: Financial Education News at MoneyScience - http://bit.ly/4aYthk

Twitter: The 16th Annual Workshop on Derivative Securities and Risk Management - Columbia University, New York - Nov 20th. http://bit.ly/1QTJMb

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:50:06 -0800

BusinessSchools: The 16th Annual Workshop on Derivative Securities and Risk Management - Columbia University, New York - Nov 20th. http://bit.ly/1QTJMb

Twitter: Finance Professor Hoje Jo Named Moskowitz Prize Winner - http://bit.ly/gcZBk

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:40:38 -0800

BusinessSchools: Finance Professor Hoje Jo Named Moskowitz Prize Winner - http://bit.ly/gcZBk

Twitter: RT @wharton: The Wharton Entrepreneurship and Family Business Research Centre @ CERT opens in Abu Dhabi: http://bit.ly/1tEaXs

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:34:00 -0800

BusinessSchools: RT @wharton: The Wharton Entrepreneurship and Family Business Research Centre @ CERT opens in Abu Dhabi: http://bit.ly/1tEaXs

Twitter: This year's median salaries and rate of job offers for BusinessWeek's 30 top-ranked US schools http://bit.ly/46xIrA

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:04:08 -0800

BusinessSchools: This year's median salaries and rate of job offers for BusinessWeek's 30 top-ranked US schools http://bit.ly/46xIrA

Web Links: Hedge Fund Letters

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:18:54 -0800

A blog devoted to publishing Hedge Fund Letters.

Twitter: The 2009-2010 Beyond Grey Pinstripes Alternative Business School Rankings. http://bit.ly/3b2fhR

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:57:45 -0800

BusinessSchools: The 2009-2010 Beyond Grey Pinstripes Alternative Business School Rankings. http://bit.ly/3b2fhR

Twitter: Exec Digital discovers how the MBA can enhance your prospects and recession-proof your career. http://bit.ly/3YKXjs

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:17:47 -0800

BusinessSchools: Exec Digital discovers how the MBA can enhance your prospects and recession-proof your career. http://bit.ly/3YKXjs

Cass Talks - Tim Harford on the best 'Dear Undercover Economist' letters

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:50:08 -0700

Cass Business School Profile at MoneyScience. The Undercover Economist, Tim Harford, highlights the most intriguing letters published in his new book, Dear Undercover Economist, by using his rigorous and entertaining technique of applying the fundamental principles of economics to the every day dilemmas of his readers. More Cass Talks: Episode 1 - Alistair Milne on Barclays and Toxic Assets Episode 2 - Stefan Szymanski on hosting the Olympics and happiness Episode 3 - Philip Booth on rising unemployment levels [Externalrss-cassnews-titles-rssl-6-30][Externalrss-TimHarford-titles-rssr-6-30] [RandomProduct-219]

The market for MBAs is defying the economic gloom

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:40:30 -0700

Business schools have been widely accused of fashioning the wrecking balls and training many of the demolition crews that have wreaked such havoc in the economy over the past two years. And the crisis, whether it was forged in business schools or not, is undoubtedly making it harder for students to afford their fees, or to get jobs when they graduate: in America only half the class of 2009 had been offered a job three months before graduating. Yet business schools are thriving. More than two-thirds of full-time MBA programmes received more applications this year than last, their best performance for five years, according to the Graduate Management Admission Council, a business-school association... More from The Economist. [Externalrss-educationnews-titles-rssl-8-30][Externalrss-educationtwitters-titles-rssr-5-30] Financial Education Focus Subscribe by Email Jump to Financial Education Focus Homepage --------------------------- Featured Business Schools UK Business Schools US Business Schools EMEA Business Schools ROW Business Schools --------------------------- Research and Learning Resources Tutorials and Lecture Notes

Web Links: Harvard Lectures on the Emergence of Modern Economic Growth - A Comparative and Historical Analysis

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:30:21 -0700

This course is an overview and analysis of comparative economic development during the last half millennia. It examines the emergence of modern economic growth in Europe after 1500, and the forces that led to the great divergence in prosperity in the nineteenth century.

Cass Business School News: Cass Talks: Tim Harford, the Undercover Economist, on his latest book

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:39:52 -0700

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:39 - Subscribe to new podcasting series from Cass

Cass Business School News: New Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member speaks at Cass

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:13:27 -0700

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:13 - Dr Adam Posen gives first public speech since joining MPC

Cass Business School News: Cass Professor nominated for 2009 "Barrister of the Year"

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:31:52 -0700

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:31 - Professor Mark Watson-Gandy shortlisted for Credit Today Award

The Shorter, Faster, Cheaper MBA

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:14:15 -0700

Logan Snyder decided halfway through law school that he wanted to get his MBA degree. But after four years as an undergraduate business major, three years as a law student, and several years of work experience in between, spending two more years in business school was not an appealing prospect. Says Snyder: "It seemed like it would be a waste of time and money." Fortunately for Snyder, his business background and work experience allowed him to bypass the traditional MBA route in favor of a one-year accelerated MBA program at Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business(Mendoza Full-Time MBA Profile). After spending 10 weeks this summer brushing up on basic MBA core classes like accounting and finance, he jumped right into the second year of the two-year MBA program this fall and will graduate this spring. "It's been quite a whirlwind," he says. "I can't believe it when I look back four months ago and realize that I'm pretty much halfway through the program."... Accelerated MBA programs of a year or less are gaining in popularity, but critics say they're not right for everyone and may leave some students shortchanged. Alison Damast writes at BusinessWeek. [RandomProduct-48] [RandomProduct-49] [Externalrss-educationnews-titles-rssl-8-30][Externalrss-educationtwitters-titles-rssl-6-30]

Web Links: 101 Linkedin Groups for Financial Professionals

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:17:26 -0700

In this extensive collection we bring together more than 100 Linkedin Groups under the categories: General Finance, Risk Management, Credit Risk, Quantitative Finance, Hedge Funds, Technology and Trading.

Cass Business School News: Five executive MBA students recognised for their successful dissertations

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:59:53 -0700

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:59 - This year's Tallow Chandlers prizes awarded

Web Links: A Quick, Painless Tutorial and Reference on the R Statistical Package

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:56:05 -0700

A Tutorial by Professor Norm Matloff, Dept. of Computer Science, University of California at Davis.

ESCP-EAP London News: ESCP Europe professor take prize at this year's Academy of Marketing Conference.

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:26:00 -0700

ESCP Europe professor Chris Halliburton and Agnes Ziegfeld were awarded Best Paper in Track at this year's Academy of Marketing Conference.

Held this year at Leeds Metropolitan University, the event recognised their work on the question 'How do major European companies communicate their corporate identity across countries? An empirical investigation of corporate internet communications', awarding the top prize in the category of Marketing Communications, PR and Political Marketing.

Congratulations to both Chris and Agnes!

ESCP-EAP London News: ESCP Europe's Master in Management ranked 1st in the UK; 3rd worldwide

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:13:00 -0700

It is with great pleasure that we announce yet another accolade awarded to us in the field of European management education.

On 5th October 2009, the Financial Times revealed its yearly league tables for global Masters in Management programmes, with ESCP Europe once again featuring right at the very top. This year we rank first in the UK and third worldwide, positions we are inordinately proud of.

We are also recognised in terms of the success of our graduates, with the FT positioning us 4th in the world for top weighted salaries. We rank 2nd for salaries in the financial sector, and 3rd for consultancy: both impressive achievements!

2009 has proven to be another successful year for ESCP Europe as a whole. In addition to the accolades presented by the Financial Times, weve seen our numbers grow at the London School despite tough economic times. Just shy of 400 students are currently studying at our UK campus, a testament to the reputation ESCP Europe has worked hard to maintain.

If you are searching for an international career, the Financial Times has confirmed once again that we are one of the soundest choices you could make on your educational journey. To view their league tables, please follow this link; alternatively, you can download the PDF by clicking here.

For more information on ESCP Europe's Master in Management course, please click here. Information on our next Open Days can be found here.

We look forward to welcoming you to ESCP Europe!

MBA Diary - The First 2 Weeks at Cass Business School

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:00:31 -0700

Scott Addison exchanged New York for London when he decided to study for an MBA. His first two weeks at school have been a shock to the system. Since starting my MBA at Cass Business School in London just a few weeks ago, a consistent theme has arisen across nearly everything I have done and experienced. The focus is transition: transition from one career to another, from one skill set to a better one, from work to academia, from life in America to Britain. But then transition is why almost everyone goes to business school. Nevertheless, despite being mentally prepared to pack my bags, move overseas and immerse myself in what I knew would be an arduous programme, there has certainly been more than one shock to my system. After spending ten years in New York City working for a marketing, communications and media-relations agency, jumping right back into an academic setting took some getting used to. This was no more obvious than in my re-introduction to the world of quantitative methods (QM). Any reputable business school the world over will give you a heavy dose of numbers to chew on right from the start, and that has certainly happened here at Cass. It started during our two-week induction and has continued ever since, with no fewer than six hours of coursework between QM and accounting on the first full day of school alone. Some of these topics I haven’t touched in more than a decade, and there are more to come that I’ve never seen before at all... More from The Economist. [Externalrss-cassnews-titles-rssl-6-30] [Externalrss-cass2-titles-rssr-6-30] [RandomProduct-219]

An investment vehicle that tries to model future earnings is seeking to revolutionise the way students fund their MBA degrees

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:52:34 -0700

The "community education bond", unveiled by French business school Insead in conjunction with British company Prodigy Finance, circumvents the traditional bank-based method of MBA finance by allowing alumni to invest in a fund that will be used to provide loans to students. Investors pledge money to the company, which then matches investors with prospective students and pays their tuition fees directly to Insead. Over a period of seven years, students make repayments to Prodigy, which redistributes the funds to lenders. The lending model is based on an affordability "scorecard" that uses predicted future earnings rather than current salary. Variables such as admissions test scores, nationality and economic circumstances, which have been shown to have a high correlation to salary, are used to make funding decisions... Jonathan Liew writes in the Telegraph. [Externalrss-FinanceFocus-titles-rssl-6-30][Externalrss-educationnews-titles-rssr-6-30] [RandomCompany-49]

Exeter Business School News: Financial Times highlights Business School research

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:00:00 -0700

New research by Professor Alan Gregory of the Business School and Cherif Guermat from the University of the West of England has been summarised in the Financial Times this week.

Those Who Do, Teach

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:27:36 -0700

Forget The Ivory Tower Imagery. And Drop The Old Cliche That 'Those Who Can't Do, Teach.' From Entrepreneurship To Venture Funding, Even Research And Curriculum, Today's Business Schools Are Players In The Real Economy. There was a time, not so long ago, when business schools -- and in particular MBA programs -- were considered vital to the health of corporations, and by extension economies. Students would soak up the latest in business theory and practice, slip effortlessly into managerial positions and executive suites, and use their knowledge to benefit their various companies and industries, generating employment, improving profitability, driving productivity, contributing to the tax base -- all the goodies that comprise a healthy, growing and vibrant economy That's been the idea, at least, ever since Joseph Wharton started the first business school at the University of Pennsylvania in 1881, and Harvard followed suit with the first MBA program in 1908. Of late, however, the value of business schools as corporate and economic drivers has become a question for ranks of skeptics and critics -- not least of whom is Canada's own Henry Mintzberg, who argues that high-priced, high-powered business educations may actually be having a deleterious effect not only on private enterprise, but the broader economy. In his 2004 book Managers not MBAs, the iconoclastic and influential McGill University professor opines that "MBA programs not only fail to develop managers but give their students a false impression of managing that, when put into place, is undermining our organizations and our societies."... More from The Financial Post [Externalrss-educationnews-titles-rssl-6-30][Externalrss-educationtwitters-titles-rssr-6-30] [RandomProduct-48] [RandomProduct-5]

Baruch College Professor Robert Schwartz receives the first World Federation of Exchanges Award for Excellence

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:37:55 -0700

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) Secretariat is pleased to announce the winner of the first annual WFE Award for Excellence, Prof. Robert A. Schwartz of the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, CUNY. The WFE Award for Excellence is presented annually in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the advancement of regulated exchange markets. The Award salutes innovation and improvement in the exchange industry's operations which leads to greater understanding of capital markets. This year, the Award recognizes the work of Professor Robert A. Schwartz who is recognized as a pioneer in market structure. Robert A. Schwartz is Marvin M. Speiser Professor of Finance and University Distinguished Professor in the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, CUNY. His research is in the area of financial economics, with a primary focus on the structure of securities markets. He has published over 60 refereed journal articles, twelve edited books, five authored books, including The Equity Trader Course (co-authored with Reto Francioni and Bruce Weber) Wiley & Sons, 2006; Equity Markets in Action: The Fundamentals of Liquidity, Market Structure and Trading (co-authored with Reto Francioni) Wiley & Sons, 2004; and Reshaping the Equity Markets: A Guide for the 1990s, Harper Business, 1991 (reissued by Business One Irwin, 1993). He has served as a consultant to various market centers, including the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, the London Stock Exchange, Instinet, the Arizona Stock Exchange, Deutsche Börse, and the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores. He is developer, with Bruce Weber and Greg Sipress, of the trading and market structure simulation, TraderEx (http://www.etraderex.com/ ). John Elliott, Dean of the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, says of Schwartz, "He is a central figure in the study of market microstructure. His groundbreaking work virtually created a field of study that did not exist 30 years ago. At Baruch College we have honored him with the Lirtzman Award, the highest award the Zicklin School bestows. We are, of course, delighted by this new tribute from the WFE to a man who is recognized as an international authority in the study of markets." Professor Schwartz will receive the award on October 7, 2009, at the WFE Annual Meeting hosted by the TMX Group in Vancouver. Professor Schwartz will also present his recent work on the impact of dark liquidity pools and fragmentation on market quality. About the WFE The World Federation of Exchanges, based in Paris, France, is the trade association of more than 50 publicly regulated stock, futures and options exchanges. WFE conducts research on issues pertinent to its members and holds workshops and conferences around the world. WFE market operators are responsible for the functioning of key components in the financial world. WFE exchanges are home to about 46,000 listed companies (as of31 July 2009). More about Robert A Schwartz: Before joining the Baruch faculty in 1997, he was Professor of Finance and Economics and Yamaichi Faculty Fellow at New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business, where he had been a member of the faculty since 1965. In 1966, Professor Schwartz received his Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University. From April 1983 to April 1988, he was an associate editor of The Journal of Finance, and he is currently an associate editor of the Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting and the Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies, and is a member of the advisory boards of International Finance and The Journal of Trading. In December 1995, Professor Schwartz was named the first chairman of Nasdaq's Economic Advisory Board, and he served on the EAB until Spring 1999. Source: The World Federation of Exchanges [Externalrss-FinanceFocus-titles-rssl-6-30][Externalrss-mstechnews-titles-rssr-6-30] [RandomCompany-5]

CERAM Business School News: CERAM-ESC Lille in Financial Times Top 25 International Best Business Schools 2009

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:59:07 -0700

The Financial Times has just released its latest worldwide Master in Management ranking. CERAM and ESC Lille, recently merged, are respectively ranked 23rd and 17th...

CERAM Business School and Groupe ESC Lille merge

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:21:42 -0700

Profile at MoneyScience The new entity becomes the first French business school in terms of student numbers. CERAM Business School and Groupe ESC Lille have announced their merger. This event will change the hierarchy of business schools in France and Europe. The new entity will have 5600 students and 138 permanent professors. The multi-campus business school will be spread over three sites in France - Lille, Paris and Sophia Antipolis - and will ultimately incorporate several international campuses located throughout the world. Alice Guilhon, Director of CERAM Business School is the head of the new group whose name and identity will be announced before the end of the year. The first intake under the new brand will be in September 2010. Jean-Pierre Raman, director of Groupe ESC Lille, will become Delegate General of the association. He will be in charge of relations with the University as well as the strategic projects of the new group. A pioneering initiative and model for the future of education in France. International competition in higher education has increased considerably over the past ten years and under the leadership of the government, the time has come to bring together the French educational and research establishments (universities, Grande Ecoles, research laboratories, etc.). The objective is to create clusters of a size and with sufficient resources to be competitive at an international level. The merger of Groupe ESC Lille and CERAM Business School subscribes to this dynamic through an atypical and innovative development project. Groupe ESC Lille, a not-for-profit association and private school, has 3000 students. CERAM Business School, an organization dependent on the Nice Côte d'Azur Chamber of Commerce, has 2600 students. The merger of these two important institutions has a different statute and is a pioneering initiative that could serve as model for the future of French higher education. Key figures - One Grande Ecole and a range of Bachelors, Masters of Science, Specialized Masters, PhD and MBA programmes - 5600 students - 20,000 alumni - 138 permanent professors - 62 CNRS stars, 268 publications - 46 million euro budget Worldwide campuses and partnerships The new group has a significant presence in France with three campuses in Lille, Paris and Sophia Antipolis. It will eventually have campuses and international partnerships on all five continents: Asia (China and India), the United States, Brazil, Australia, Russia and Africa (Morocco). The Chinese and Moroccan campuses exist already. A US project is expected in 2010. The ambition of the group is to offer its students a truly international experience, training students in areas close to businesses in the knowledge economy. It will also provide a 100% international education. The vision of the new entity: a word from the Directors The aim of the new group is to be among the top five French business schools, and in the top 15 in Europe. Both parties in the merger share the same pedagogical vision and wish to educate future leaders of the knowledge economy in a multicultural and networked world, which is in perpetual motion, mastering information technology, with a true autonomy of thought, that can evolve and act "where it happens" and be aware of sustainable development and social responsibility issues. Alice Guilhon, Director of CERAM Business School: "CERAM and ESC Lille have merged to create one of the first business schools to train the makers of a new multidisciplinary world - that of the knowledge economy. We will train ethical, free, humane, cultured managers who are on the cutting edge of management practices and that will make a difference. This merger of two high growth schools is based on the will of the two groups of faculty to accompany students on the journey to tomorrow’s world of business." Jean-Pierre Raman, Director of ESC Lille: "By merging, we give birth to a new school, a new principle. Being present where new economies are is a necessity and having campuses in these locations is an educational imperative for the science of action. Giving our students the opportunity to lead free men and women, to guide them in choosing an orientation among the many opportunities the world has to offer, are the objectives of the new school." Follow the merger as it happens: www.oneworldoneeducation.com [Externalrss-ceram-titles-rssl-6-30][Externalrss-educationnews-titles-rssr-6-30] [RandomProduct-218]

ESCP-EAP London News: "Students at international business schools see the bigger picture."

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:34:00 -0700

October's edition of Director magazine discussed the ways in which business schools have adapted their courses to suit the recession. While looking at the benefits of picking an international school, the magazine focused on ESCP Europe's Executive MBA course, taught across all five campuses in Europe.

UK Director Davide Sola said the School's success is absolutely the result of our pan-European structure.

"Moving from one place to another puts somebody's brain into absorption mode," he argues. "You get to see new ideas and think about how you could make them work in your own country. Because students are exposed to many different contexts, they're able to help their firms look beyond their normal horizons."

To read the full article, pick up the October 2009 edition of Director magazine.

Exeter Business School News: South West Water Managers Celebrate Qualifications

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:00:00 -0700

The first group of ten South West Water managers received their certificates for completing a Post Graduate Certificate in Management programme

Man Research Laboratory and Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance expand into new premises

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:29:58 -0700

Successful growth of a world leading centre of quantitative research. Man Research Laboratory (MRL) and the Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance (OMI) opened new, larger premises in Jericho, Oxford, on 24 September, demonstrating that the two groups' unique collaboration is flourishing as it moves into its third year. In a ceremony held in Oxford, The Chancellor of Oxford University, Lord Patten of Barnes announced the official opening of new offices for the MRL and the OMI. At the new offices, AHL's researchers and the Oxford University academics of the OMI will continue to share purpose designed premises, creating a stimulating environment that fosters day-to-day interactions between the two groups. AHL is one of world's largest managed futures managers and a wholly owned subsidiary of Man Group. Its two decade track record of consistent double digit gains for investors is based on an unstinting dedication to research. The University of Oxford and Man Group were brought together in 2007 when Man provided the cornerstone funding for the first academic institute dedicated to quantitative finance and co-located it with its own commercial researchers. AHL's research in Oxford is a commercial undertaking while the OMI pursues academic excellence, independent of Man. This arrangement remains the first and only co-location of its kind between Oxford University and a commercial entity. "AHL is already trading billions of dollars using advanced trading concepts developed at AHL in Oxford," said Dr Anthony Ledford, Chief Scientist of the MRL. "The collaboration benefits us enormously and allows us to hear about OMI's academic theories first and share ideas with some of the world's best quantitative finance academics; promote our name as an exciting and innovative employer within Oxford's academic community and research our own ideas in a stimulating environment," he added. AHL's operations in Oxford have flourished, adding staff and developing a range of commercial research with cutting edge trading and execution applications. "The OMI has added two new professors, six new faculty and post doctoral researchers and more than doubled the number of students to 20," said Professor Neil Shephard, Director of the OMI, charting the Institute's steady progress in its aim of becoming the world leading centre for the study of quantitative finance. Per Mykland joins the Oxford-Man Institute as the Man Professor of Finance and Statistics from the University of Chicago where he has been professor of statistics and head of research in their quantitative finance programme. He is an expert in the development of statistical methodology based on martingales and has, for example, carried out pioneering work introducing new strategies to precisely estimate the variation of asset prices taking into account market inefficiencies. Thaleia Zariphopoulou is the first holder of the Man Professorship of Quantitative Finance at Oxford University. Professor Zariphopoulou, who took up her new post in September, was the VF Neuhaus Centennial Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, US. She is an expert in quantitative finance, portfolio management and stochastic optimisation. Professor Shephard commented: "The Institute is delighted to welcome Per and Thaleia to Oxford to further strengthen our outstanding research programme. They are both outstanding scholars and their arrival underlines the continual strengthening of the Institute as the leading centre in a number of crucial areas of modern financial research." Source: Man Group [Externalrss-educationnews-titles-rssl-6-30][Externalrss-educationtwitters-titles-rssr-4-30] [RandomCompany-5]

Cass PhD student wins Dimitris N Chorafas Foundation Prize

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:08:04 -0700

Cass Profile at MoneyScience Ioannis Kyriakou, a third year PhD student at Cass, has been awarded the prestigious 2009 Dimitris N Chorafas Foundation Prize for his work on “The Efficient Computation of Prices and Price-sensitivities of Exotic Contracts with Path-dependence and Early-exercise Features”. The prize of US $4000 is awarded annually by the Swiss-based Chorafas Foundation to the best PhD candidate at City University for outstanding work in selected fields of engineering, computer science, medicine, and the natural sciences. The accomplishment of this prize is attributed to the clarity of the work, the novelty and efficiency of the proposed numerical techniques, their ability to fix previously reported limitations in the relevant literature, and their practical applicability. Out of a strong field of candidates from 27 participating universities, Ioannis was the only student this year to win the award in the field of Financial Engineering. “I would like to take this opportunity to give my warmest thanks and express my gratitude to my supervisors, Dr Laura Ballotta and Professor Aleš Černý, whose experience, guidance and teaching played critical role towards the successful development of my research papers and PhD thesis and, consequently, the achievement of this prize. It has been a great honour and pleasure to work with them”, said the happy winner. The Dimitris N Chorafas Foundation was established in March 1992 in collaboration with the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences, Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences, Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences, and Swiss Academy of Natural Sciences. Prize winners were selected by the Board of the Chorafas Foundation based on the proposition made by the Conference of the Swiss Scientific Academies. The Foundation is dedicated to rewarding exceptional performance, encouraging significant future contributions to science and technology, and help in completing a higher degree and/or significant research project. The research must have practical application, and students must have considered the long-range implications of their current work. Winning such as exclusive award meant a lot to Ioannis who says: “It is a real satisfaction and honour that my work was rewarded in such a way. This increases my own expectations and also encourages me to continue striving for the best”. Via: Cass Business School [Externalrss-educationnews-titles-rssl-9-30][Externalrss-cassnews-titles-rssr-8-30] [RandomProduct-219]

ESCP-EAP London News: Why the MBA's the best show in town

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 06:44:00 -0700

"The MBA qualification Master of Business Administration has been one of the great educational success stories of recent decades. The MBA remains the premier business qualification in the world. For those aspiring to a career in senior management, it has no equal. No other degree has its cachet, its glamour or its mythology. If you want to crank up your career, switch jobs, or simply make more money, the MBA is the qualification for you."

...

"Few can match the global credibility of ESCP Europe, which has five campuses throughout Europe and draws its 3,500 students from 90 nations."

You can read the full article by visiting the BA Business Life magazine website.

For more information on the benefits of studying a European Executive MBA with us, click here.

Exeter Business School News: Economics Professors receive awards

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:00:00 -0700

Three Professors from the Department of Economics have been recognised in an annual awards ceremony

Exeter Business School News: University forges ahead with Sport, Leisure and Tourism Research

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:00:00 -0700

£1.5 million research cluster launches its first six research projects

CERAM Business School News: CERAM Business School and Groupe ESC Lille merge

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:39:47 -0700

The new entity becomes the first French business school in terms of student numbers

CERAM Business School News: Asian Spring Festival Celebrates the CERAM-China Campus

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:38:23 -0700

CERAM’s many Asian students, with the help of the International Office and the Interculture student society, organised an event celebrating the Asian Spring Festival and the opening of the CERAM-China campus in Suzhou, near Shanghai.