Duisenberg school of finance
For future leaders in financeMSc, LLM, MPhil and PhD
Duisenberg school of finance (DSF)
Duisenberg school of finance has firmly established itself as an educational institution which effectively bridges the gap between industry and academia. As a result, our students gain a more comprehensive and rigorous understanding of finance than in any other traditional Master’s or MBA programme. Through our emphasis on building 'thoughtful financial leadership', we produce leaders who are well-rounded experts in finance. Our students emerge from DSF as honest leaders with a healthy worldview and a critical, but innovative approach to finance. Upon graduating, students are directly ready to make valuable contributions to their respective employers and to the global financial market.
Duisenberg school of finance highlights:
- World-Class Faculty
- Synergistic Network with Industry and Academia
- Duisenberg Leadership Programme (DLP)
- Specialised Master's programmes
- Mandatory Internship
- Financial research
- A dedicated Career Resource Centre (CRC)
MSc in Asset Management
The MSc in Asset Management is a niche programme designed to equip future asset managers with a fundamental, yet critical, understanding of existing markets, market developments, and investment opportunities and their risks. Since the past decades witnessed an increasing attention for non-standard asset classes as part of financial portfolios, the MSc in Asset Management programme will instil students with a profound insight into alternative investments, as well as fixed income investments and portfolio allocation with a strong foundation in econometrics. The faculty will particularly explore market regulation, trading on markets, pricing, investment opportunities and pitfalls, and common risk measures and portfolio management techniques. Some attention will be given to hedge funds and understanding how to hedge appropriate exposures to risk when allocating portfolios. Students will emerge from the MSc in Asset Management programme with varied career possibilities, both in strategic and tactical asset allocation.
LLM in Finance and Law
The LLM in Finance and Law is specially designed to provide trained aspiring legal professionals and current legal and business practitioners with an understanding of the cross-cutting legal and financial methods necessary for dealing with modern, rapidly changing issues in international commercial and corporate finance. Through intensive case analysis and simulations, students will gain a concrete, legal-oriented comprehension of modern accounting, corporate law, international business transactions and emerging markets. Faculty will particularly explore the financial legal structures of the European Community and the United States, as well as introduce students to the most recent developments in the cross-cutting areas of finance and law. Students will emerge from the LLM in Finance and Law programme ready to confront and handle any challenging financial aspects of their legal practice, whether it be in a position at a law firm, as in-house counsel of a financial corporate, or in a governmental regulatory body
MSc in Finance and Law
The MSc in Finance and Law is a programme uniquely designed to create high calibre finance professionals who possess a solid legal insight into the principles, mechanisms and techniques of finance, since there is a clear need in the financial industry for experts who have a strong background in both finance and private law. Through the integrative programme, which combines academic depth with practical orientation, students will learn the principles of international business transactions, trade and investment, corporate finance, financial instruments, company law, as well as corporate governance and structured finance. The courses are largely case-driven to stimulate intense group interaction and teamwork experience. Students will emerge from the MSc in Finance and Law programme with an exceptional foundation in finance and law prepared for a career in the vigorous financial industry where such knowledge and skills are greatly needed.
Corporate Finance and Banking (MSc)
The Corporate Finance and Banking programme is designed at training a small number of top students in the areas of Corporate Finance, Banking and Corporate Governance. The programme seeks a more comprehensive and rigorous formation than in traditional MBA or executive training courses. It aims at teaching not only best practice but also how practice should adapt as circumstances change. In particular, it offers more advanced valuation methods, more focus on fundamental skills in the areas of financial intermediation and investment banking (e.g. credit analysis, governance assessment techniques) and offers exposure to cutting edge thinking on financial regulatory reform. Case analysis will be integrated with a more analytical approach. State-of-the-art corporate finance research highlighting moral hazard and incentive issues enable deeper insight into contracting, regulatory and governance issues. Special attention will be given to evidence from empirical research on corporate and bank choices. Top international academics and industry sponsors participate in teaching advanced courses. Very generous, merit-based scholarships will be available for students to cover large parts of the tuition fees of the programme. This initiative is fully funded by corporate sponsors from the financial industry, who are committed to ensure all graduates a summer internship.
MSc in Risk Management
The global financial crisis has clearly demonstrated the high relevance of risk management. There is great need to innovate risk management procedures, revise supervisory practices and improve the handling of systemic risk. Thus, the study of risk management has never been so relevant. Duisenberg school of finance recognizes the need for this change and therefore offers students a challenging curriculum to prepare them for handling future extreme circumstances. The MSc in Risk Management is taught using an integrative, highly analytical approach, one which combines an in-depth examination of real-world risk management problems with the underlying financial theory and methodological aspects (mathematics, stochastic processes, statistics) of risk management. Students will emerge from the MSc in Risk Management programme prepared to enter a career in a field where top expertise is scarce.
MPhil/PhD in Finance
The joint MPhil/PhD in Finance programme was designed in cooperation with the renowned Tinbergen Institute to provide finance intellectuals with a challenging programme fully dedicated to research in finance. In this programme, students get the opportunity to thoroughly investigate and develop their own innovative research ideas in finance. The aim is to publish this research in the top international financial journals and thus contribute to a greater knowledge and understanding of the discipline. Students begin with a two-year Mphil in Finance programme leading to an accredited Master’s of Science (MSc) degree. After that, students embark on a three-year thought-provoking journey for the PhD in Finance. In this programme, students gain a profound understanding of the fundamentals, such as asset pricing, microeconomics, and corporate finance, and will also delve into research theory and methodology by studying the relevant mathematics, statistics and econometrics. Students emerge from this intensive programme with the innovative tools necessary to pursue and prosper in a career in academia or industry.
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