On March 14th, 2019, at 12:30 noon,recruitment talk onFinance Master Program of University of Geneva, sponsored by theSchool of Finance of CUFE, was successfully held in Room 307, the main teachingbuilding of Shahe Campus. Professor Harald Hau, Project Manager and Dean of GenevaFinance Research Institute, gave a lecture to the students on invitation.Professor Xiaofen TAN, Deputy Dean of the School of Finance, andAssociate Professor Rui CHEN, Assistant to the Dean, also attended the meeting.This session provided students with a platform and opportunity to study abroad,and helped to improve the level of internationalization of CUFE.
Professor Harald Hau's main researchareas are international finance, financial markets and financial stability. Hehas taught in many famous universities and served as a visiting scholar at theInternational Monetary Fund. He currently works as a researcher at Centre forEconomic Policy Research,London,and the Center for Economic Studies (CES), Munich. Professor Hau firstintroduced to the students Switzerland's superior geographical location andconditions, indicating that Switzerland is a leading financial center in theworld, with a long tradition and rich accumulation in wealth management. Then heintroduced to the students that all the students enrolled in the Finance Masterprogram of University of Geneva are the elite of the elites. The project hasthe best teachers and advanced courses of University of Geneva. At the sametime, the tuition fee is less expensive than the same or lower level of themaster finance program from other universities.
Professor Harald Hau
Professor Hau also introduced thecurriculum to the students, including two compulsory courses and 18 electivecourses. Students can choose 8 elective courses to study. At the same time, heemphasized that the Finance Master program has the advantages of double majorin finance and law. In this program, students can learn the most advancedmeasurement methods used in the financial field, as well as the rigorousanalytical capabilities that financial management required.
In the end of his presentation,Professor Harald emphasized the requirements and procedures of the application,and specifically explained to the students that in order to ensure the qualityof admission, applicants would be tested. At last, he introduced the advantagesof the Master of Finance in University of Geneva from the perspective of careerprospects. Graduates had the opportunity to intern or even work in Swissfinancial institutions.
The recruitment talk on Finance MasterProgram of University of Geneva has been successfully concluded. During the session,students learned the unique advantages of the program and had a clearerorientation for the future development direction. Hope that students in Schoolof Finance will not forget their original intention, actively plan their way oflife, take the initiative to integrate with the international community, andcreate their own future!
School Profile: University of Geneva(French:Université de Genève) is apublic university located in the French-speaking Swiss state of Geneva, rankingsecond only to the University of Zurich in Switzerland.
As one of the top 100 universities inthe world, the University of Geneva enjoys international reputation. It is amember of The Coimbra Group and League of European Research Universities whichbrings together 12 of the best research universities in Europe. In addition,the University of Geneva has one of the oldest and highest-level translationschools in the world, which is ETI.
The University of Geneva ranked 108thin the QS World University Rankings from 2018 to 2019. In the 2011-2015 AcademicRanking of World Universities and QS World University rankings, it kept in thetop 100 rankings in the world. In the ranking of US News Best GlobalUniversities in 2015, it ranked 102 in the world and fourth in Switzerland.
