MSc in Finance
Central European University A world-class U.S. school in Budapest founded by George Soros Times Higher Education: top 100 in social sciences including business #3 in international outlook QS World Universities: #83 in economics/econometrics in employer reputation European Research Council: top 10 in Europe in economics and finance research
Central European University One of the world s most densely international graduate schools to develop open societies in CEE, emerging countries worldwide 1,500 students and 300 faculty from 130 countries alumni chapters in 72 countries, representatives in 150 countries
Budapest Key financial services and technology hub Stunning capital city Global and regional SSCs competing for international finance talent Citi, Morgan Stanley, MSCI BP, BT, Diageo, EPAM, GE, HP, IBM, Tata Consultancy, Unisys, Vodafone world s #2 city in Condé Nast Traveler
CEU Business School The top business school in Central and Eastern Europe A1MBA Katalyst Executive MBA IMM Executive MBA with Purdue, Tilburg, EBAPE, Tianjin MSc in Finance MSc in Business Analytics MSc in Technology Innovation Executive education Innovations Lab and Breakthrough Program Exchange programs
MSc in Finance U.S. Master of Science degree September or January start 12 months full-time, 12/18 months part-time (evenings) International exchanges Dissertation option NASDAQ and Empiricus scholarships Strong practical focus Dual degree Finance@CEU and field project A1MBA cases, simulations, company visits Katalyst EMBA guided by Advisory Committee
For Whom? Full-time (12 months) new graduates and career changers vast range of electives, including at Econ and Math may enter internship or position anytime Part-time (12/18 months) professionals with existing careers evening/weekend classes, courses offered 2-3 times field project done as part of your work Dual degree A1MBA, Katalyst EMBA students and alumni select finance courses count towards both degrees tuition reduced by up to 50% Nationalities 14 Age 30, 24 52 Experience 7, 0 26 Female/male 24/76
Program Faculty Taught by world-class faculty and leading finance practitioners Program faculty previously taught and earned degrees at Wharton, Yale, Princeton, Indiana, Cambridge, Oxford, Imperial, INSEAD, Tilburg, NTU, Sydney Chicago, Princeton, NYU, Michigan, Boston, LSE
MSc in Finance Advisory Committee Working group of senior executives meeting 3-4 times a year advise on the curriculum contribute talks, training, simulations, company visits help with internships and careers János Babos Owner and CEO Process Solutions Orsolya Hegedűs Partner M&A Austria Deloitte George Juscsák Executive Director CEE JP Morgan István Szabó Deputy CEO CIB Intesa Attila Bozsó Regional Director CEE EPAM Ákos Janza Executive Director MSCI Zsolt Katona ex-ceo Budapest Stock Exchange László Urbán ex-director EBRD György Ungár CFO Citi Norbert Fogarasi Managing Director Morgan Stanley Levente Jánoskúti Managing Partner McKinsey Nick Kós Managing Partner PwC Bence Várady-Szabó CFO Affidea Elemér Gidófalvy Managing Director Unicredit László Juhász Managing Partner Boston Consulting Zoltán Major Managing Director OTP Balázs Vinnai General Manager Misys
Program Structure Fall 2016 Winter 2017 Summer 2017 Sep to Dec Jan to Apr Apr to Jul thru Aug Core (3) Core (1) Outer core (2) Outer core (1) Elective (6) Elective (11) Elective (9) Finance@CEU Field project Independent study Exchange trip Accounting Finance Business Economics Investments Behavioral Finance Finance & Strategy Regulatory and Policy Environment 26 finance electives to build studies around career objectives further electives in statistics, econometrics and programming
Finance@CEU and Field Project Finance@CEU expert speaker series with topical themes and real finance issues industry executives working at the daily cutting edge of applied finance informal meeting sessions Field project 3-month consulting assignment individual work with a host company on a real business issue commercially relevant training to operationalize your knowledge
Career Services Career services with strong connections in finance and business among Europe s best in employer reputation close working relationship with Advisory Committee showcases by global institutions looking for international talent cooperation with Citi and Morgan Stanley internship programs career development workshops and events
Tuition and Scholarships Tuition for Sep 2016: EUR 10,000 significantly lower than on comparable programs due to generous gift by founder George Soros NASDAQ Scholarship Program two scholarships of EUR 10,000 for candidates from emerging countries Empiricus Scholarship Program five scholarships of EUR 2,000 internship with Hong Kong hedge fund Empiricus for Chinese candidates with quantitative skills
Entry Requirements Rolling admissions, we evaluate applications as we receive them Final application deadline: June 15, 2016 for September start September 6, 2016 for January start 1. Completed online application and statement of purpose 2. Undergraduate degree with a good GPA 3. Competitive TOEFL (or equivalent) score 4. CEU-administered mathematics test or competitive GMAT or CFA (levels 1 & 2) or ACCA (levels 1-8) 5. Two letters of recommendation
MSc in Finance Directors Academic Director Co-directors Peter G. Szilagyi Associate Professor of Finance szilagyip@business.ceu.edu Gabor Baranyai Laura Ipacs
Contact business.ceu.edu Recruitment Coordinator Admissions Manager Program Manager Mirjam Simpson-Logonder simpsonm@business.ceu.edu Agnes Schram schrama@business.ceu.edu Eszter Fuchs fuchse@business.ceu.edu