Second Cycle Degree/Two Year Master in Quantitative Finance

Intensive Programme- Advanced Topics in Quantitative Methods in Finance

from 03 February 2015 to 05 July 2015

School of Economics, Management and Statistics

QF is organizing an Intensive Programme that will be held in Bologna from 5-18 July 2015.

It is a unique opportunity to take part in an international event, to learn a specialized topic in finance in depth, to work in contact with UNIPOL, an important financial company and to experiment professional group work in a selected multinational team.

Please find below some details and attached the full description of the course:

TOPIC ‘Advanced Topics in Quantitative Methods in Finance’- 6 ECTS

ELIGIBLE STUDENTS: up to 5 students from QF 1 and 2 year. They will work in a class of 20 students, coming from the partner institutions: Wien, Katowice, Iasi.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES:

Mid-March: Instructions for application are made available

April: Selection of the participant students

End of April: A syllabus including some suggested preparatory readings is made available. The course program is published in the website.

July, 6: The presence phase of the course starts. Foreign students are expected to arrive at Bologna on the 5th of  July.

July, 17: Presentation of the research results by the five work teams (each consisting of 4 students from different countries).

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES:

A rich Bolognese dinner in a typical restaurant will be offered to all participants.

Guided visit of an historical palace.

One lunch with typical Italian food.

Please find in the aside box more detailed information and a short presentation of the event or visit the webpage: http://www.quantitativefinance.eu/