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INTERNATIONAL FINANCE TRACK

EDHEC Global MBA Finance Track from Leader

in the Field EDHEC has been ranked the N°1 school for Finance in France for several years, so when

choosing an MBA program in Europe, candidates, interested in financial careers or seeking

deep knowledge in Finance often choose the EDHEC Global MBA. This program offers a

special Finance Track with advanced specialization in this area and some of the Alumni from

EDHEC hold some prestigious positions in some of the world’s top financial institution.

Apart from core financial courses like Financial and Managerial Accounting, Finance and

Advanced Finance, participants who choose the Finance Track as their specialization at the end

of the program, undertake the following additional courses: International Corporate Finance,

Economics - Prices and Markets, and Option Pricing. They study these topics in more detail with

the help of reputable professors that include Pierre Mella-Barral (PhD in Economics from

Cambridge, former Pr at LSE, LBS and HEC Paris), Florencio Lopez de Silanes (PhD Harvard,

former Pr at Harvard and Yale) and Giuseppe Bertola (PhD in economics from MIT, former Pr at

Princeton and the University of Torino).

The Finance Track gives an opportunity to attend a week-long residential seminar on the EDHEC

London Executive Campus in order to understand first-hand the mechanisms of international

financial markets. The participants meet companies and finance institutions like EBRD, Lloyds

Banking, HSBC, FINCA, Mazars and also traditional financial companies like Ernst&Young, PwC

and AXA.

Natasha Andreyeva, EDHEC Global MBA participant from Belarus, describes her experience

from the track, “I had no doubts about which track to choose. One of the reasons I chose EDHEC

was because it is well known for its finance studies. I was happy to go to London as part of the

Finance track experience and spend a week there meeting with speakers from various

backgrounds. Some of them were just outstanding ….”

Gene Barker, EDHEC Global MBA participant from Australia, shares his opinion, “For me, the

finance track was the capstone of my EDHEC Global MBA experience. With the compliment of

world class professors and a cohort of dedicated individuals, we were able to achieve much in a

concentrated amount of time. For all those thinking of a post-MBA financial career, this track

was a must.” David Johnson from Canada agrees with his fellow classmates, “As EDHEC is highly

respected worldwide for its finance program, it was a natural choice for me to leverage this

expertise for my MBA studies via the finance specialty track. I gained many valuable insights

and knowledge into this field through an approach based on practical application, case studies

and theory.”

Written by Andrey Koptev

EDHEC Global MBA 2015

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Global MBA Participants Visit London for an

In-Depth Look at Business Beyond the Crisis Finance Track participants of the EDHEC Global MBA visited London for a week-long study trip

to take a closer look at the on-going operations in one of the key financial districts of the

world. The trip comprised of company visits (Commerzbank, Google...) and a two-day

conference on the Financial Crisis and Risk Management held at EDHEC’s London campus with

speakers from Citi, Blackrock, KPMG, and NHS.

EDHEC Global MBA participants on the Global Finance Track visited London to take a closer look

at one of the key financial districts of the world. The trip gave the participants an opportunity to

understand the European financial situation, specifically the situation in the United Kingdom,

and its ever-changing dynamics from close proximity. The trip comprised of company visits and

a two-day conference on the Financial Crisis and Risk Management held at EDHEC’s own

London campus.

To begin with, the participants visited the premises of Commerzbank, the second largest

German bank, where they were exposed to the various financial products offered to clients.

The visit also included a floor walk of the Trading Floor at Commerzbank. The next visit was to

the premises of Google, wherein the participants interacted with their Finance Department to

understand how projects are considered at this amazing work place which fosters creativity and

innovation.

Next, the two-day conference on the Financial Crisis held at the London campus of EDHEC gave

the participants an opportunity to interact with speakers from various firms such as Citi,

Blackrock, KPMG, and NHS, to name a few. The underlying theme of the discussions was

Changing Regulation, Re-Regulation and Risk Management past the 2008 Crisis, both in the

public and private sectors. The conference also gave an opportunity for participants to

understand how HR Strategies had changed as a result of the recession. The event also included

a Roundtable Conference which was addressed by the Global Head of Recruitment at Nomura,

Malcolm Horton. It was attended by many other HR managers and consultants with the theme

of these discussions being hiring and retaining international talent through the crisis and the

increasingly important role of Social Media in it.

Written By: Sourav Basu