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The Geneva University doctoral program in Finance is run by the GFRI and it is fully integrated in the SFI PhD program.
The University of Geneva is a partner of the Swiss Finance Institute (a private foundation created by Switzerland's banking and Finance community in cooperation with leading Swiss universities) and as such, the GFRI’s research and activities are aligned with those carried out by the SFI. Moreover, our doctoral education is intergared into the SFI Leman doctoral program in Finance and our professors are all affiliated to Swiss Finance Institute.
PhD Program in Finance
The Swiss Finance Institute PhD Program in Finance targets academic excellence. By providing an intellectual environment and curriculum comparable with the top PhD programs in Europe and North America. The PhD program operates at the three Swiss Finance Institute campuses in Geneva/Lausanne (Léman), Lugano and Zurich.
The curriculum comprises two phases: one preparatory year of intensive coursework followed by three years of advanced studies and research. The Program covers a wide range of subjects including Economics, Financial Economics, Corporate Finance, Mathematical Finance, and Econometrics. All courses are taught by internationally renowned academics from Switzerland, Europe, and North America. The Program offers the ideal framework for inspiring and successful PhD studies in Finance.
Applicants should have a strong interest in research activities and the desire to pursue an academic career or a finance research career within the public or private sector. Ideally an applicant's academic record will include a solid background in Economics as well as in Financial Mathematics although a missing prerequisite course might be takens at the beginning of the PhD program.
Swiss Finance Institute PhD Program Brochure
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Master in Finance
Organised jointly by the universities of Geneva, Lausanne and Neuchâtel, this program provides a concrete understanding of Wealth Management, Financial Engineering, Risk Management, and Financial Analysis.
In Geneva, courses of the Master in Finance are taught by GFRI members and the program is supervised by Prof. Olivier Scaillet.
The Master in Finance Webpage
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