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News
 SECCF in Croatia
As a leader in finance education in the SEE region, SECCF opened a representative office in Zagreb, Croatia. This office will lead the development of the high-caliber open-enrollment executive education program, Dubrovnik Lectures in Banking and Finance (DBF). For more information about the program visit:
 The Russian Newspaper Gazeta rated the IMQF as one of a top three quantitative finance programs in Europe. More info here and here.
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Academic Year 2007-2008 Issue of Our World-Class Program in Advanced Finance
The Faculty of Economics of the University of Belgrade (Belgrade, Serbia-Montenegro) and South European Center for Contemporary Finance (SECCF) invite you to apply to the 5th edition of our cutting-edge international graduate level program in advanced finance:
International Masters of Quantitative Finance (IMQF)
Our program features one academic year of coursework by luminaries such as one of the world most famous academic economists, Prof. Boyan Jovanovic(New York University), Prof. Robert H. Edelstein (University of California, Berkeley, USA), one of the world's top experts in the area of real estate investments, Dr. Ashok Deo Bardhan (University of California, Berkeley, USA), one of the leading World experts in the area of economics of outsourcing, Prof. Moshe Kim (University of Haifa, Israel), one of the leading experts in the area of Banking and Financial Institutions, to name just a few.
The IMQF program is steadily gaining international reputation. In 2006 alone, two of our students were
accepted, with full scholarships, into the top two European Ph.D. programs, London School of Economics and Universitat Pompeu Fabra. In addition, four of our students secured internships or employment in prestigious institutions such as the London Business School (London, UK), Barcalays Capital (London, UK), Amplitude Capital (London, UK), La Caixa (Barcelona, Spain), and Serfiex, S.A. (Madrid, Spain).
Starting the Academic 2006/2007, the IMQF program joined the University of California, Berkeley, Columbia University, University of Toronto, ISMA Centre, and other world-reknowned institutions in endorsing PRMIA, the premier global association of risk managers. The IMQF now provides a complete preparation for the prestigious global Professional Risk Managers (PRM(TM)) certification exams on Levels I-IV (i.e. all levels). These exams are offered by PRMIA. The basic membership in PRMIA is FREE. Take a tour of PRMIA site to find out why it is the fastest growing professional organization of risk management professionals in the world.
An additional attractive feature of the IMQF program is that starting from the academic year 2005-2006, a strategic decision is made to incorporate into the program a significant fraction of the CFA Institute Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK)® curricumum. As a result, IMQF, in addition to the superb academic training it already provides, now incorporates, also, a thorough preparation for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)® exams offered by the CFA Institute®.
The language of instruction is English and the venue is Belgrade, Serbia.
The enrollment is now open for the Academic Year 2007-2008. The program commences in October 2007. Early applications shall be treated favorably as the admissions decisions are made sequentially and the number of slots is limited. Applicants of all nationalities are welcome to apply.
For details about application procedure please visit this link.
Before contacting us directly with any questions please first visit our website section with Frequently Asked Questions.
The pdf version of the Application form and the Letter of Recommendation form can be found in the download section.
The pdf version of the program guide can be found at here.
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Dubrovnik Lectures in Banking and Finance (DBF)
Posted by editor on Wednesday, January 25 @ Pacific Standard Time (870 reads)
We are pleased to invite you to the only world-class executive education program in banking and finance in our region, Dubrovnik Lectures in Banking and Finance(DBF). It is created recently as a joint venture of SECCF with Koločep-Island of Knowledge, a recently privatized hotel complex and education center. Classes are conducted on the beatiful island of Koločep, just 20 minutes boat ride away from the famous medieval town of Dubrovnik (Croatia).
We bring together world's top lecturers in their respective fields with select groups of participants from the SEE region and beyond in order to partake in a unique educational experience. There are several features that make the location a particularly desirable place for such a program:
* Pristine small island environment
* Free access to a high speed wireless internet throughout the island
* Fast computers with flat-screen monitors in each guest room,
* Fully equipped classrooms with stunning panoramic views,
* Excellent recreational facilities
* An ideal venue for an intense yet relaxed interaction between teachers and students.
* A close proximity to Dubrovnik with its diverse cultural and culinary offerings.
Lectures are organized on weekends and consist of three days of intense interactive practice-driven lecturing with participation of highly reputable guest speakers from prestigious international and regional companies and institutions.
After a great success of the May 11-13, 2007 pilot course on corporate valuation that succeeded in bringing together an excellent group of participants from all across the SEE region, in 2007-2008 we plan to offer the following courses:
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Internship oportunities in Belgrade
Posted by editor on Tuesday, May 10 @ Pacific Daylight Time (950 reads)
FIMA International is offering Intership to SECCF Students.
FIMA International is a member of the FIMA Group which is
the leader in providing the financial market services on the
ex-Yugoslav territory. During 2004 FIMA International was established in Serbia and became a member of the Central Securities Depository and Belgrade Stock Exchange. FIMA International is 100% owned by FIMA Vrijednosnice, one of the leading Croatian brokerage house. FIMA International has the
license to act as a broker-dealer and to provide the
financial consulting services.
For more details about FIMA click here.
For details on the intership please contact SECCF program coordinator.
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International Summer School, Rome, June 9-17, 2005
Posted by editor on Tuesday, May 10 @ Pacific Daylight Time (773 reads)
The Summer School will be held on June 9-17, 2005 in Villa Maraini, the prestigious location of Swiss Institute
in Rome.
The aim of this School is to present selected topics and advanced quantitative approaches in the area of
financial risk measurement and control. The event is targeted toward and audience of skilled professionals and
researchers with the aim to join both operational needs in financial engineering and risk management, with the
latest advances in academic research.
The first session of the School (June 9 – 11) will be devoted selected topics in Risk Measurement and
Structured Finance. The second session (June 13- 14) is devoted to Topics in Risk Management and Asset
Allocation. The third session (June 15) will focus on computational finance while, Energy Risk control and
optimization techniques will be the subject of the fourth session (June 16-17). Contributed papers will be
presented at the end of each session.
A selection of the contributed paper will be published in the Journal of Banking and Finance.
Participation of SCG nationals is FREE.
For more details please click here.
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Internships in Madrid
Posted by editor on Friday, April 15 @ Pacific Daylight Time (903 reads)
The IMQF program has reached a sponsorship agreement with the Spanish financial services company Serfiex, one of the leading European providers of risk management and investment software and consulting solutions.
According to the agreement, Serfiex guarantees an internship in Madrid for at least one IMQF student each year, starting 2005. Serfiex internship program includes:
- Employment with Serfiex or one of their corporate partners in Madrid upon the completion of the coursework in the IMQF program for the duration from 2-5 months
- Permit to legally work in Spain for the duration of the Internship
- Valuable practical experience and contacts in Europe
- Possibility to write a Master Thesis related to the work performed during the internship
- Possibiltiy of securing employment in Serfiex or one of the their partner companies upon graduation.
In order to be considered for an Internship with Serfiex you have to be enrolled into the IMQF program and be in good academic standing. Knowledge of Spanish is NOT required to apply.
For more information, please contact the IMQF office by sending an email with your CV to: imqf@seccf.org or by phone at 381 11 3021 169.
The Initial screening of the candidates shall be made by the IMQF program leadership. Only resumes of the candidates who pass the initial screening shall be considered by Serfiex.
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Potsdam Summer Academy
Posted by editor on Friday, April 15 @ Pacific Daylight Time (1216 reads)
Dear Colleagues,
together with faculty members of the Faculty for Economics and Social Science at the University of Potsdam and supported by the German Academic Exchange Office (DAAD) we have implemented the Potsdam Summer Academy PoSA in “Banking, Insurance and the Public Sector: Empirical Experience and Policy Advice”. PoSA is taught for the second time in July 2005 for four weeks and being repeated in the following years with similar topics. Colleagues from the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), the Free University of Berlin, the Humboldt University and practitioners from politics and banking as well as insurance associations being located in Berlin are giving personal support. The program is directed to graduate and post-graduate students (including post-docs), stemming from our partner universities all over the world. It is also open on tuition basis for student from other international universities and will be taught in English. Several scholarships are available.
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Posted by editor on Thursday, March 17 @ Pacific Daylight Time (629 reads)
28. 03. 2004 at 18.00 Faculty of Economics, Profesorska sala, 1st Floor.
Professor Marco Da Rin, Department of Economics and Finance, Turin University (Italy).
"Venture Capital as an Engine of Growth".
Please follow the links for more information about Prof. Da Rin's remarkable academic career and for the outline of his talk.
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Posted by editor on Friday, March 04 @ Pacific Standard Time (593 reads)
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Posted by editor on Tuesday, November 02 @ Pacific Daylight Time (654 reads)
10. 11. 2004 at 18.00 Faculty of Economics, Profesorska sala, 1st Floor.
Professor Diego Garcia,Dartmouth College, Hannover (USA).
"Financial markets and asymmetric information".
Please follow the links for more information about Prof. Garcia's remarkable academic career and for the outline of his talk.
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IMQF Research Colloqium in Economics and Finance
Posted by editor on Thursday, October 14 @ Pacific Daylight Time (846 reads)
Faculty of Economics, in collaboration with SECCF invites you to participate in our new
IMQF Research Colloqium in Economics and Finance.
The purpose of the colloqium is to provide an on-going forum for an exchange of research ideas
between Serbian economists and their foreign counterparts on issues of particular relevance to Serbian, regional and the world economy. Colloqiums will be held
approximately 6-9 times a year on premisses of the Faculty of Economics. The speakers shall be carefully selected among the prominent academics from around the world. Please bookmark this site as we shall post all information related to the Colloqium right here.
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Posted by editor on Thursday, October 14 @ Pacific Daylight Time (668 reads)
26. 10. 2004 at 18.00 Faculty of Economics, Profesorska sala, 1st Floor.
Professor Juergen Mueller, Berlin School of Economics (FHW).
"De-regulation and Re-regulation of the German Public Utility Sector".
Please follow the links for more information about Prof. Mueller's remarkable academic career and for the outline of his talk. You can also download slides of this lecture.
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