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
• Global and regional SSCs competing
for international finance talent
– Citi, Morgan Stanley, MSCI
– BP, BT, Diageo, EPAM, GE, HP, IBM,
Tata Consultancy, Unisys, Vodafone
Stunning capital city
• 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
• International exchanges
• September or January start
• Dissertation option
• 12 months full-time,
12/18 months part-time (evenings)
• 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
Age
Experience
Female/male
14
30, 24–52
7, 0–26
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
Attila Bozsó
Norbert Fogarasi
Elemér Gidófalvy
Owner and CEO
Regional Director CEE
Managing Director
Managing Director
Process Solutions
Orsolya Hegedűs
EPAM
Ákos Janza
Morgan Stanley
Levente Jánoskúti
Unicredit
László Juhász
Partner M&A Austria
Executive Director
Managing Partner
Managing Partner
Deloitte
George Juscsák
MSCI
Zsolt Katona
Executive Director CEE
ex-CEO
McKinsey
Nick Kós
Boston Consulting
Zoltán Major
Managing Partner
JP Morgan
Budapest Stock Exchange
PwC
István Szabó György Ungár László Urbán Bence Várady-Szabó
Managing Director
OTP
Balázs Vinnai
Deputy CEO
CFO
ex-Director
CFO
General Manager
CIB Intesa
Citi
EBRD
Affidea
Misys
Program Structure
Fall 2016
Sep to Dec
Core (3)
Elective (6)
Winter 2017
Summer 2017
Jan to Apr
Apr to Jul
thru Aug
Core (1)
Outer core (2)
Outer core (1)
Elective (11)
Elective (9)
Finance@CEU
Field project
Independent study Exchange trip
Accounting
Finance
Business Economics
Investments
26 finance electives to build
studies around career objectives
Behavioral Finance
Finance & Strategy
Regulatory and
Policy Environment
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.
2.
3.
4.
Completed online application and statement of purpose
Undergraduate degree with a good GPA
Competitive TOEFL (or equivalent) score
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
Peter G. Szilagyi
Associate Professor of Finance
szilagyip@business.ceu.edu
Co-directors
Gabor Baranyai
Laura Ipacs
Contact
business.ceu.edu
Recruitment
Coordinator
Mirjam Simpson-Logonder
simpsonm@business.ceu.edu
Admissions
Manager
Agnes Schram
schrama@business.ceu.edu
Program
Manager
Eszter Fuchs
fuchse@business.ceu.edu