MS IN FINANCEA professional degree guided industry

A U.S. graduate school in Budapest, the heart of Central Europe

• founded in 1991, specialized in the social sciences

• QS World Universities 2018: Economics and Econometrics

– #151-200 – Georgia Tech, Dauphine, EUI, Illinois, Renmin

– #49 in U.S., #1 in Hungary, #2 in CEE

• ShanghaiRanking 2017: Economics

– #151-200 – Emory, HEC Paris, Hitotsubashi, NTU, Zhejiang

– #57 in U.S., #1 in Hungary, #2 in CEE

• Times World Universities 2017

– #39 under-50

– #2 most international

• European Research Council 2014

– #8 in economics and finance research grants

| CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY

Join one of the most diverse and far-reaching university networks in the world

• 1,500 students from 116 countries

• 300 faculty from more than 40 countries

• 16,000 alumni in 150 countries, organized alumni chapters in 72 countries

Study at one of the world’s best university campuses

• nominated for RIBA International Prize and ArchDaily Building of the Year 2018

• Continental Europe’s first BREEAM-certified university campus

• in the heart of Budapest’s UNESCO World Heritage city center

| CEU COMMUNITY

Work in one of Europe’s fastest rising financial services and technology hubs

• European center for global employers actively competing for international talent

– Bank of China, BlackRock, Citi, Erste, KBC, McKinsey, Morgan Stanley, MSCI

– BT, Cognizant, EPAM, HP, IBM, Nokia, SAP, T-Systems, TCS, Unisys, Vodafone

– Avis, BP, Diageo, ExxonMobil, GE, Genpact, Roche, UNHCR, UNICEF

Live in one of the world’s best, most beautiful and most expat-friendly cities

• European Union and Schengen Area

• CN Traveler: 25 Best Cities in the World, 10 Best Cities in Europe

• InterNations Expat City Ranking 2017: #13, modest housing and living expenses

| BUDAPEST, HUNGARY

| DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS

Business Administration

MA

PhD

CEU InnovationsLab

Business AnalyticsMS

FinanceMS

Technology ManagementMS

EconomicsMA

EconomicsPhD

Global Economic RelationsMA

B. ACADEMIC DEGREE PROGRAMS

• Full-time

• 2-year master’s degrees

• PhD degrees

Economic Policy in Global Markets

A. BUSINESS DEGREE PROGRAMS

• Full-time or part-time

• 12 months full-time

for graduates and career changers

• 12/24 months part-time

for working professionals

| TEACHING FACULTY

MIT, UC Berkeley, Princeton, UT Austin, Boston, Fed NY,

Cambridge, Oxford, Mannheim, ESSEC, EUI, ECB, WU, Monash

Learn from leading research faculty and industry practitioners

Harvard, MIT, Yale, Princeton, UM Ann Arbor, UC San Diego, Penn

State, Toronto, INSEAD, ECARES, EUI, Max Planck, TU Wien, PisaPhDs from

Worked at

Business education at the cutting edge, guided by industry

• full-time (12 months) or part-time (12/24 months)

• constantly evolving curricula with great flexibility and opportunities

– Fintech Management Parallel Studies

– develop your own venture in the CEU InnovationsLab startup incubator

• international exchanges free of tuition in the Americas, Asia and Europe

e-Leadership and transformation

| BUSINESS MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS

Financial management

Investments and banking

Data analysis

Data science and ML

EconomicsData and tech management

Innovation and entrepreneurship

Finance

Technology Management

and Innovation

MS

MS

MS

Fintech

CEU InnovationsLab

Data engineering

Business Analytics

• U.S. Master of Science degree

• 36 credits (72 ECTS credits)

• 12 months full-time,

12/24 months part-time

• Cutting edge of finance for all career needs

– investments and banking

– corporate financial management

– data and technology skills

– legal and ethical studies

• Finance@CEU expert speaker series

• Capstone consulting project

• Fintech Management Parallel Degree

| MS IN FINANCE

Students 44

Nationalities 22

Age 29, 22–48

Experience 6, 0–23

| ADVISORY COMMITTEE

János BabosManaging Partner

Process Solutions

Attila Bozsó

Regional Director

EPAM

Norbert FogarasiManaging Director

Morgan Stanley

Elemér Gidófalvy

Senior Advisor

WOOD & Co

Orsolya HegedűsPartner M&A Advisory

Deloitte (AT)

Ákos JanzaHead of Office

MSCI

Levente Jánoskúti

Managing Partner

McKinsey

George JuscsákExecutive Director

JP Morgan (AT)

Nick Kós

Managing Partner

PwC

Zoltán Major

Chairman

OTP (RU)

István Szabó

Deputy CEO

CIB Intesa

György Ungár

Managing Director

Citi

László UrbánBoard Member

NLB (SI)

Bence Várady-Szabó

Managing Director

Affidea

Balázs Vinnai

CDO

Finastra

Szabolcs Szalay

Principal

BCG

Zsolt KatonaCEO

MFB Invest

Working group of senior executives guiding the MS in Finance

• set professional standards and advise on the curriculum

• contribute courses, case studies, simulations, site visits

• help with internships and careers

Björn Bergabo

General Manager

GE

Tommy ErdeiManaging Director

Jefferies (UK)

Melanie Seymour

Head of Office

Blackrock

S

| CURRICULUM

Financial Reporting & ControlFinancial ManagementBusiness EconomicsInvestments I & IIRegulatory & Policy Environment

Banking & Financial InstitutionsFixed Income AnalysisDerivativesPrivate Equity & Venture CapitalBanking IT & FintechFinancial Trading Design & TechnologyBehavioral Finance

Corporate Finance & Risk ManagementCompany ValuationCorporate RestructuringEntrepreneurial FinanceStrategic Managerial AccountingCorporate GovernanceBoardroom Global Challenge

Ethical Leaders and IntegrityCapital Markets & Securities RegulationComparative Bankruptcy LawInternational Investment LawLegal Aspects of Corporate Finance

LAW & ETHICS

DATA & TECHNOLOGY

Finding Patterns with Regressions in RPrediction and Introduction to ML in RBI, Data Viz, Story Telling in R, TableauFinancial EconometricsStochastic Analysis 1-2Theory of AlgorithmsPython for Finance, SQL for Finance

CORPORATE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENTS & BANKINGC

OR

EC

OU

RS

ES

FinTech Management Parallel Studies

| FINANCE@CEU AND CAPSTONE PROJECT

Finance@CEU Expert Speaker Series

• meet senior executives working at the cutting edge of finance

• topical themes and real finance issues

• informal meeting sessions

Capstone Project

• individual consulting assignment

• work with a host company on a real business issue

• commercially relevant training to operationalize your knowledge

“Students are equipped with skills and knowledge that offer a major competitive edge in today’s job market. The CEU experience is nothing short of amazing and means a lifelong relationship.”

Takaomi Yoshimoto, Morgan Stanley

| FINTECH MANAGEMENT PARALLEL STUDIES

• Two Master of Science degrees

– MS in Finance

– MS in Technology

Management and Innovation

• 58-72 credits (116-144 ECTS credits)

– transfer up to 14 credits-in-common

– corresponding tuition reduction

• 12/24 months, full-time or part-time

– or earn first degree now, return

for second degree within four years

• Pioneering interdisciplinary learning

– finance

– data and technology skills

– technology management,

innovation and entrepreneurship

• Develop your own fintech startup in

the CEU InnovationsLab

CEU InnovationsLab

FinanceMS

Technology Management and InnovationMS

| ADDITIONAL CURRICULUM

Digital StrategyOrganizational Behavior & HR

TRANSFORMATION

E-LEADERSHIP

UMBRELLA COURSES

Consultative Sellinge-LeadershipEthics of Big Data

Technology Innovation(Cognitive & Smart Systems)IoT - Industry 4.0Technology-based Entrepreneurship

Digital TransformationDigital MarketingAgile Project ManagementDeveloping Digital OrganizationsSecurity & Data Protection

Financial ManagementBoardroom Global ChallengeBest Practices in IT Service Management

INNOVATION

“The courses strongly encourage collaborative work among classmates from various firms and government organizations. This leads to broader knowledge sharing as well as excellent networking opportunities.”

Andrea Barabás, Citi

Regulating Digital Economy

CEU’s flagship free non-equity startup incubator for students and alumni

• Central European Startup Awards 2017

– named Best Accelerator and Incubator Program in Hungary

– nominated for Best Accelerator and Incubator Program Central Europe

• Forbes Hungary, July 2017

– BrokerChooser, Family Finances, Talk-A-Bot named among

Top 20 most promising fintech startups in Hungary

• Ministry for National Economy, February 2017

– AbsoRice named Innovative Startup of the Month

| CEU INNOVATIONSLAB

Extend your studies abroad to internationalize your network, broaden your horizons

• study abroad free of tuition for an additional semester, or as little as one week

• specialize further in your field, or broaden your skills in other areas of business

• broaden your international network, or move your career to another country

Partner schools in the Americas, Asia and Europe

• NYU*, Emory, Brandeis (US), York* (CA), IPADE (MX), EBAPE (BR)

• Shanghai Jiao Tong (CN), Hitotsubashi (JP), IIM Ahmedabad (IN)

• ESSEC, EMLYON (FR), EBS, KLU (DE)

| INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES

More than 90% of MS in Finance students land a job before graduation

• Career workshops, CV and LinkedIn assistance, presentation and interview skills

• Corporate showcases by global employers seeking international talent

– Amazon, BlackRock, Citi, EPAM, ExxonMobil, GE, Google,

McKinsey, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, MSCI, Schneider, TCS

• CareerNext integrated job platform and Career Days & Fair

– bringing together students and alumni with partner employers

| CEU CAREERS

| ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Requirements

• Bachelor’s (or higher) degree with good GPA

• Competitive TOEFL or equivalent English proficiency score

• Competitive GMAT or GRE or CEU online math test

• Two letters of recommendation

Exemptions

• TOEFL: native speaker or prior degree in English

• Math test: CFA Levels I & II or ACCA Levels 1-8

Agnes Schram

Student Enrollment Manager

schrama@ceu.edu

Anita Apor

MS in Finance Coordinator

apora@ceu.edu

economics.ceu.edu/program/master-science-finance| CONTACT

Peter G. Szilagyi, PhD

Associate Professor, Head of MS in Finance, CEU InnovationsLab Head of FinTech

szilagyip@ceu.edu | people.ceu.edu/peter_szilagyi | linkedin.com/in/pgszilagyi

"The MS in Finance is guided by a strong industry coalition and is

constantly evolving. I have built on a decade of experience at Cambridge

and Oxford to design a program that global employers need both as a

source of talent and a means of talent support."

Anna Kaposvari

Career Services Manager

KaposvariA@ceu.edu

Andrea Kozma

CEU InnovationsLab Director

kozmaa@ceu.edu