More news 1. March 2008 More than 140 applicants for the program starting September 2008. The application files are screened by a Committee of Professors from both University and ETH, click here for more details. 26. September 2007 Graduation ceremony for the fourth generation of the MAS Finance program. More than 40 guests attended the graduation ceremony in the Dozentenfoyer of the ETH Zurich. The special guest of the organizers was Dr. Jörg Behrens, Head of Global Financial Risk Management for Central Europe at Ernst & Young who addressed a talk. 19. July 2007 Annual Risk Day as part of ICIAM07 in Zurich. The Center of Competence Finance in Zurich (CCFZ) organized in cooperation with the ETH Chair of Financial Mathematics (Prof. Freddy Delbaen) and with RiskLab an Industry Day within ICIAM. For details follow this link. For a picture gallery follow this link. 1. March 2007 More than 130 applicants for the program starting September 2007. The application files are screened by a Committee of Professors from both University and ETH, click here for more details. 3. May 2006 Third graduation ceremony MAS Finance. More than 100 guests attended the graduation ceremony (part of the fourth annual plenary meeting of the CCFZ) in the Aula of the University of Zurich. The third group (of 19 graduates) of the MAS Finance program have received their diplomas. The special guest of the organizers was Mr. Oswald J. Grübel, CEO Credit Suisse, who addressed a talk. Click here to download the talk of Mr. Grübel! 1. April 2006 More than 140 applicants for the program starting October 2006. The application files are screened by a Committee of Professors from both University and ETH, click here for more details. 21. October 2005 Second graduation ceremony MAS Finance. More than 150 guests attended the Risk Day 2005. The second group of 15 graduates of the MAS Finance program have received their diplomas. The special guest of the organizers was Mr. Raymond Bär, Chairman of the Board, Bank Julius Bär, who addressed a talk to the graduates of the MAS Finance program. 3. October 2005 A new class (the fourth) has started with 25 participants The new class of our program has started with 25 participants (22 full-time, 3 part-time) having 14 citizenships. More statistical information can be get if you click here for more details. 1. April 2005 More than 140 applicants for the program starting October 2005. Yesterday was the deadline for applying for the program starting in autumn. The application files are screened by a Committee of Professors from both University and ETH, click here for more details. 1. November 2004 MAS Finance meets practitioners. Today the Seminar "Current Challenges in Finance" will start. The seminar is intended to facilitate a direct contact of the MAS Finance participants of the class 2004 with practitioners working in the financial services industry. Follow this link to see the whole schedule of the seminar. 15. October 2004 First graduation ceremony MAS Finance. More than 150 guests attended the Risk Day 2004. The first 15 graduates of the MAS Finance program have received their diplomas. It is the first time when the University of Zurich and the ETH Zürich offer a joint degree for a postgraduate program. Follow this link for the press information of the ETH. 15. April 2004 MAS Finance met SwissRe. The participants in the Master program met Mr. Hans Peter Würmli, Head of Risk Controlling, and Ms. Sandra Forter, Senior Credit Risk Manager, who presented "Swiss Re's Enterprise Risk Management". 5. April 2004 MAS Finance met Steering Committee. The meeting had as main aim the guidelines for writing a Master Thesis. 2. April 2004 MAS Finance met Bank Julius Bär. The participants in the Master program met Mr. Bernhard Hodler, Head of Group Risk Management, and Mr. Nicholas MacCabe, First Vice President Group Risk Management. See their power point presentation. 25. March 2004 Official Opening of the Center of Competence Finance in Zurich (CCFZ). More than two hundred guests from the Swiss financial and insurance industries, along with representatives and students from ETH and the University of Zurich, attended the opening of the CCFZ. For more information see: Uni News or ETH News or SEP News. 23. Feb. 2004 The Internet Newspaper ETH Life has published an article about the Master of Advanced Studies in Finance program. Read the article in English or in German. 13. Jan. 2004 The Executive Board of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (Schulleitung ETH Zürich) has approved the Legal Rules for the MAS Finance program. (Unofficial) English Translation. 24. Nov. 2003 The Board of Directors of the University of Zurich (Universitätsrat Universität Zürich) has approved the Legal Rules for the Master of Advanced Studies in Finance program. 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