Doctoral Program in Financial Economics
The Doctoral Program in Financial Economics aims to provide students with a strong grounding in the theoretical aspects of mathematical finance in order to enable them to contribute towards further developments in the field. Students can follow a career path towards becoming academic researchers and teachers at institutions of higher education, or towards leading research departments in a variety of financial institutions.
Maximum Time to Complete the Financial Economics Ph.D. Program
The program must be completed in a maximum of 12 terms, including 4 semesters of courses and 8 semesters for thesis.
For students who do not have a Master's degree (Integrated Doctoral Program), the maximum duration is 14 semesters, including 6 semesters of courses and 8 semesters for thesis.
Requirements for Completion of the Financial Economics Ph.D. Program
To complete the Doctoral Program, 7 courses, 1 seminar, qualification exam and doctoral dissertation must be passed.
In order to complete the Integrated Doctoral Program, 14 courses, 1 seminar, qualification exam and doctoral dissertation must be passed.
Besides, the qualification exam must be taken latest by the 5th semester of the doctoral program (for the integrated doctoral program: latest by the 7th semester).
Vision
Our vision is to contribute to academic research into the operations and implications of increasingly complex financial markets with regard to the various stakeholders, so that we can develop stable and free markets for the benefit of society and help allocate resources efficiently for investors in a manner that promotes long-term sustainable development for the economy.
Mission
To focus on an open and active research atmosphere for our students so that they are able to contribute to groundbreaking academic research that can help us evaluate and also improve our financial markets and systems.
Objective
Our graduates should be well prepared for any of the following career paths, based on their interest:
1. Academic research and teaching in any institution of higher education
2. Leading applied research in any private or public-sector organization or institution
3. Entrepreneurship, including advising or consulting firms