EDHEC News
- EDHEC Research Highlights, No. 9Newsletter - November 2008
- Advances in Asset Allocation Seminar - CFA Institute / EDHEC
The 2008 edition of the Advances in Asset Allocation seminar jointly organised by CFA Institute and the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre took place in London recently. This annual event takes stock of the latest research advances in asset allocation and clarifies the distinction between true innovation and mere marketing claims in emerging industry trends. Read next page
- Careers in Consulting – Round Table Discussions
A panel of industry practioners and recruiters in the field of consulting got together on EDHEC’s campus in Nice last week for a highly interactive round table, offering Masters and MBA students invaluable advice on getting Consulting jobs and internships. Read next page
- Bank Solvency: EDHEC warns against pro-cyclical prudential regulations and recommends capital buffers
In a newly-released position paper by Samuel Sender, entitled “Banking: Why Does Regulation Alone Not Suffice? Why Must Governments Intervene?” EDHEC warns that prudential regulations for banking and other financial institutions are pro-cyclical and tend to reinforce the impact of the economic cycle on the balance sheet. Read next page
- Interview with the Dean of Corporate Relations on new Career Programme
Interview with Anne Zuccarelli on the recently launched “Talent Identification and Career Development Programme” Read next page
- Finance Career Fair, Lille
October 20, 2008
Banks and Financial Institutions from across Europe were invited to meet EDHEC students and present careers, job and internship opportunities last week. The event was organised to enable students to meet representatives from London-based investment banks, European and French banks and business organisations. Leading financial institutions from Europe and the UK participated in the event. Read next page - Pitch yourself - Effective Self Marketing
A three hour seminar on effective self Marketing was conducted by the Bill Faust in the Nice campus recently. The seminar focused on identifying and evidencing what you are employed for. Understanding the needs and motivations of the buyer, fitting your competencies and transferrable skills to position yourself in the most attractive package/brand to the buyer (employer). Read next page
- Buddy Program Cocktail
October 21, 2008 Read next page
- New York venue for EDHEC Seminar on Commodities Investing
Spreading EDHEC’s outstanding reputation in the world of Finance across the Atlantic, EDHEC’s Prof Joëlle Miffre, Professor of Finance and member of the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre, conducted a Seminar on Investing in Commodities in New York last month. She was joined by Hilary Till, co-founder of Premia Capital Management, LLC, a principal of Premia Risk Consultancy, Inc., and research associate with the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre. Prof Till, who is a practitioner, delivered a practical insight into how she manages risk and the hedging strategies she uses for her portfolio. Read next page
- Apply to EDHEC with EIFFEL scholarship NOW!
Each year EDHEC Business School welcomes a number of high profile students who have been awarded one of the coveted Eiffel scholarships for excellence, awarded by French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and run by EGIDE. Read next page
Theseus-EDHEC MBA News
- Theseus-EDHEC MBA: 7th in the World for Average Starting Salary
The Theseus EDHEC MBA was placed an impressive 7th in the World in the latest MBA Rankings published by QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) for the category Average Starting Salary Post MBA. Read next page
- 20 Years for our MBA, 1 Month for our Participants
The Theseus-EDHEC MBA opened its doors recently to welcome the class of 2009 and celebrate the programme’s 20th year of existence. With 40% women, 22 nationalities, an average age of 32 and with around 7 years professional experience, the new class is very much in line with tradition. The 37 new participants have been at EDHEC Business School for almost a monthand have just finished the final session of their orientation seminar, dedicated to team bonding and personal reflection. Read next page
- Learning by Doing
Team-building, strategy, discovery and understanding were all key words in the recent hands-on learning activity that the MBA participants experienced in the mountains of the Merkantour Park, not far from EDHEC’s campus in Nice. Read next page
- Life-Long Career Development
It goes without saying that careers development is a strong element within the Theseus-EDHEC MBA and the underlying reason for which many participants actually embark on such a programme. EDHEC Business School’s Careers Service has devised a special programme tailored to MBA participants’ specific needs which include a balance of individual coaching and career orientation workshops. Read next page
- On-Campus Recruitment Events
Johnson and Johnson, voted one of the most desirable companies for MBA’s to work for was on campus last week to impress MBA students with their description of exceptional company conditions and available positions in the first in a series of recruitment events organised by EDHEC’s career service. Read next page
- Personalities - The Hows and Whys
Learning more about ourselves and how to adapt to better interact with others is a useful lesson and one which the Theseus-EDHEC MBA participants learned in the form of the MBTI – The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. Read next page
- Dale Carnegie Boosts Personal Development in MBA
Personal development is one of the key themes in the Theseus-EDHEC MBA and it starts from Day 1 with a fast-moving training course given by the world-famous New York training specialists, Dale Carnegie. Read next page
- MBA : executive consulting projectsExecutive -Level missions round off MBA PROGRAMME
The Theseus-EDHEC MBA participants are keen to get back into action and put into practice their recently acquired or developed business skills and competencies in the dynamic business world. Teams of MBA students have been sent out on consulting missions that round off the MBA programme, putting the participants back into action after 10 months of intensive training. Read next page
- The MBA Open Day lays the foundation for 20th edition.
The MBA Open Day provided the ideal platform for potential applicants to get an idea of the values and benefits derivable from joining the Theseus-EDHEC MBA program. Read next page
- Leading Strategist on Campus for MBA course
Professor Maurice Saias, described by the Financial Times as "one of the 10 leading strategy gurus in Europe" was on campus recently for a Theseus-EDHEC MBA course on Mergers and Acquisitions. Read next page
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