Study finance abroad

Financial education abroad, studying finance abroad is an excellent investment in a future career and an opportunity to get a prestigious job in one of the most profitable and promising areas of activity. The system of education in foreign colleges and universities offers for Russian and foreign students the study of academic disciplines, participation in investment programs, projects of the exchange sphere, trainings and forums that prepare future financial specialists to work in the field of world trade.

Graduates who have received a degree in finance have extensive professional prospects. They can apply for positions:

• financial analyst/consultant;
• asset manager;
• manager of the treasury of international organizations;
• international financial manager;
• International Financial Advisor.

The percentage of employment of graduates of financial faculties of rating universities is very high: bachelor's and master's degrees in finance find work in prestigious companies in a period of 1 to 6 months.

The recognized leaders of finance education abroad include the USA, Great Britain, Switzerland, Canada, Spain, Italy.

School education programs in developed countries include courses in finance and financial literacy. At the level of secondary and high school, students have an opportunity to study compulsory and optional courses: the basics of finance, an introduction to economics, social sciences, and commercial activity. All of them are practical in nature.

Preparation for admission to the faculties of finance at prestigious universities of the world for foreign students should be especially thorough, including preparation for the language test, deepening knowledge in specialized subjects and basic academic disciplines. Students who graduated from a school in Europe or the USA and received an international certificate have significant advantages in admission, so foreign graduates can go through preparatory programs offered by colleges and universities.

The main academic disciplines:

• statistics;
• introduction to higher mathematics;
• math modeling;
• maths;
• capital management;
• analysis, management of hedge funds;
• international financial crisis;
• capital budgeting;
• financial markets.

Western financial markets have a long history and global development, so students have great opportunities for practice and internships. Education is aimed at developing teamwork skills, project activities. The learning process forms the skills of independent thinking, the ability to defend one's opinion in discussions, build strong arguments. The teaching staff and the atmosphere of the universities set up students for the development of student communities. Subsequently, graduates will occupy positions in one area and good professional relations with former fellow students will help them build career relations.

The Department of Research Operations and Financial Engineering of the elite Princeton University (USA) offers modern undergraduate programs that provide in-depth knowledge in the financial sector, readiness for various career development options. Princeton's financial programs are attractive to foreign students due to the strong fundamental education and mathematical skills necessary to solve real financial problems. By combining a core curriculum with courses in engineering, economics, IT, public policy, humanities, mathematics, each student can develop a unique program tailored to his or her specific interests. Princeton Finance graduates have a successful career in management consulting, finance, and information technology, backed by a strong technical background.

The University of Chicago (USA) offers undergraduate and graduate programs in economics for international students. The main bachelor's program consists of three courses designed to familiarize students with the economic approach, the main methods of data analysis. Students learn to use the tools developed as part of the basic curriculum on fiscal, monetary policy. The theoretical basis of the curriculum is devoted to methods for assessing investment opportunities, cash flows, weighted average cost of capital, adjusted present value. Separate courses devote time to issues of corporate financial structure, topics of mergers, acquisitions, corporate hedging. The choice of subjects allows you to clarify the specialization of the course, to obtain additional knowledge from related fields. Electives deepen knowledge in the field of finance: financial accounting, analysis of financial statements.

London School of Economics (Great Britain) is one of the top world educational centers. At the Department of Accounting and Finance, future bachelors, masters or doctors of sciences are prepared. The School's undergraduate program in accounting and finance is one of the highest rated in the world. The course is designed for 3 years, studies disciplines in the framework of the global development of the financial industry. The program includes specialized courses: management, accounting, risk management, audit, financial management, analytics.

The University of Manchester (Great Britain) is a prestigious institution of higher education, opened in 1851 as a college. The university includes the Manchester Business School, annually included in leading national rankings. The Bachelor of Finance course is taught jointly by Alliance Manchester Business School, the School of Social Sciences. Students study the relationship between finance and social sciences, and have an opportunity to get an extensive, flexible, relevant experience of studying abroad during the semester. The Master's course in financial economics is focused on studying:

• financial markets
• fundamentals of economics
• financial research methodology.

Graduates from the Manchester Business School have an opportunity to work as a risk management consultant, financial analyst.

Elite Swiss Universität St. Gallen offers three master's programs with an in-depth study of finance.

• “Accounting, finance” is an ideal education for a successful career in the field of consulting, investment banking and audit. The program is close to business practice.
• “Quantitative Economics, Finance” is a specialized research master's program, which forms skills in econometric, statistical, and other quantitative methods of analysis, based on a combination of a strict economic, practical theory of complex practical problems.
• “Banking and Finance” is the top program in the field of finance, one of the first places in the leading educational ratings of the world. The percentage of employment of graduates closer to the absolute. The prevailing areas of career development: consulting, auditing, banking, asset management, insurance.

Created in 1908, nowadays, the University of Alberta (Canada) is one of the leading educational institutions in Canada. It includes the Alberta Business School. It is an institute with a proven curriculum closely related to professional practice and well suited to prepare students for CFA exams. The university’s finance study program provides a solid foundation for building a career in banking, investment, corporate, international finance, and financial markets.

Studying finances in academic camps abroad is an excellent opportunity to improve the knowledge of academic disciplines in the chosen field, improve professional English, master a large amount of new information in a short time, and get acquainted with studying process in foreign universities.

• Cambridge Summer School (Great Britain) offers academic programs with the study of finance for foreign students at the University of Cambridge. Summer courses “Business and Finance” explore the financial services sector: investing personal funds, working with financial products, developing a business, creating a profitable project, working with investors.
• The London School of Economics and Political Science (UK) organizes three summer sessions lasting three weeks each year. Programs of the school’s summer courses are diverse, designed for different levels of subject knowledge, includes the course “Finance, banking”.
• Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, SDA Business School (Italy) organize international summer courses under the Personal, Venture Capital program.