The new EDHEC PhD in Finance cohort ready to embrace the challenges of PhD studies
"We are excited to meet our new PhD in Finance students in person on the Nice campus. Over the coming years, we will support them in becoming independent researchers by mastering the foundations of finance and the techniques of academic research,” says Emmanuel Jurczenko, Executive Director of Graduate Finance programmes, at EDHEC.
This week, we were thrilled to welcome a new cohort of 11 PhD executive track participants to the EDHEC PhD in Finance programme. They have kicked off their PhD journey with core courses such as Discrete-time Financial Economics with Professor Abraham Lioui, Doing PhD Research in Finance with Professor Tessaromatis Nikos, and Foundations of Econometrics with Professor Mirco Rubin.
"We are excited to meet our new PhD in Finance students in person on the Nice campus. Over the coming years, we will support them in becoming independent researchers by mastering the foundations of finance and the techniques of academic research,” says Emmanuel Jurczenko, Executive Director of Graduate Finance programmes.
The class boasts a great diversity, encompassing seven nationalities and spanning four continents in terms of residence.
Our newcomers bring impressive professional and academic credentials. Most of them have first degrees in economics, finance, business administration or engineering, The participants hold one or two graduate degrees, MSc degrees in financial economics, financial markets, financial engineering, economics, or MBA from reputed institutions such as Cambridge, John Hopkins, or New York University… A few of them hold professional certifications that include the CFA or the CQF.
In this cohort, there is a well-balanced proportion of senior professionals acting as head of units and more junior profiles that include portfolio managers, or investment and risk specialists. Participants mainly work in asset or investment management, corporate and investment banking, or financial services.
The average age of these students is 40 and together they average over 15 years of experience.
Without interrupting their careers, the experienced practitioners of the executive track usually join the programme to take a step towards senior positions in finance or positions in academia, or when they already hold such positions, to help them steer their organisations in new directions. During the programme, they work with leading specialists on research of particular relevance to their job. The PhD in Finance programme at EDHEC requires a strong personal commitment and is designed to be completed over three to four years.
More information on the participants profile, programme curriculum, doctoral theses, and alumni testimonials is available at this web page.
