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Overview
During this course you will deal with real-life cases and projects while honing your creativity, flexibility, professional insights and social skills in Lean (start-up) projects and scrums that will equip you to face the future of today’s gig economy. You will learn how to innovate within a sustainable financial model or product, cooperating with financial experts in a business environment based on principles such as good finance, inclusive finance and international impact investment. New start-ups such as banks, insurance companies, pension funds and other traditional financial institutions will reap the rewards of your expertise in finance’s new frontier.
The programme consists of (guest) lectures on fintech developments and blockchain, and the assessment will be carried out by your own work group on a new financial model or product. An off-site visit will be included.
At the end of this Fintech and Emerging Financing Models in a Dynamic World course from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, you will be able to:
create new financial models and products
- develop alternative financial strategies
- fund business plans (from start up to scale up)
- participate in finance discussions at top management level
Programme Structure
Topics to be covered amongst others:
- financial innovations
- fintech banking products
- fintech treasury products
- alternative funding sources
- blockchain models
- crypto currencies
- case studies
Audience
Students of business economics, business administration and comparable courses; business professionals from a wide range of sectors including consultancy, banking, NGO’s and all levels of government. Our courses are multi-disciplinary and therefore are open to students and professionals with a wide variety of backgrounds.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 8 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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More details
Language
English
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 92
Credits
3 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Entrepreneurship Finance Engineering Management View 17 other Short Courses in Finance in NetherlandsAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 92
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Advanced Bachelor students, Master students, PhD candidates and professionals are welcome to apply!
- This course is suitable for anybody with an interest in finance and latest developments in (international) finance. Students and PhD candidates of diverse backgrounds can benefit from this course.
- Next to full-time students also professionals from the business world could join in order to develop or update their finance knowledge.
Tuition Fee
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International
1050 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1050 EUR for the full programme during 8 days. -
EU/EEA
1050 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1050 EUR for the full programme during 8 days.
- Students, PhD students and employees of VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC or an Aurora Network Partner: €700
- Students at Partner Universities of VU Amsterdam: €950
- Students and PhD candidates at non-partner universities of VU Amsterdam: €1050
- Professionals: €1250
Living costs for Amsterdam
1000 - 1500 EUR /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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