University of Zurich (UZH) - Finance Executive Education
Department of Banking and Finance
University of Zurich
Plattenstrasse 14
8032
Zürich
Switzerland
www.finance-weiterbildung.uzh.ch
Executive Education at University of Zurich (UZH)
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Schedule: 21. Oct. 2024 | 09.00 - 17.30.
Oct 21, 2024
Finance
German
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In this course participants learn about the key concepts and definition of “FinTech”, “Blockchain”, “Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning” and “Sustainability”. Participants gain an understanding of how different technical tools can be applied to solve sustainability questions.
Oct 23, 2024 - Oct 24, 2024
Finance/ Sustainability / Corporate Responsibility
English
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This seminar focuses on how to create customer value with open innovation. We suggest the notion of open ecosystems that give rise to new forms of competition and collaboration.
Oct 28, 2024 - Oct 29, 2024
Finance
English
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Institutional shareholders, financial journalists and NGOs are only some of the most important stakeholder groups that increasingly have an interest in learning more about companies’ corporate governance structures.
Nov 07, 2024 - Nov 08, 2024
Corporate Governance
English
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This course focuses on the fast-growing market for “Sustainable Investing”. Participants will learn about the concepts and strategies of sustainable investing and get an overview of ESG ratings in an online self-learning part.
Nov 13, 2024 - Nov 14, 2024
Investment/ Sustainability / Corporate Responsibility
English
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This seminar covers advanced innovation management theory and practice, referring to organizational agility and resilience.
Nov 18, 2024
Finance
English
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This course deepens and expands topics in sustainable investing. After the course participants can strengthen their knowledge by applying the learned topics in an extensive group case study. It should be taken as a follow-up module on the two-day course Sustainable Investing.
Nov 28, 2024 - Nov 29, 2024
Sustainability / Corporate Responsibility
English
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This module focusses on reporting and disclosure. What are important elements of disclosure, how can we embed our messages strategically, using different channels of communication, from social media to the annual report, and what is there to gain from a particular focus on value-reporting?
Jan 16, 2025 - Jan 17, 2025
Investment/ Strategy
English
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On the basis of corporate governance theory and respective corporate law, this course will examine key findings of the empirical literature and contrast these with actual examples from the market.
Jan 29, 2025 - Jan 30, 2025
General Management
English
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The Advanced Portfolio Management Game is a computer-based simulation game in which different teams compete against each other. As heads of a bank's portfolio management department, the teams are responsible for the strategic and tactical investment strategy as well as for the business management of the department.
Feb 24, 2025 - Feb 26, 2025
General Management
German
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This course aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to this topic including the scientific foundation, economic mechanism and current practice of biodiversity and finance.
Mar 13, 2025 - Mar 14, 2025
Finance
English
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This seminar explores emerging trends and changes that cause uncertainty and lead to shifts in financial services. Based on a strategic foresight framework, using real-world examples and case studies, this course gives an understanding of the economical, technological, and global factors involved in the fintech revolution.
Apr 07, 2025 - Apr 08, 2025
Information Technology (IT)
English
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This seminar connects technology to business and explains how technology enables innovation set to disrupt industries and change society. From various perspectives, we elaborate on use cases and applications relevant to financial services and beyond.
May 05, 2025 - May 06, 2025
Information Technology (IT)
English
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This course will focus on the relevance of global sustainable development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for corporations and investments, drawing from key concepts of development economics and political science, and exploring recent examples of SDG-related and impact investment.
May 12, 2025 - May 13, 2025
Sustainability / Corporate Responsibility
English
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Schedule:
16. May 2025 | 09.00 - 17.00.
17. May 2025 | 09.00 - 17.00.
22. May 2025 | 09.00 - 17.00.
23. May 2025 | 09.00 - 15.00.
16. May 2025 | 09.00 - 17.00.
17. May 2025 | 09.00 - 17.00.
22. May 2025 | 09.00 - 17.00.
23. May 2025 | 09.00 - 15.00.
May 16, 2025 - May 23, 2025
Real Estate
German
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Providing affordable and simple insurance services to the population of developing and emerging countries is an important ingredient to achieving sustainable development.
May 21, 2025 - May 22, 2025
General Management
English
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This seminar explores game-changing business models based on multiple trends, focusing on digital innovations. Experience-oriented customers with always-on targeting solutions will replace linear customer journeys.
Sep 08, 2025 - Sep 09, 2025
Finance
English
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This seminar focuses on how to create customer value with open innovation. We suggest the notion of open ecosystems that give rise to new forms of competition and collaboration.
Oct 27, 2025 - Oct 28, 2025
Finance
English
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This seminar covers advanced innovation management theory and practice, referring to organizational agility and resilience.
Nov 17, 2025
Finance
English
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This course encompasses the most important practical aspects of risk management in banking and finance. Key financial risks (e.g. credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk) and non-financial risks (e.g. operational risk, regulatory risk) are introduced and discussed in a concrete context.
Jan 24, 2025 - Mar 22, 2025
Risk Management
English
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Schedule:
10. Mar 2025 | 09:00 - 17.00.
11. Mar 2025 | 09.00 - 17.00.
3. Apr. 2025 | 09.00 - 17.00.
4. Apr. 2025 | 09.00 - 17.00.
9. May 2025 | 09.00 - 17.00.
10. Mar 2025 | 09:00 - 17.00.
11. Mar 2025 | 09.00 - 17.00.
3. Apr. 2025 | 09.00 - 17.00.
4. Apr. 2025 | 09.00 - 17.00.
9. May 2025 | 09.00 - 17.00.
Mar 10, 2025 - May 09, 2025
Finance
German
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This course encompasses the most important concepts of finance for risk management. In banking and finance, risk management is focused on the identification, the measurement, and the mitigation of different risk types. Several mathematical techniques and concepts from finance are applied to quantify different types of risk.
Sep 26, 2025 - Nov 22, 2025
Finance/ Risk Management
English
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Schedule:
22. Oct. 2024 | 08.30 - 15.00.
7. Nov. 2024 | 08.30 - 17.00.
8. Nov. 2024 | 08.30 - 17.00.
9. Nov. 2024 | 08.30 - 17.00.
22. Oct. 2024 | 08.30 - 15.00.
7. Nov. 2024 | 08.30 - 17.00.
8. Nov. 2024 | 08.30 - 17.00.
9. Nov. 2024 | 08.30 - 17.00.
Oct 22, 2024 - Nov 09, 2024
General Management
German
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eLearning: flexible in terms of time and location, events held weekly during the semester (mid-February to the end of May).
Effort | approx. 12 hours/week.
Effort | approx. 12 hours/week.
Feb 13, 2025
Finance
German
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Executive Education at University of Zurich (UZH)
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Climate Change Finance
This course gives participants an overview of the mechanisms of climate change models and metrics and discusses how climate risks can translate into financial risks and how the financial sector can react to these challenges.
Sep 23, 2024 - Sep 24, 2024
Energy & Natural Resources/ Finance
English
Completed
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Sustainability in Banking and Insurance
This seminar provides the student with a systematic overview of challenges, strategies, and choices for banks and insurance companies regarding the integration of sustainability into their business models and operations. It conveys methods for comparing the sustainability of different types of institutions and recommendations of how to further integrate sustainability into them.
Sep 19, 2024 - Sep 20, 2024
Finance/ Sustainability / Corporate Responsibility
English
Completed
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Future Business Models
This seminar explores game-changing business models based on multiple trends, focusing on digital innovations. Experience-oriented customers with always-on targeting solutions will replace linear customer journeys.
Sep 16, 2024 - Sep 17, 2024
Finance
English
Completed
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Sustainability & Finance - Introduction
This seminar introduces the student to the basic concepts of sustainability and responsibility in financial decision-making. It provides an overview of the state of discussion regarding how these concepts are integrated into standard concepts of financial market analysis and into current practices.
Sep 11, 2024
Finance/ Sustainability / Corporate Responsibility
English
Completed
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Finance for Risk Management
This course encompasses the most important concepts of finance for risk management. In banking and finance, risk management is focused on the identification, the measurement, and the mitigation of different risk types. Several mathematical techniques and concepts from finance are applied to quantify different types of risk.
Sep 27, 2024 - Nov 23, 2024
Finance/ Risk Management
English
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Finance for Risk Management
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Sep 29, 2023 | 09.00 - 17.00.
Sep 30, 2023 | 09.00 - 17.00.
Oct 27, 2023 | 09.00 - 17.00.
Oct 28, 2023 | 09.00 - 17.00.
Nov 24, 2023 | 09.00 - 17.00.
Nov 25, 2023 | 09.00 - 17.00.
Dates:
Sep 29, 2023 | 09.00 - 17.00.
Sep 30, 2023 | 09.00 - 17.00.
Oct 27, 2023 | 09.00 - 17.00.
Oct 28, 2023 | 09.00 - 17.00.
Nov 24, 2023 | 09.00 - 17.00.
Nov 25, 2023 | 09.00 - 17.00.
Sep 29, 2023 - Nov 25, 2023
Finance/ Risk Management
German
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University of Zurich (UZH) - Finance Executive Education
Department of Banking and Finance
University of Zurich
Plattenstrasse 14
8032
Zürich
Switzerland
www.finance-weiterbildung.uzh.ch
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