Every Thing You Wanted to Know About IES FSV UK But Were Afraid to Ask Martin Gregor Institute of Economic Studies Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University January 17, 2020 Martin Gregor About us Our school is . I small (hence inevitably beautiful), I 551 students in total I 80 Bachelors, 70 Masters and 5 PhDs graduate each year I quantitative, I a tough core sequence with 4 courses of Mathematics taught by Department of Mathematical Analysis I local partnerships with quantitative schools and institutes: Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Academy of Science I among the most rigorous degrees in Economics and Finance in CEE Martin Gregor About us Our school is . I international, I 77% of Bachelor and 91 % of Master courses given in English I 61 Erasmus+ exchange agreements I study opportunities in Asia, Australia, and the US I 162 incoming students annually, including non-EU exchange students: Australia, Canada, China, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, United States I 92 regular (non-exchange) international students I 93% Bachelor theses and 98% Master theses written in English I and a hub of talent. I facilitating many extracurricular opportunities, e.g., internships, mentoring, thesis competitions, team competitions I easy transfers into strong Masters: Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, UCL, Warwick, Columbia, Princeton, Peking University, University of Zurich, ETH Zurich, Basel, St. Gallen, Lausanne, Lugano, University of Amsterdam, Tilburg, Bonn, Humboldt University, Stockholm School of Economics I many later admitted into top MBAs: Harvard Business School, London Business School, Columbia Business School, Kellogg School of Management Martin Gregor About us Quality: Global rankings I U.S. News Global Ranking of Universities 2020 I Economics and Business: 127th in the world I ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2019 I Economics: 76-100th in the world I Finance: 151-200th in the world I QS World University Ranking 2019 I Economics and Econometrics: 201-250th in the world I IDEAS RePEc Institutions Ranking, January 2020 I Top 5% in Europe I overall CZ ranking: 1st IES, 2nd CERGE-EI, 3rd CNB I 10/10 CZ ranking: 1st IES, 2nd CERGE-EI, 3rd CNB Martin Gregor About us Quality: HN ranking I 8 wins in 9 years: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2009, 2008 Martin Gregor About us Universum Talent Research 2019 Martin Gregor About us Universum Talent Research 2019 Martin Gregor About us Universum Talent Research 2019 Martin Gregor About us Admission I Our key admission criterion is based on two NSZ (SCIO) exams. I 0:6∗ NSZ MAT + 0:4∗ NZS OSP combined score; entry at approx. 75+. I SAT Reasoning Test or ACT Composite can replace NSZ OSP or MAT. I Other ways: I NSZ MAT 90+ I NSZ OSP 99+ I Math Olympiad, Regional Round, 5th or better (CZ and SK) I SOCˇ Mathematics or Economics, National Round, 5th or better I Matematika+ (1) I IB Economics Higher Level (6+) or Standard Level (7+), and IB score 40+. I IB Economics Higher Level (6+) or Standard Level (7+), and NSZ MAT 60+. I AP Microeconomics or AP Macroeconomics (4+), and NSZ MAT 60+. Martin Gregor About us General aptitude and admission probability Martin Gregor About us Mathematics and admission probability Martin Gregor About us Quality over quantity I Using course evaluations (range 0{5), we closely track the quality of teaching, and improve courses based on students' comments and suggestions. I We also collect anonymous feedback from our student's club (Viktor Feedback). Martin Gregor About us Courses I Over the last 5 years, we have introduced many new courses: I Academic English I, II I Applied Microeconometrics I Bank Asset and Liability Management I Banking and Financial Regulation I Behavioral Economics and Finance I Cambridge Lectures in Economic History I Data Science in R I, II I Data Processing in Python I Economic History I Energy Markets and Economics I Pr´avofinanˇcn´ıchsluˇzeb I Private Equity I Recent Financial Crises: Theory and Evidence I Topics in Industrial Organization I Topics in Macroeconomics Martin Gregor About us Short courses I Visiting Professors in 2018{2019: I Introduction to Market Design (Jakub Kastl, Princeton) I Financial Crisis and Risk Management (Dimitrios Tsomocos, Oxford) I Cambridge Lectures in Economic History (Amy Erickson et al., Cambridge) I Introduction to Urban Economics (Jan Brueckner, University of California Irvine) I Quantitative Multivariate Finance (Martin Burda, University of Toronto) I Global Financial Crisis: Responses and Real Effects (Nuria Suarez, UAM Madrid) I Introduction to Health Economics (Olena Stavrunova, University of Technology Sydney) I Traditional and Alternative Risk Transfer in the Insurance Sector (Maurizio Pompella, University of Siena) I FinTech and Blockchain (Gonul Colak, Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki) I Visiting Professors in 2020: I Economics of Brexit (Nauro Campos, University College London) I Mergers and Acquisitions (Jana Fidrmuc, Warwick Business School) Martin Gregor About us Practitioners I Regular classes are given by central bankers, economists at international organizations, finance practitioners, consultants, and lawyers: I OldˇrichDˇedek:Board Member, Czech National Bank I Vladim´ırDlouh´y:Head, Czech Chamber of Commerce I Tom´aˇsHolub: Board Member, Czech National Bank; former Head, Monetary and Statistics Division, Czech National Bank I Petr Jakub´ık: Principal Expert on Financial Stability, EIOPA, Frankfurt I LuboˇsKom´arek:Director, External Economic Relations Division, Czech National Bank I VojtˇechKotl´an:Director, Group Balance Sheet Management, Ceska sporitelna I Michal Mejstˇr´ık: Vice-President, International Chamber of Commerce, Czech Republic I Tom´aˇsRichter: Of Counsel, Clifford Chance I ZdenˇekT˚uma:Head of Supervisory Board, CSOB; former Governor, Czech National Bank Martin Gregor About us Team competitions I Directa University Trading Challenge 2018 I 1st in EU Martin Gregor About us Team competitions I Rotman European Trading Competition 2016 I 3rd out of 50 in the EU (beating London Business School, EDHEC Business School, Copenhagen Business School, Vienna University of Economics and Business) Martin Gregor About us Team competitions I Global Management Challenge 2017 I 1st in CZ (3 IES FSV UK, 1 MU) Martin Gregor About us Master, Bachelor and Dissertation Thesis Awards I Theses awards I Olga Radzyner Award (Austrian National Bank) I Irving Fischer Committee Award (Bank for International Settlements, Basel) I Financial Stability Institute Award (Financial Stability Institute, BIS) I Global Development Network Award (GDN, World Bank) I EACES Dissertation Award (EACES) I Best Dissertation (Unicredit & Universities Foundation) I Financial Risk Management Award (Centre des Professions Financieres) I Innovating Minds (Cesk´ahlava)ˇ I Young Economist Prize (Czech Economics Society) I NBS Governor Prize (National Bank, Slovakia) I Czech Econometric Society Award I Karel Englis Prize (Charles University) I Bolzano Prize (Charles University) I Energy Economics Contest (Institute of Energy Economics) I Josef Hl´avka Prize (Hlavka Foundation) I Josef VavrouˇsekPrize (Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University) I Master Thesis in Banking (ABRA Software) I Prof. FrantiˇsekVencovsk´yPrize (VSFS) I BH Securities Prize (BH Securities) I SAS Prize (SAS Institute) Martin Gregor About us Master, Bachelor and Dissertation Thesis Awards I Deloitte Outstanding Thesis Awards 2018 I Awarded in Amsterdam by Deloitte Global Valuation Partner Mark Pighini, and EMEA Valuation Partner Andrew Robinson Martin Gregor About us Master's abroad I We facilitate admissions to prestigious Master's programs abroad through: I our reputation I recommendation letters and personal recommendations I sharing experience of the older students I Many fields: I Banking and Finance I Big Data Business Analytics I Business Economics I Conflict Resolution and Governance I Development Economics I Economics I Econometrics I Finance I Finance and Economics I Financial Engineering I Health Economics I Politics I Politics, Philosophy and Economics I Public Policy I Quantitative Finance Martin Gregor About us Master's and Ph.D. abroad I UK I Oxford: Michal Prause I Cambridge: Jakub Rybak, Ondrej Dockal, Martin Milenovsky, Vladimir Nahodil, Libor Ulrich, Katarina Liskova, Jakub Siegel, Martin Moldan I LSE: Jan Polach, Daniel Kolar, Jan Kravacek, Igor Buinevici I UCL: Ladislav Tuma, Daniel Pelnar, Daniel Stancl I London Business School: Michal Sabol I Edinburgh: Jan Mosovsky I Leicester: Jan Sila I Warwick: Katerina Vratnikova I Switzerland I University of Zurich: Jan Krepl, Maria Partelova I St. Gallen: Jan Izak, Jan Kurzeja, Alexandra Katinova I Lugano University: Tomas Fiala I Netherlands I University of Amsterdam: David Kuhnl, Samuel Kozuch, Radim Kasparek, Stepan Svoboda, Matej Conka, Jan Hynek, Barbora Koranova, Pavel Zacharuk I Erasmus University Rotterdam: Matej Opatrny, Robert Sevinsky, Vojtech Gorecki I Rotterdam School of Management: Lenka Rohryova I Tilburg: Jana Holkova I Utrecht University: Marek Cech I University of Groningen: Ondrej Gabas Martin Gregor About us Master's and Ph.D. abroad I United States I Princeton University: Bruno Baranek I Columbia University: Marek Sabata I University of Michigan: Tereza Ranosova I Asia I Peking University HSBC Business School: Michael Soltes I University of Business and Economics Peking: Tereza Sklenarova I Sogang University, South Korea: Anna Umlaufova I Rest of Europe I Stockholm School of Economics: David Zbozinek, Josef Matyas I Vienna Graduate School