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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 in Prague

January 5, 2016

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Our school is . . .

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quantitative I I I

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rigorous core courses: 4 Mathematics, 2 Statistics, 2 Econometrics Mathematics taught by lecturers from MFF UK strategic partnerships with MFF UK and CERGE-EI

international I I I I I I I I I I

35 EN/23 CZ regular Bachelor courses 47 EN/9 CZ regular Master courses 78% of Bachelor theses in English 97% of Master theses in English 40+ Erasmus exchange agreements (new: Bocconi, Toulouse School of Economics) study exchanges in the US, Asia, Australia (new: ANU Canberra, KNU Daegu) 85 outgoing students 119 incoming students, including non-EU exchange students: Australia, Canada, China, Japan, Mexico, Mongolia, New Zealand, United States 97 non-exchange international students double Master degree with U of Strasbourg (Corporate Finance and Strategy)

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Our school is . . .

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a hub of talent I I I I I I I I

737 students in total 95 Bachelors, 75 Masters and 4 PhDs graduate each year many extracurricular opportunities, e.g., internships, mentoring, thesis competitions, and team competitions recognized by CFA Institute accredited by ACCA easy transfers into Masters: Cambridge, Oxford, Columbia, LSE, UCL, Paris I, Tilburg transfers into top PhD programs: Princeton, Cambridge, LSE, Chicago, Cornell later into top business education: MBA at Harvard Business School, London Business School, Columbia Business School, Kellogg School of Management

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Admission

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Our single criterion is a combined MAT+OSP score. I I

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MAT 60% + OSP 40% In 2016, we expect to set the entry level for the combined score at 75–78.

Why SCIO exams for the Bachelor program? I I I

SCIO is easily accessible in CZ and SK. SCIO gives a fair chance to re-take the exam (approx. 6x OSP, 3x MAT). The procedure attracts most of top students who complete both OSP and MAT.

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All applicants

70-100 80-100

291 193

329 217

474 310

IES applicants

70-100 80-100

189 149

215 161

283 216

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Mathematics and admission probability

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General aptitude and admission probability

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Admission

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Since 2016/2017, three extra criteria allow an applicant avoid the entry SCIO exams: I I I

95th percentile or higher in SCIO MAT, or top 3 in the regional round of ’Math Olympics’, or successfully completing the mathematical seminar of KAM MFF UK.

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Quality I

Course evaluations I I I

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We closely track the quality of teaching, and improve courses based on comments and suggestions by students. Course evaluation is online since 2015 (no time constraint) with a large response rate (70%). Minimal score is 0, maximal score is 5.

We also collect feedback from student representatives of E-klub.

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Improving courses I

Recently introduced: I I I I I I

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Visiting lecturers: I I I I I I I

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Academic English I, II Applied Microeconometrics Economic History Private Equity Topics in Industrial Organization Topics in Macroeconomics

Introduction to Auctions (Jakub Kastl, Princeton University) Introduction to Market Design (Jakub Kastl, Princeton University) Quantitative Multivariate Finance (Martin Burda, University of Toronto) Introduction to Hedge Funds and Venture Capital (John Diamondopoulos, Regent’s College London) Fiscal Policy, Public Debt and Sovereign Debt Ratings (Ondrej Schneider, Institute for International Finance) History of Economic Thought (Julius Horvath, Central European University) Traditional and Alternative Risk Transfer in the Insurance Sector (Maurizio Pompella, University of Siena)

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Data Analysis Economics of Innovation European Economic Policies

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Renowned economists

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Apart from strong academics, many of our in-house lecturers are also well known to general public, policy-makers and business: I I I I I I I I I

Oldˇrich Dˇ edek: National Euro Coordinator; Vice-Governor, CNB (1999–2005) Vladim´ır Dlouh´ y: Head, Czech Chamber of Commerce Adam Gerˇsl: Joint Vienna Institute (IMF, Austrian National Bank) Tom´ aˇs Holub: Head, Monetary and Statistics Division, Czech National Bank Petr Jakub´ık: Principal Expert on Financial Stability, EIOPA, Frankfurt am Main Michal Mejstˇr´ık: Vice-President, International Chamber of Commerce, Czech Republic Tom´ aˇs Richter: Of Counsel, Clifford Chance Ondˇrej Schneider: International Institute of Finance, Washington Zdenˇ ek T˚ uma: KPMG; Governor, Czech National Bank (2000–2010)

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Trendence Graduate Barometer: Czech Business Edition 2013 I

a world-wide survey of over 530,000 participants at 1,057 universities

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Trendence Graduate Barometer: Czech Business Edition 2013

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Trendence Graduate Barometer: Czech Business Edition 2013

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Trendence Graduate Barometer: Czech Business Edition 2013

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Trendence Graduate Barometer: Czech Business Edition 2013

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HN national ranking I

7 wins in 8 years: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2009, 2008

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Other opportunities

We maintain a unique database of opportunities tailored specially to the IES students. I

Thesis competitions and publishing

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Team competitions I I I I I

BCG Strategy Cup CFA Institute Research Challenge Global Management Challenge Peak Time Rotman Trading Competition

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Study abroad, including scholarships

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Internships

For details, click section Opportunities on the IES homepage.

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Master, Bachelor and Dissertation Thesis Awards

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Theses awards I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

Olga Radzyner Award (Austrian National Bank) Irving Fischer Committee Award (Bank for International Settlements, Basel) Financial Stability Institute Award (Financial Stability Institute, BIS) Global Development Network Award (GDN, World Bank) EACES Dissertation Award (EACES) Best Dissertation (Unicredit & Universities Foundation) Financial Risk Management Award (Centre des Professions Financieres) ˇ a hlava) Innovating Minds (Cesk´ Young Economist Prize (Czech Economics Society) NBS Governor Prize (National Bank, Slovakia) Czech Econometric Society Award Karel Englis Prize (Charles University) Bolzano Prize (Charles University) Energy Economics Contest (Institute of Energy Economics) Josef Hl´ avka Prize (Hlavka Foundation) Josef Vavrouˇsek Prize (Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University) Master Thesis in Banking (ABRA Software) Prof. Vencovsk´ y Prize (VSFS) SAS Prize (SAS Institute)

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Visiting Masters at CERGE-EI

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Visiting Masters is a risk-free option to study more advanced Economics courses. I I I I I I I

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open to all Master students at the IES easy to handle: CERGE-EI is located across the corner. the main principle: the students take the first-year PhD courses at CERGE-EI as equivalents of core IES courses the program covers up to 80 credits out of 120 in total easy transition to a PhD degree at CERGE-EI a perfect initial step to a prestigious PhD degree abroad safe: failing students can always turn back to our core Master courses

Center for Graduate Research and Education (CERGE-EI) I I

CERGE-EI is a regional center of excellence in graduate education and research which is part of Charles University. Ph.D. in Economics is accredited in the US.

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Master abroad

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We facilitate transition to prestigious Master’s programs abroad through: I I I

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reputation of quantitative skills recommendation letters and personal recommendations sharing experience of older students

Economics, Econometrics, Business Economics, Financial Engineering, Health Economics, Politics, Finance and Economics, Quantitative Finance, Public Policy, Development Economics

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UK: Oxford, Cambridge, London School of Economics, University College London, Warwick, Leicester Netherlands: Tilburg, University of Amsterdam, Maastricht University, Amsterdam Business School, Utrecht Switzerland: HSG Saint Gallen, Graduate Institute Geneva, University of Zurich, Lugano France: Paris I Sorbonne China: Peking University Finland: Aalto School of Finance, Helsinki Germany: Bonn, Humboldt University Spain: Barcelona Sweden: Stockholm School of Economics

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Events

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We are inviting interesting speakers to meet our students. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

Martin Cihak, World Bank Richard Frensch, Osteuropa Institute Iftekar Hasan, Fordham University Manfred Holler, Institute of SocioEconomics, Hamburg Jan Kaska, Best Buy Investments Pavel Kysilka, CEO, Ceska sporitelna Leos Novotny, Leo Express Barbara Petitt, CFA Institute Michael Rostock-Poplar, Venture Investors Christiana Schmieder, IMF Dmitry Shemetilo, BlackFish Capital/Factor Capital Miroslav Singer, Czech National Bank Jan Svejnar, Columbia University John Vax, MT Thaller Mikael Zakarian, Microsoft CFO

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Rankings

We build Charles University as by far the best CZ+SK place for training of young prospective economists. I

Charles University I I I

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QS World University Ranking 2015: 151–200 Webometrics World Ranking, Spring 2015: 96 Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities 2014: 201–300

Economics and Econometrics at Charles University I I I I

QS World University Ranking 2015: 151–200 IDEAS RePEc Ranking, Europe 2015: Top 7% among top 5 CU fields by research excellence among top 9 CU fields by QS ranking

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IDEAS Country Ranking in Economics1

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Ranking of Czech Research Institutions (top 3 out of 32) 1. Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education (CERGE-EI) 2. Czech National Bank (CNB) 3. Institute of Economic Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University (IES)

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Ranking of Czech Academic Economists (top 50 out of 270) I

Note: Multiple affiliations are included.

CERGE-EI CNB IES FSV UK VSB-TU UTIA AV VSE VSFS

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22 20 14 2 1 -

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24 19 15 4 4 1 1

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After graduation

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a large variety of opportunities to apply problem solving and analytical thinking

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banking, consulting, advisory, energy, telecommunications, media I I I I I I I I I I I

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banks (CSOB, CS, HSBC, ING, KB, Raiffeisenbank) central banks (ECB, Czech National Bank, Banque centrale du Luxemburg) financial institutions and broker companies (Patria Finance, PPF, Wood & Company) large companies (CEZ, RWE, O2) investment and pension funds (Commerz Asset Management, Credit Suisse Asset Management) private equity (Penta, Bakala Crossroads Partners, Benson Oak Capital) management consulting (Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey, AT Kearney) tax and auditing (Deloitte, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Accenture) international organizations (IMF, ECB, EIB, EIOPA) public agencies (CzechTrade, CzechInvest, MF CR, MZV CR) universities and research institutes (IDEA CERGE-EI)

see Employers’ List on the webpage

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Professional education

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CFA exams I I I

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CFA Institute University Recognition: Our programs are the first CFA recognized programs in the Czech Republic. The status is granted to institutions whose degree programs incorporate at least 70% of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge. We are awarding 3 CFA Program Awareness Scholarships to best students interested in taking CFA Program exams.

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ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the global body for professional accountants. We have ACCA F1-F3 Exams Accreditation.

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Alumni

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718 alumni in LinkedIN network (as of June 2015)

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Online access to all registered graduates

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Banquets (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015)

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Picnics (2014, 2015)

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Alumni of the Month

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Alumni of the Month

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Examples I I I I I I I I I I I I I I

Vit Bubak (Dun and Bradstreet, Washington) Ivona Butcher (MBA Kellogg School of Management; Magnitude Capital, New York) Pavel Dvorak (Amsterdam University; 3rd in Econometric Game, beating Harvard team; now at European Commission) Eva Hlavsova (MPhil Cambridge; Morgan Stanley, Credit Risk Associate, London) Tereza Lokajickova (DG COMP, Brussels) Adrian Luposor (MEF Charles University; Head of Expert-Grup, an economic think-tank, Moldova) Jan Petrov (LLM New York University; RSBC Private Equity, Senior Associate, Prague) Zuzana Posoldova (BNP Paribas Fortis, Sweden; Head of Credit Analysts) Tomas Roubal (World Health Organization, South Africa) Filip Rozsypal (PhD Cambridge; Post-Doc, LSE) Jakub Seidler (Chief Economist, ING Bank, Prague) Michal Sinka (Berklee College of Music; now a guitar player) Libuse Vosahlikova (MBA Harvard Business School; McKinsey, New York) Jan Zika (NBCUniversal, New York)

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A Year After

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Example (February 2014) I

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Waheed Brown: A Canadian expatriate with a background in software engineering and project management. Currently Waheed works as a Software Engineer in Silicon Valley where he enjoys swimming, self-publishing novels on Amazon, recreational investing and driving muscle cars on American highways. Kateˇrina Kortov´ a: Currently works as Accounting Analyst at IBM. In addition to Master degree at the IES, she finished also another Master degree in Netherland in Tilburg, where she has studied Finance. Her working experience has already started during her studies in Prague. She passed an internship at PricewaterhouseCoopers at the Business Recovery Services, an internship at KB. She worked also for a non-profit organization for practitioners in corporate renewal and turnaround management. Daniela Touˇskov´ a: Before graduation, she participated in the competition ‘The Green for Women in RWE’ where she became one of the best 10 students. She passed an internship at RWE, and then started to work part time at Portfolio Management Analyst at RWE.

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Career service

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Internships for the 3rd year students I I I I

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Internships abroad I I I

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Erasmus+ Work Mobility 3 credits for Master students examples: OECD, banks in France

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internships as economists and financial analysts at least 180 hours 3 credits for Bachelor students examples: Axes Capital Europe, BCG, Butcher Capital, CHE Consult Prague, CSOB, CzechTrade, CzechInvest, Czech Chamber of Commerce, Deloitte, Ernst and Young, Grant Thornton, KB, McKinsey, Mint Investments, OECD, PwC, Rebate Networks, Roklen, SEVEn, Unilever

CV and career consulting soft skill events: assessment center, job interviews preparations

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every term a single round with 7 mentors and 7 mentees

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Again, what is our school about?

We see our school as a great opportunity for challenging, deep, diverse, and internationally competitive studies . . . I

in a family atmosphere,

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delivered by skilled, thoughtful and interesting lecturers,

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with fair grading and opportunity to voice both satisfaction and suggestions for improvements,

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in the city center of Prague,

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at little cost,

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with a lot of extra career opportunities,

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giving you a bright job prospect, and

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an opportunity for great friendships.

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