An international openness
The Magistère in BFA (Banking, Finance, and Insurance) offers three different programs for students to go abroad:
- Through an international exchange program, Magistère students can do a non-degree-granting study abroad semester at no cost. This is in the third year of the Magistère program.
- A degree-granting international exchange program allows students to complete a dual-degree program abroad during the last year of their Magistère. They therefore complete two full semesters at a foreign university.
- For the degree-granting year, they have to enroll in a foreign university for a fee-based degree program after completing the third year of the Magistère. However, many students receive a scholarship.
The BFA Magistère program has existing relationships with foreign universities that make it possible to choose any number of options; as more than 30% of Magistère students have worked abroad, foreign exchange programs have become central to the program.
Quantitative Techniques for Economics and Management (QTEM) is an international network bringing together outstanding students, academic partners, and global corporations.
What does the QTEM network provide you with?
- Access to an exclusive international network and corporate partners
- An international dimension to your diploma
- Improvement of your analytical skills and achievement of a QTEM certificate attesting of these skills that account to get the PSL data minor
- Improvement of your ability to work in an international team located in different parts of the world
- An excellent training for working on analytical and quantitative tasks within an international context
The QTEM exchange in the Master's degree in 3 steps
The exchange semester : The QTEM exchange may take place in the first or second semester of the Magistère. You must complete at least 30 ECTS including 22 ECTS for quantitative classes. To see what teaching units are available, please visit QTEM.fr
Internship : You must complete an internship in a company or institution to gain professional experience. This internship must take place after the exchange semester, in France or abroad, and may also count towards the Magistère.
GBAC - Global Business Analytics Challenge : In addition to classes at Dauphine and during the exchange semester, QTEM students take part in the GBAC. It consists of 2 online programs as well as the QTEM Data Challenge (QDC). The QDC is an international competition in which QTEM students, in groups of three with an experienced coach, analyze exclusive data to solve the real-world problems of a partner company. Each team is trained to combine various skills in analysis, creativity, leadership and communication. It can give you up to 8 ECTS which can count towards the Data minor at PSL University.
America
Brandeis International Business School
Olin Business School, Washington University – St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Master’s program: Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Number of spaces: 6 per year
University of Toronto: 1 space; TOEFL required
Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University – Montreal, Canada
Master’s program: Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Number of spaces: 4 per year
Université de Laval – Québec, Canada
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Requirements: TOEFL 100 or IELTS 7.5 (average of 14 in Master's Year 1).
Asia
Fudan University – Shanghai, China
Requirements: TOEFL 92 or IELTS 6.
Only the second semester is compatible with the third year of the Magistère.
Singapore Management University: 3 spaces per year; TOEFL 95 minimum.
Europe
CUNEF School of Business and Economics, Comillas Pontifical University – Madrid, Spain
Number of spaces: 2 per year
Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Laurea Magistrale in Economics and Finance (LM-56)
Bocconi University – Milan, Italy
Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), School of Management and Law
University of St. Gallen: 1 space
TOEFL IBT 90 minimum or IELTS 7.
Durham University: Number of spaces: 1 in Semester 2; TOEFL required
Oslo University: 1 space in Semester 2; TOEFL: 80; IELTS: 6
Goethe University – Frankfurt, Germany:
Frankfurt University is one of the largest in Germany with more than 45,000 students. Ranked the fifth-best university in Germany and 102nd in the Shanghai ranking, it boasts nearly 18 Nobel Prize winners among its 16 faculties and 4 campuses. BFA students will follow the Master of Science in Money and Finance program at Frankfurt throughout their second year (M2).
Number of spaces: 5
TOEFL: 100; IELTS: 7
B1 in German recommended.
A resume, cover letter, and transcript for the first year of the BFA are needed to complete the application.
Ca' Foscari University of Venice:
The University of Venice, housed in one of the palaces along the Grand Canal, welcomes nearly 21,000 students. It is one of the most renowned universities in Italy, particularly in languages and economics. BFA students will have the opportunity to take courses in the Master in Economics and Finance program.
Number of spaces: 5
English: Level B2
A resume, cover letter, and transcript for the first year of the BFA are needed to complete the application.
Bologne University
The University of Bologna (Italian: Alma mater studiorum - Università di Bologna, UniBo) is a public Italian university. Founded in 1088, it is often considered the oldest university in the Western world.
The University of Bologna has over 100,000 students (a quarter of the population of the city of Bologna) and nearly 3,000 professors, making it one of the largest in Europe.
Louis-et-Maximilien University, Munich
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (in German, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, LMU) is a German university, founded in 1472 in Ingolstadt and relocated to Munich in 1826.
The university is considered one of the most prestigious in Europe and has produced 34 Nobel Prize winners. It holds the title of "Elite University" and was selected in 2006 by the German Excellence Initiative.
In 2022, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich was ranked the second-best university in Germany by the ARWU ranking, just behind the Technical University of Munich.
America
University of California-Berkeley, USA: Students enter the Master of Financial Engineering program.
Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University – Pittsburgh, USA
Brandeis International Business School: Master of Arts in International Economics and Finance (MA)
Asia
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) – Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
BFA Magistère students pursue one of the following degrees:
- Master of Science in Investment Management
- Master of Science in Financial Analysis
- Master of Science in Global Finance, offered jointly with the New York University Stern School of Business
Europe
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) – London, United Kingdom
Students may enroll in a number of MSc programs, the most popular being:
- MSc Finance and Economics
- MSc Accounting and Finance
London Business School (LBS):
Excellent GMAT and TOEFL scores are needed to enroll here.
- Master's in Management (MIM)
- Master's in Financial Analysis
Bocconi University – Milan, Italy