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CFA Institute - Qualify as an international Chartered Financial Analyst

If you are looking to make a career as a consultant in mergers and acquisitions, project financing, as an equity analyst, fixed income analyst, portfolio manager, equity salesperson, etc., you can prepare while studying at ESSEC by passing the CFA Institute exam to become a “Chartered Financial Analyst” which is the internationally recognized qualification. 

Furthermore, every year, Master in Finance students represent ESSEC to the CFA Institute Research Challenge. In Feb 2019, ESSEC won the French final and qualified for the EMEA final.

AMF - Autorité des marchés financiers - Become a certified finance practitioner in France

If you are looking to pursue your career in France, you may need to gain the AMF certification. As a registered ESSEC student, you will be given access to the training course offered by Bärchen, which includes access to the training platform, mock tests, relevant documentation and the final exam.

Alumneye - Investment Banking and Strategy Consulting interview coaching

AlumnEye, a network of professionals designed to help prepare for
interviews in Investment Banking, Market Finance and Strategy
Consulting, trains students for the selection process of the most
prestigious financial institutions. This interactive and personalized
training, taking place at the beginning of the academic year, allows
students to stand out from the thousands of applications, and facilitates
significantly access to summer internships and graduate programs.

Energy and Commodity Finance Research Center

The Energy and Commodity Finance RESEARCH CENTER at ESSEC Business School aims at promoting research and disseminating knowledge in the field of commodity markets and energy finance. This goal is pursued by undertaking research projects and hosting activities for incentivizing interaction across disciplines including finance, economics, financial mathematics, operations research, and management science. Focus is put on bridging international collaborations among researchers at a worldwide level. The center organizes scientific conferences, runs a monthly webinar, supervises a dedicated graduate track, and manages Argo Review, a journal devoted to cutting-edge knowledge in the field.

Dual degree ESSEC and the University of California, Berkeley 

ESSEC Business School has formed a partnership with the Fung Institute of Engineering Leadership at UC Berkeley College of Engineering and offers students a dual degree with the internationally-renowned Californian university. This course leads to both the ESSEC Master in Finance degree and a Master of Engineering from UC Berkeley. 

This partnership will permit students with a scientific background to complete the 1-year Master of Engineering program from UC Berkeley (August to June) after the completion of the Master in Finance.

An information session is organized with UC Berkeley every year in fall to present the partnership. The application process takes place in January, and once you are admitted to UC Berkeley, you may qualify for a 15% reduction in tuition fees. A scholarship is awarded as part of the program, with students still remaining eligible for other scholarships offered by the Master of Engineering program.

This dual degree offers increased career opportunities, in particular in the United States and in Silicon Valley. After receiving the degree, a residence permit for a two-year stay in the United States may be granted.