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Finance is the quantitative discipline that studies the management of money in organizations. Placed at a crossroads of management and economics, it is concerned with the optimization of returns and the minimization of risks. Professionals in finance look for optimal alternatives when managing work capital, structure financing strategies, evaluate short and long term investment opportunities, analyze performance and design organizations’ financial restructuring plans. When finance professionals focuse on the financial markets, they design investment portfolios, develop and manage investment strategies and structure new financial assets. In the banking world they turn towards the management of the capture and allocation of funds, acting under the existing law and being supported by qualitative tools to manage risk and maximize rentability.
Finance professionals graduated from Icesi University will assume diverse responsibilities and hold influence jobs in national and international organizations, they will outstand for their leadership and capacity to grow professionally until they hold directive positions.
Acreditación
In 2015, the Ministry of National Education granted Icesi University the renewal of the High Quality Institutional Accreditation until 2021. This is a recognition of the permanent commitment of Icesi within the region and the country, to maintain high standards of quality in the development of the functions of training, research and social outreach, as well as administrative support work.
Acreditación
The accelerated development of finance markets and technology and the increment of risks demand experts in finance for adequate investment decision making, financing and control in organizations.
The demand on finance professionals will grow over the next decade to a ratio much higher than that of other careers (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Icesi’s Finance professionals will have the abilities to perform adequately in the fields of corporate and market finance, which in conjunction with its strategic orientation prepare them for a successful career as business consultants.
The program develops solid knowledge on capital markets that will allow the alumni to design and manage their own investment portfolios.
Perfil del aspirante
The student of the Finance Program at Icesi University must be a person with a good preparation in their high school, reflected on the SABER tests, they must have a superior performance in these state tests. The rigorous process of admission allows the student to count with a group of classmates with a profile and level adequate for the development of the program.Perfil del aspirante
Icesi University Finance Program alumni will act according to the values of honesty, respect for human beings and equity. Additionally, they will have learned to learn and develop communication abilities, usage of informatics and telecommunications, leadership and creative solution to problems. The values, knowledge and abilities acquired and developed during their stay at Icesi University will allow the alumni to be able to:
- Interpret financial information
- Develop financial and predictive models, using statistics and econometry
- Handle finance simulation software
- Make finance decisions in uncertainty conditions
- Carry out research in the finance area
- Make decisions based on data study
- Lead the development of financing plans and investments evaluations
- Measure and manage finance and operational risk in businesses in the finance sector and the real sector
- Work in an environment that incorporates consistencies with CBOK, from CFA
- Lead the financial management in real sector organizations, including minimization of costs and budget management
- Design optimal investment portfolios
- Manage the treasury area of real sector businesses
- Evaluate uncertain conditions investments
- Optimize the business capital cost
- Structure and develop research in the corporate finance area
- Measure and manage risk in investment portfolios and market efficiency
