Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA), in collaboration with Northumbria University (QFBA-Northumbria), has launched a new master’s programme (MSc) in finance.
The postgraduate degree spans over a period of one year and aims to offer an “academically sound, yet flexible programme in response to analysing the current needs, gaps and demands of Qatar’s financial sector”, according to a press statement.
With a greater aim of providing academic excellence and contributing to Qatar’s human capital development, QFBA, in co-operation with Northumbria University, has sought to provide working professionals with a programme that can empower students to become successful leaders and managers in the market, the statement notes.
Commenting on the launch of the master’s progamme, Khalifa al-Yafei, director of Student Affairs, said: “In pursuit of contributing to the actualisation of Qatar National Vision 2030 and the development of human capital, we launched the master’s programme to serve working professionals who want to build upon their existing expertise and gain a competitive edge in the financial services sector. The programme equally offers an ideal platform for self-development, acquiring leadership skills and reinforcing one’s knowledge of the financial market.
“We strive to ensure that our programmes reflect the current needs and keep up with the developments of the financial services sector. Today, finance-related topics, such as econometrics, investment and risk management, and global financial trends are of growing importance.”
Facilities offered as part of the MSc Finance Programme include trading suites equipped with Bloomberg terminals providing access to live financial data, portfolio construction, forecasting and optimisation tools to analyse and support one’s studies in line with global standards.
QFBA-Northumbria also boasts of “state-of-the-art” econometric packages such as E-views 10.0, a strategic financial econometric forecasting tool used worldwide, the statement adds.