Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management (SEM) has just announced the launch of a digital learning program that aims to provide wider access to excellence in corporate finance.
A strong partnership for an innovative program
The program will include three free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in Finance leading to the world’s most widely recognized certifications in Corporate Finance: the ICCF™. It will also include online lectures run by internationally renowned HEC Paris Professors. In the first year more than 100,000 participants are expected to enroll with 10,000 certifications being awarded.
The program will further strengthen the partnership between the two business schools and will be run as part of a wider program on management - the details of which will be revealed a later stage.
The innovative Tsinghua Corporate Finance offering will be taught by some of the world’s leading finance professors including Pascal Quiry of HEC Paris, and Marc Bertonèche of Harvard Business School, Oxford University and HEC Paris.
We believe collaborating with HEC Paris on the delivery of this series of finance MOOCs is strategic, given the quality and reputation that HEC Paris enjoys as the most prestigious business school in Europe. In addition, we are pleased to be partnering with FIRST FINANCE Institute on this major training and certification innovation, which combines cutting-edge digital solutions and innovative instructional design.” Zhu Yan, Associate Dean of the School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University
The courses will be available in Mainland China through NetEase Cloud Classroom platform: http://qr.net/moocs. Registration is open now and the first course in Financial Analysis starts on January 5th, 2015.
The ICCF™
Upon completion of the three MOOCs (Financial Analysis, Corporate Valuation and Financial Management), participants will be eligible for the International Certificate in Corporate Finance (ICCF™). It is the first certification of its kind to validate foundational knowledge in corporate finance from a global perspective. ICCF™ is the financial services industry’s fastest growing certification recognized by leading financial institutions around the world and now by top business schools in both Europe and Asia. “We believe this structured online approach is what students and employers are looking for. For the first time, a learning pathway has been created in Corporate Finance that teaches the main aspects of financial analysis, valuation, and financial management, which culminates in an internationally recognized certification - ICCF™. It combines academic excellence and a highly operational approach which represents the next generation of online learning. ” Zhu Yan added.
About the MOOCs
To deliver the programs Tsinghua has partnered with industry leader FIRST FINANCE Institute (FFI). “We have watched FFI’s online efforts over the past few years and been impressed by the quality of their MOOCs. We have found their courses to be highly interactive and engaging which their best-in-class completion rates attest to. These attributes coupled with FFI’s strong growth in the Asia Pacific region made partnering with them an easy decision.”
According to FIRST FINANCE Institute CEO, Eric Chardoillet: “We are very honored to partner with Tsinghua SEM and HEC Paris on this innovative offer. Both prestigious institutions embody all of the values that we have prided ourselves on for nearly 20 years: pristine reputation, high quality, practical and student-centric programs .”
More information can be found on http://qr.net/moocs
Course content and instructional design details
- MOOC 1: Financial Analysis
- MOOC 2: Corporate valuation
- MOOC 3: Financial management
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Program Overview
- Three High level courses, each five to six weeks long, free to participate, attractive, collaborative and interactive:
- Registration is open now and the first course in Financial Analysis starts on January 5th, 2015.
- 4-6 weekly video sequences each 8-10 minutes long (with English with Chinese subtitles) + weekly quizzes and exercises
- A “guiding thread” case study throughout each course
- A one-hour live weekly online session hosted by the leading professors, enabling learners to communicate with the instructors in both English and Chinese
- A forum to allow participants to interact with each other directly, but also with the Professors and practitioners who are leaders in the field of Corporate Finance
- A Certificate of Achievement is issued jointly by Tsinghua SEM and FIRST FINANCE Institute to those students who successfully complete the course and the assigned financial analysis case study
Knowledge validation with an ICCF™ certificate.
Tsinghua/FFI to offer two different certification solutions.
Level I for course participants wishing to obtain a Certificate of Achievement from Tsinghua SEM that validates successful completion of the program.
Level II is the ICCF™ Certificate (International Certificate in Corporate Finance™), issued by FIRST FINANCE INSTITUTE and recognized by Tsinghua SEM.
This is a more rigorous option for course participants who are primarily seeking entry or professional advancement within the financial services industry. Students further their online studies through an online program and then take the exam at partner Pearson VUE testing centers in 175 countries including all major cities in China. More information on the ICCF™ program can be found here: http://first-finance-institute.org/products-page/corporate-finance/iccf-certificate/
