Events
Discover insightful events hosted by our department and third-party organizations: from international conferences and annual meetings to engaging roundtables, public PhD defenses, and more. Join us as we bring together experts, scholars, and the community to share knowledge, foster collaboration, and promote academic excellence.
Highlighted Events
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2nd Zurich–Oxford Doctoral Symposium on Real Estate Markets
Organized by the Department of Finance at the University of Zurich and Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford
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RiskON 2026 Student Hackathon: "Transforming Uncertainty into Opportunity"
Initiated by Prof. Walter Farkas and co-organized by the Department of Finance
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2nd Zurich–Bern–Wisconsin Conference on Real Estate and Urban Economics 2026
Hosted by the University of Bern and co-organized by the Universities of Zurich and Wisconsin-Madison
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Zurich Workshop on the Frontier of Quantitative Macroeconomics: Models and Methods 2026
Organized by Prof. Felix Kubler and Prof. Yucheng Yang and with Special Guest Prof. Tom Sargent, Nobel Prize Winner
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Bank-Transaction Data in Academic Research Informing Public Policy
Panel Discussion covened by Academic Guest Arna Olafsson, co-organized by Francisco Amaral and Felix von Meyerinck and hosted by Collegium Helveticum
Agenda Department of Finance
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1.6.2026, 16:00: Public PhD Thesis Defense - Jiacheng (Jack) Chen
Jiacheng (Jack) Chen: "Three Essays on Market-Based Inference in Finance: Franchise Value, Policy Credibility, and Discount Rate"; Ort: KOL, Rämistrasse 71, 8006 Zürich; Raum: H-309
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9.6.2026, 09:30: Public PhD Thesis Defense - Mojtaba Hayati
Mojtaba Hayati: "Essays in Macro-Finance"; Ort: PLM, Plattenstrasse 14, 8032 Zürich; Raum: F-103/104
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12.6.2026, 14:00: Public PhD Thesis Defense - Alejandra Salazar Romo
Alejandra Salazar Romo: "Essays on Policy Uncertainty and Finance"; Ort: online via Zoom
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23.6.2026, 10:30: Finance Research Seminar - Speaker: Kai Li, UBC Sauder School of Business
Kai Li, UBC Sauder School of Business; Ort: PLM, Plattenstrasse 14, 8032 Zürich; Raum: F-103/4
