Master Seminars

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Registration takes place viaOLAT. The application form will open on Monday, 23 March 2026 and the application deadline is Sunday, 3 May 2026. An initial selection of participants is made on the basis of professional criteria, after which the decision is made by lot.

Selection of participants

All those who apply will be informed by e-mail a few days after the application deadline whether they can take part or not.

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• Preliminary discussion: The topics for the presentation will be distributed during an online preliminary discussion on Monday, 11 May 2026 at 6:15 pm.
• Block seminar: The Advanced Portfolio Management Game is expected to take place from Monday, 31 August to Wednesday, 2 September 2026 as a block event at Bank Julius Baer and will be supplemented by presentations by speakers from various departments of the bank.

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Deadline for application (sending CV and motivation letter): Monday, 8 September 2025

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Before taking the seminar, students should have passed the exam in Financial Engineering (MSc Quant. Finance UZH/ETH course).

• Deadline for selection of topics: Wednesday, 24 September 2025
• Deadline for submission of essays / reports: Sunday, 30 November 2025
• Distribution of topics for discussion: Monday, 1 December 2025

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Registration takes place viaOLAT. The application deadline is Thursday, 4 September 2025.

Selection of Participants

All students who register on OLAT will be notified via email before the seminar starts. Please note: Only students who have already taken advanced courses in corporate finance and accounting and who have obtained good grades will be considered for this seminar.

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After a kick-off event (1.5 days) held before the official start of the semester, the seminar will be held almost every Wednesday from 14:00-18:00. The following dates are especially important:

• Deadline for seminar registration: 4 September 2025
• Kick-off CFA Challenge: 11 and 12 September 2025
• UZH Final (Presentations): 26 November 2025

In accordance with CFA Research Challenge regulations, all work is to be done in groups of four to five persons. Every group will be evaluated on the basis of an oral presentation (max. 10 minutes), followed by a Q&A session (max. 10 minutes) as well as a written report (max. 10 pages). Prior to the final presentation, every group will be asked repeatedly to present its work that will also count towards your final grade.

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To participate in the seminar, students must apply by Friday, 15 August 2025 by submitting a short letter of motivation and their CV to banking@uni-trier.de.

Selection of Participants

This seminar is primarily designed for Master- and PhD-students who have already finished their compulsory coursework.

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• This module takes place on-site from Monday, 1 September to Thursday, 4 September, and additionally on Tuesday, 9 September 2025.
• Language: English
• Grading will be based on a written report as well as a presentation taking place on Thursday,  11 September 2025
• If the seminar is not fully booked after the deadline, later applications will be considered

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The number of students for this seminar is limited. Please register by email to christoph.wenk@df.uzh.ch until Friday, 5 September 2025, and include a copy of your latest Transcript of Records (Leistungsausweis).

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All students who register will be notified by email.

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Registration for the seminar is possible until Friday, 9 January 2026, via OLAT.

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All students who register will be notified by email.

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• Real estate basics, digital technologies & sightseeing: 12 February 2026 (09.00 - 18.00)
• Basics Innovation Management & application and elaboration of business case: 13 February 2026 (09.00 - 18.00)
• Performance review in the form of group presentations on site: 25 March 2026 (13.00 - 18.00)
• Optional: Q&A between day 2 and performance review

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Registration takes place via mergers@df.uzh.ch until Friday, 2 May 2025.

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• The preliminary discussion will take place online on 5 May 2025, 16.30 - 17.30.
• Block seminar: The seminar will take place from 10 - 12 November 2025, 08.00 - 18.00
• Further information on the seminar and registration can be found here: Syllabus

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Students should apply to participate in the seminar by Sunday, 11 January 2026 to angelo.ranaldo@unibas.ch - including a short letter of motivation, CV, certificate of the Bachelor with Academic Record, all in one PDF file.

Selection of participants

A bachelor’s degree in economics, business administration or in banking and finance is required for this course. This research seminar is primarily designed for Master students who have already finished their compulsory coursework.

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• This module takes place on-site – in English language - between Monday, 2 February – Friday, 6 February 2026, between 14:00 – 17:00
• Grading will be based on a written closed-book exam on-site on 14 February 2026, between 10:15 - 12:00
• Course material will be provided on OLAT

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Though not strictly necessary, familiarity with discrete-time models as well as with some measure theoretic probability theory will be useful.

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The number of students for this seminar is limited. Please register by E-Mail to patrick.walker@uzh.ch until Monday, 09 February 2026, and include a copy of your latest Transcript of Records (Leistungsausweis).

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Registration for the seminar is possible until Friday, 27 June 2025, viaOLAT. If you have questions regarding the registration process and module booking, please do not hesitate to contacttc-support@df.uzh.ch. If there are still places available in the seminar, registrations will also be accepted after the registration deadline.

Selection of Participants

All students who register on OLAT will be notified via email until July 15, 2025. This seminar is limited to 30 Master students interested in Real Estate Economics. An initial selection of participants is made based on professional criteria, followed by a random draw.

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The seminar will take place from 1 - 5 September 2025 (09:00-17:00) at the University of Zurich. The grade will be determined by group presentations (100%): The grade consists of preparations + slides (50%) and presentation + Q&A (50%).

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Interested students can send their application with a brief explanation, CV and transcript of records to the following e-mail address: ch_students_team@pwc.ch.  The registration deadline is Friday, 15 August 2025. To participate in this course, it is necessary to attend all seminar dates. Please note that the registration for the seminar and the confirmation from PwC do not replace the module booking.

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The seminar on business taxation takes place on the following dates:

Introductory lectures:

• Tuesday, 15 September 2025, 13.00 - ca. 18.00; University of Zurich
• Wednesday, 16 September 2025, 13.00 - approx. 18.00; University of Zurich

Presentation half days:

• Monday, 3 November 2025, 13.00 - approx. 18.00; PwC Zurich
• Tuesday, 4 November 2025, 13.00 - approx. 18.00; PwC Zurich

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The number of participants is limited. Registrations are possible by submitting a CV, a current certificate of achievement and a short letter of motivation (cover letter).

Please send applications via email to Natalia Schweizer, Head HR, natalia.schweizer@ifbc.ch by Monday, 17 August 2026.

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• Seminar venue: Hotel Sorell, Zürichberg
• Seminar dates: Wednesday and Thursday, 17 and 18 November 2026, 08:00 to 17:30
• On Monday, 7 September 2026, 08:15 - 10:00 (location: UZH, seminar room KO2-F-172, Rämistrasse 71) a preliminary discussion will take place. The participants will be informed about the exact course of the seminar and the practical cases for the group work will be assigned.