Lingnan University and Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona jointly offer Double-Master Degree Programme in Research in Economic Analysis and International Banking and Finance
Starting from 2016/17, Lingnan University and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) will jointly offer a Double-Master Degree Programme in Research in Economic Analysis and International Banking and Finance. This is the first double-master degree programme between any Spanish university and universities in Hong Kong.
The partnership agreement was signed at a ceremony held at Lingnan University today (2 December) by President Leonard K Cheng and Prof Ferran Sancho Pifarré, Rector of Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Consul General Santiago Martinez-caro, Consulate General of Spain in Hong Kong and Prof Lin Ping, Head of Department of Economics, Director of Master of Science in International Banking and Finance (MIBF) Programme and Director of Centre for Public Policy Studies, Lingnan University, also attended the ceremony to witness the signing of the agreement.
The two-year master programme provides students with not only a solid grounding in economics that emphasises rigorous analytical thinking and advanced quantitative and computation methods, but also a broad-based and practical training in international banking and finance. Students will be arranged to take assigned subjects in UAB in the first year and the last semester of the second year, and take the core clusters at Lingnan during the first semester of the second year respectively. Graduates of the master programme will be able to apply for the IDEA Doctoral Degree Programme offered by UAB or develop their career in related job aspects.
UAB is a comprehensive, dynamic and modern public university founded in 1968. In the Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2015/2016, the UAB ranks 146th in the world and first in Spain.
For more details of the Double-Master Degree Programme in Research in Economic Analysis and International Banking and Finance, please go to:
http://www.ln.edu.hk/econ/mibf/NewStudents/DoubleDegreePrograms.php
About Master of Science in International Banking and Finance Programme of Lingnan University
The MIBF Programme is a broad-based and internationally oriented programme that is tuned in to the fast-changing world of international banking and finance. The design of the programme strikes a balance between theoretical and practical knowledge, covering both local and international needs and concerns, and gives due attention to professional banking and general finance and economics.