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EDHEC-Risk Institute unveils major scholarship program for Asia-Pacific
EDHEC Risk InstituteâAsia has officially introduced a scholarship scheme aimed at facilitating the participation of outstanding professionals in the executive track of its doctoral program in Singapore
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DHEC Risk Institute'Asia has officially introduced a scholarship scheme aimed at facilitating the participation of outstanding professionals in the executive track of its doctoral program in Singapore.
The scheme is to support the build-up of a strong, home-grown cohort of financial sector and capital market leaders within the Association of South East Asian Nation (ASEAN) countries and the wider Asia-Pacific region, EDHEC Risk Institute-Asia said in an official press release.
Ahead of the launch of the ASEAN Economic Community and in the wider context of Asia-Pacific integration, EDHEC-Risk Institute has unveiled a new initiative to accelerate the build-up of a regional pool of finance experts and leaders.
Part of hundred-year old EDHEC Business School, the finance research institute is creating a new scholarship program to facilitate the participation of Asia-Pacific practitioners in the executive track of its PhD in Finance program.
'Since it began, the EDHEC-Risk Institute PhD in Finance has been contributing to capacity building in ASEAN by training Singapore professionals to become specialist leaders in finance. This accelerated with the opening of the Asian chapter of the program in Singapore three years ago,' EDHEC Risk Institute'Asia director Frédéric Ducoulombier said.
The outstanding professional scheme is targeted at practitioners who can demonstrate exceptional academic and professional achievements.
Under this scheme, the Singapore-based institute will commit over US$1 million, awarding up to three full-tuition scholarships to ASEAN member country nationals and up to seven half-tuition scholarships to ASEAN and other Asia-Pacific professionals.
Offered since 2008, the EDHEC-Risk Institute PhD in Finance equips professionals with the scientific background and research skills required to advance knowledge and practices in the financial industry. It is delivered over three years in a format that minimizes residency requirements to allow professionals from the world over to participate without interrupting their careers.
The program welcomes over seventy participants from some thirty countries and is offered in Europe, from London and Nice, and in Asia, from Singapore. Its participants have exceptional academic and professional credentials and an average of 15 years of experience.
