Overview
Objectives
- Sharpen and broaden skills in wealth management and sustainable finance
- Understand the current and future evolution of financial markets
- Becoming responsible investors who care about environmental and social challenges
- Face an increasingly competitive, globalised and uncertain world
Audience
Entrepreneur, venture capitalist, senior executive, public official and manager who want to learn about the latest academic and professional advances in finance, to understand and develop wealth management strategies that will consolidate their clients’ prosperity while maintaining their sense of purpose.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this programme, the participants will:
- Master advanced conceptual and quantitative methods and have financial expertise, specifically in Sustainable Wealth Management
- Gain a deep understanding of banking, financial markets, as well as traditional, alternative, and sustainable investments
- Acquire evidence-based scientific research skills in the context of writing a professional doctoral thesis with academic integrity, focusing on some of the most innovative topics in Wealth Management and Sustainable Assets
- Develop advanced written and oral communication skills, in particular through the writing and defence of their dissertation in Applied Finance
Diploma awarded
The Doctorate of Advanced Professional Studies in Applied Finance with Specialisation in Sustainable Assets and Wealth Management / Doctorat professionnel de formation continue en finance appliquée avec spécialisation en actifs durables et gestion de patrimoine is awarded by the Geneva Finance Research Institute of the University of Geneva. It is awarded to participants who meet the programme’s assessment requirements and have fully paid their tuition fees.
Registration
Registration deadline
15 November 2025
Admission criteria
To be admitted to the programme, the students must comply with the following criteria:
- Hold at least a Master’s degree from a university that is recognised by the University of Geneva;
- Have a minimum of 8 years of professional experience, or part-time equivalent, in banking, finance or in related industries;
- Be fluent in both English and Chinese.
Number of participants
Number of participants: 50-60 participants
Curriculum
Period
November 2025 - September 2027
Credits
80 ECTS credits
The Doctorate of Advanced Professional Studies in Applied Finance capitalizes on the worldwide recognition of Geneva as a centre of Wealth Management to offer a unique specialisation to train the wealth management professionals of tomorrow with a special emphasis on investment issues.
Prospective graduates will benefit from solid knowledge in the fields of financial markets, international portfolio management, sustainable finance, social entrepreneurship, risk management, quantitative and qualitative methods of finance, along with analysis and modelling methods that will enable them to meet the challenges faced by companies in an increasingly uncertain and globalised environments.
Prospective graduates will benefit from solid knowledge in the fields of financial markets, international portfolio management, sustainable finance, social entrepreneurship, risk management, quantitative and qualitative methods of finance, along with analysis and modelling methods that will enable them to meet the challenges faced by companies in an increasingly uncertain and globalised environments.
Location
GFD Institute
Speakers
Professor HUANG Haizhou
Location
University of Geneva
Speakers
Professor Tony BERRADA, Professor Olivier SCAILLET, Professor Fabio TROJANI
Location
GFD Institute
Speakers
Professor XU Anlong
Location
University of Geneva
Speakers
Professor Inès CHAIEB, Professor Harald HAU
Location
GFD Institute
Speakers
Professor LIN Jianhao
Location
University of Geneva
Speakers
Professor Rajna GIBSON BRANDON, Professor Martin HOESLI, Professor Jean-Charles ROCHET
Location
GFD Institute
Speakers
Dr. NI Zewang
Location
Workshop & Individual Work
Location
University of Geneva
Speakers
Professor Philipp KRUEGER, Professor Giuseppe UGAZIO
Location
GFD Institute
Speakers
Professor ZHENG Zibin
Location
University of Geneva
Location
University of Geneva
Pedagogical method
- Interactive teaching methods and access to cutting-edge applied research
- Real-data and real-time analytic tools supported by an intuitive online platform
- Exchanges with both academics and practitioners
- Study trip and networking opportunities
- Research and writing of a professional doctoral thesis
Assessment
The programme is part-time. Each module, as well as the professional doctoral thesis, are assessed. The doctorate thesis focuses on a professional topic chosen by the student. Active and regular participation is required in all parts of the programme. An applied professional doctoral thesis must be submitted within 12 months following the end of the teaching programme. Participants are required to write their thesis in English. Under certain circumstances, participants may submit their thesis translated into English by accredited translators.
Intervenant-es
- Prof. Tony BERRADA (UNIGE)
- Prof. Inès CHAIEB (UNIGE)
- Prof. Xiqing GAO (UIBE)
- Dr. Meilun SHI (HKEx)
- Dr. Jie HE (Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Local Financial Regulation and Supervision)
- Prof. Han SHI (HKUST & HKU)
- Prof. Philipp KRUEGER (UNIGE)
- Dr. Ernst VON KIMAKOVITZ (UNILU)
- Dr. Michel CROUHY (Natixis)
- Prof. Dan GALAI (HUJI)
- Prof. Olivier SCAILLET (UNIGE)
- Prof. Fabio TROJANI (UNIGE)
- Prof. Yueguan CHEN (Tsinghua)
- Prof. Haoming HUANG (Tsinghua)
- Dr. Guoke HE (Zhicheng Law Firm)
- Dr. Guihuan CAI (PBCSF)
- Prof. Rajna GIBSON BRANDON (UNIGE)
- Prof. Harald HAU (UNIGE)
- Prof. Martin HOESLI (UNIGE)
- Prof. Jean-Charles ROCHET (UNIGE)
- Prof. Jisi WANG (PKU)
- Prof. Min TANG (China Social Entrepreneur Foundation)
- Mr. Zhigang WANG (Zhigang Think Tank)
- Prof. Wenhua MA (PKU)
- Prof. Ciguan QIU (SAIF)
- Dr. Heather GRADY (Rockefeller Foundation)
- Dr. Allan CHAN (Happiness Capital)
- Dr. Hanrong TANG (Ehong Capital)
- Prof. Giuseppe UGAZIO (UNIGE)
- Prof. Joseph P. H. FAN (CUHK)
- Dr. Wenjun QIAO (Zhonglun Law Firm)
- Dr. Peng GUO (PwC)
- Prof. Yuedun WANG (He Foundation)
- Dr. Yongsheng LEI (Infund)
- Yuanlong LI (Wanxing Trust)
Partnerships / Collaboration
Partnership
GFD Institute (GFD) and Geneva Institute for Wealth Management (GIWM)
Sponsored by
Geneva Financial Center (GFC)
Director(s)
Prof. Rajna GIBSON BRANDON, Geneva Finance Research Institute (GFRI), University of Geneva, Mr. Jun YAN, President, GFD Institute
Coordinator(s)
Antonella ROMERO, University of Geneva
Steering committee
- Prof. Rajna GIBSON BRANDON, Professor of Finance, Geneva Finance Research Institute, University of Geneva, Co-Director of the DAPS and Managing Director of the GIWM
- Mr. Jun YAN, President, GFD Institute, Co-Director of the DAPS
Scientific committee
- Prof. Rajna GIBSON BRANDON, Professor of Finance, Geneva Finance Research Institute, University of Geneva, Co-Director of the DAPS and Managing Director of the GIWM
- Mr. Jonathan Jun YAN, President, GFD Institute, Co-Director of the DAPS
- Prof. Tony BERRADA, Professor of Finance, Geneva Finance Research Institute, University of Geneva, Switzerland
- Mr. Yiting WANG, Director of the Foundation Board, GFD Institute
- Prof. Patrick BOLTON, Professor of Business, Columbia Business School
Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals
