In September 2000 world leaders agreed to eight so-called Millennium Development Goals. With the first and most prominent Millennium Development Goal 191 member states of the United Nations committed themselves "to halve, by the year 2015, the proportion of the world's people whose income is
The seminar 'Global imbalances and the Financial Crises: the relation between Chimerica and the %80' consists of 5 lectures of distinguished professors from Maastricht University. They will discuss a number of topics that are related to the current financial crisis like global imbalances and the
This course introduces students to basic derivative products, discusses their design and pricing as well as their use in practice. The first part of the course will focus on financial derivatives and their pricing. In practical exercises students will analyze structured products offered by banks
Ethical Dilemmas in Cinema is an intensive and challenging two weeks course which focuses on cinematographic treatment of ethical and moral issues such as sexuality, politics, ethnicity, death and gender in and around (documentary) cinema. Besides viewing and discussing a lot of films, students
This course extends the concept and practice of international business to explore the Asian business system - its special characteristics and environment. Participants will be exposed to the unique nature and various facets of the Asian business system, organization and management. Through
In this skills-training you will write a report in which you compare two countries to each other with respect to their country risk. This report contains both a qualitative and a quantitative analysis and examines three different scenarios. Concerning the qualitative analysis, in this skills
A Career Package consisting of: Workshop Networking Workshop Discover your Competences Individual advice on CV and application letter (30 minutes)Available in each of the three course periods. Period 06-07-2012 - 17-08-2012 (6 weeks) Target group Bachelor and master students of all disciplines
This course aims at getting hands-on experience in diverse managerial decision processes using available data. Data are analyzed with various techniques, from visualization tools to modern data mining tools to extract information from them. We then use the information to support the decision making
This advanced course is ideal for people who have acquired a good standard of English but want to reach a higher level of fluency and accuracy. Effective Communication centres on real-life objectives and equips you for both study and work environments. You work on improving your English skills
The four-week annual European Summer Program in Yiddish is an integral part of the Vilnius Yiddish Institute at Vilnius University. The program is internationally known for superb academic instruction and a rich program of cultural events. An unmatchable floavour derives from its location on the
