15.05.2023 - CFA Scholarships 2023
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute offers Awareness Scholarships granted to students interested in taking the CFA exams. The new application deadline is on June 30, 2023. Students will have a year to use their scholarship and may choose the exam sitting that suits them in that period.
The scholarship reduces the CFA Program enrollment and examination registration fee to US$350. Find more information about the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program at the IES website and CFA website. Full-time Charles University students at the Bachelor, Master, or Doctoral level are eligible for the scholarship. We are pleased that the number of scholarships granted to Charles University has significantly increased since 2019 and therefore more students will be able to benefit from the scholarship than before.
E-mail your application package to jiri.novak@fsv.cuni.cz. Include your CV, the transcript of records from all university programs studied and a motivation letter explaining how you intend to benefit from the CFA examination and why you should be selected for the scholarship. Successful applicants will be notified by e-mail within two weeks after the application deadline and they will be asked to fill in and submit the CFA application form.
Fitch Learning Scholarship – Free Exam Preparation
We are also pleased to open a new partnership with Fitch Learning who will offer our students preparing for Level I exams free access to the online learning platform that may facilitate the preparation. Find out more at: Fitch Learning. Sign up and access the free online learning portal here: Fitch Learning - Future Leaders. Please, do not use any non-English alphabet symbols (háčky a čárky) in your name when registering, e.g. Tomáš Dvořák should register as “Tomas Dvorak”.
08.12.2022 - Oceňovací násobky v praxi a pohled do každodenní praxe v Deloitte
Jakub Bobysud (Deloitte) bude v pondělí 12. 12. 2022 v 17:00 v aule O109 rámci předmětu Company valuation (JEM132) přednášet na téma oceňovacích násobků. Po této přednášce jsou všichni zváni na neformální diskuzi o práci v týmu oceňování a finančního modelování poradenské společnosti Deloitte. Nahlédneme pod pokličku denní praxe v oceňování podniků, přípravě finančních modelů, restrukturalizací bank či přípravě posudků pro mezinárodní arbitráže. Místo a čas: Restaurace Meat Beer, Opletalova 19, od 18:45. Těšit se na Vás budou Jakub Bobysud, Vojtěch Kořínek, Radovan Fišer a Marie Havlíková.
08.11.2022 - Accelerate | ACCA Global
Take advantage of the benefits of cooperation between ACCA and IES FSV UK. IES students can newly benefit from an additional exemption from the module of Financial Management in the ACCA program. The collaboration offers IES students substantially reduced registration and subscription fees. You can enjoy ACCA’s learning and employability support, networking, and internship opportunities before you graduate. Find more information about the ACCA offers for universities here, and about the ACCA Accelerate here. ACCA representatives will come to present the Accelerate program for IES students on Monday, November 14, at 2 p.m. in room 109.
09.10.2022 - (Updated) CFA Institute Research Challenge
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute organizes an international student competition in company valuation. Teams of 3-5 students are assigned a mentor, CFA charter-holder, with an extensive business experience. Winners proceed to the European and global round. Learn more about the competition at the kick off presentation on Wednesday, 12 October at 6:00 p.m. at the premises of the University of Economics in Prague (VŠE), Rajská Budova (Italská Street), room RB 213. For remote access, you can use the following link: https://zoom.us/j/98830828663. Applications by individual students should be accompanied with a CV, a transcript of records from SIS in pdf (printscreen is sufficient) and a 1-page long motivation letter highlighting an applicant's qualifications for the competition and his/her time possibilities. Applicants are welcome to indicate their preference of team mates they would like to form the team with. Selection of team members will be based on the competence, motivation and commitment of individual applicants. Applicants should be aware that a successful participation yields valuable experience and a rich network of contacts, but it is time consuming and it requires effective collaboration in the team. Furthermore, giving a professional presentation is crucial for success in the competition. Find more information about the competiton here: https://www.cfainstitute.org/en/societies/challenge. You can see sample presentations here: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=research+challenge. In case of a successful participation of Charles Univesity team in the Czech national final (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) all team members will get 3 credits for a professional intership that will count towards the completion of their study program. See a recent interview with the last year's team in the Charles University's magazine Forum here.
Email your application with the required appendices to Jiri Novak (jiri.novak@fsv.cuni.cz) by 19 October, 23:59.
08.10.2021 - Career Confidence with the CFA Program
We invite students to a 1-hour online webinar: Career Confidence with the CFA Program. We will explain the details of the CFA Program itself with a special focus on careers and resources to help finance students understand job roles and career paths in the industry. We have some great free new resources to offer students considering investment careers. Participants will gain essential CFA Program updates and have an opportunity to ask their own questions. Register for session 1 on Wednesday 13th October (15:00 GMT) here. Register for session 2 on Monday 1st November (10:00 GMT) here.
03.12.2019 - Deloitte Guest Lecture
Experts from Deloitte will offer a guest lecture on the cost of capital estimation. The lecture will take place on Monday, December 9, between 15:30 - 17:30 in room 109.
Our guest speakers will discuss the challenges of estimating the cost of capital. They will also discuss a practical case of estimating the cost of capital of a local company. Recent economic development creates numerous puzzles that must be addressed in the process of cost of capital estimation. Should today’s high stock market valuations be reflected in the expectations of long-term returns? How should historical returns be aggregated? Should medium-sized local companies pay a premium for their limited liquidity? The guest speaker (IES alumni) will offer their viewpoints on these questions and they will discuss reasons for why different experts may reach various conclusions.
02.02.2018 - MEF - First-Term Meeting
Let me invite you to attend an information meeting of the Master in Economics and Finance (MEF) program. The meeting will take place on Monday, February 5, 2018 at 11 a.m. in room O105.
At the meeting we will provide up-to-date information about the program, we will inform you about career services that IES provides, and we will be ready to answer your questions and to address your suggestions about the program. In addition, I will give you some tips on how to prepare a proposal for your Master’s Thesis that you will be working on in the later phase of your studies.
As a recognized university, we are now entitled to award three CFA Program Awareness Scholarships to students each fiscal year as detailed in the Awareness Scholarship Official Rules.We are awarding three (3) CFA Program Awareness Scholarships to best students interested in taking CFA Program exams. Awareness Scholarships are designated for key influencers in the academic and financial communities, including students affiliated with our Recognized Universities. The scholarships reduce the CFA Program enrollment and exam registration fee (includes access to the curriculum eBook) to US$350. The application deadline is on January 17, 2016. E-mail your application package to jiri.novak@fsv.cuni.cz. Your application package should include your CV, transcript of records from SIS and a one-page long motivation letter explaining how you will benefit from the CFA examination and why you should be selected for the scholarship. Successful applicants will be notified by e-mail within two weeks after the application deadline and they will be asked to fill in and submit the Verification Form available here: http://www.cfainstitute.org/programs/cfaprogram/scholarships/Pages/awareness_scholarships.aspx.
10.10.2016 - CFA Institute Research Challenge 2017
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute organizes an international student competition in company valuation. Teams of 3-5 students are assigned a mentor, CFA charter-holder, with an extensive business experience. Winners proceed to the European and global round. Learn more about the competition at the presentation on Monday 10 October 2016, 19:45 in room RB211 at the University of Economics (VSE), Prague, or using a streaming service available here. Applications of individual students accompanied with a CV, a transcript of records from SIS in pdf (printscreen) and a 1-page long motivation letter highlighting an applicant's qualifications for the competition and his/her time possibilities to Jiri Novak (jiri.novak@fsv.cuni.cz) by 13 October 2016, 23:59. Applicants are welcome to indicate their preference for their team composition (other team mates). Selection of team members will be based on the competence, motivation and commitment of individual applicants. Applicants should be aware that a successful participation yields valuable experience and a rich network of contacts, but it is time consuming and it requires effective collaboration in the team. Furthermore, giving a professional presentation is crucial for success in the competition. Find more information at the CFA Institute and see this promotional video.
04.10.2016 - Research Seminar by Ulf Brüggemann, Humboldt University of Berlin
Research Seminar "The Effect of Regulatory Harmonization on Cross-border Labor Migration: Evidence from the Accounting Profession" by Ulf Brüggemann, Humboldt University of Berlin, will take place on Tuesday, 11 October 2016, at 5 p.m. in Opletalova 26, room 105. "The paper examines whether international regulatory harmonization increases cross-border labor migration. We analyze European Union (EU) initiatives that harmonized accounting and auditing standards. We find that international labor migration in the accounting profession increases significantly relative to other professions. The findings illustrate that diversity in rules constitutes an economic barrier to cross-border labor mobility and, more specifically, that accounting harmonization can have a meaningful effect on cross-border migration." Download the paper by clicking on the title of this message.
09.10.2015 - CFA Institute Research Challenge 2016
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute organizes an international student competition in company valuation. Teams of 3-5 students are assigned a mentor, CFA charter-holder, with an extensive business experience. Winners proceed to the European and global round. Learn more about the competition at the presentation on Tuesday 6 October 2015, 19:45 at the University of Economics (VSE), Prague, room nr. RB 212 or using a streaming service: http://multimedia.vse.cz/media/Viewer/?peid=8f57936bcd0646429864fd1fad4172601d. Applications of individual students accompanied with a CV, a transcript of records from SIS in pdf (printscreen) and a 1-page long motivation letter highlighting an applicant's qualifications for the competition and his/her time possibilities to Jiri Novak (jiri.novak@fsv.cuni.cz) by 15 October 2015, 23:59. Applicants are welcome to indicate their preference for their team composition (other team mates). Selection of team members will be based on the competence, motivation and commitment of individual applicants. Applicants should be aware that a successful participation yields valuable experience and a rich network of contacts, but it is time consuming and it requires effective collaboration in the team. Furthermore, giving a professional presentation is crucial for success in the competition.
17.06.2015 - Job Offer at Deloitte Strategy Group
Deloitte Strategy Group are looking for a candidate for a full time position in specialist Strategy Consulting department dealing with private equity, debt financing and mergers & acquisitions. See the enclosed poster for more detail.
19.12.2014 - Company Valuation (JEM132) Rescheduled to the Fall Term
Dear students, please note that since the next calendar year 2015 the course of Company Valuation (JEM132) will be re-scheduled from the spring term to the fall term to coincide with the CFA Research Challenge competition. Both four-year and fifth-year students are welcome to take the course in the fall.
03.10.2014 - CFA Institute Research Challenge
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute organizes an international student competition in company valuation. Teams of 3-5 students are assigned a mentor, CFA charter-holder, with an extensive business experience. Winners proceed to the European and global round. Learn more about the competition at the presentation on Wednesday, October 1, 2014, 19:45 at the University of Economics (VSE). Applications of individual students accompanied with a CV and a transcript of records from SIS in pdf (printscreen) to Jiri Novak (jiri.novak@fsv.cuni.cz) by October 16, 2014, 23:59. You may also attach a motivation letter (optional) specifying why you want to participate, your experience and time possibilities. Applicants should be aware that a successful participation yields valuable experience and a rich network of contacts, but it is time consuming and it requires effective collaboration in the team. Selection of team members will be based on the competence, motivation and commitment of individual applicants.
03.10.2014 - Deloitte Valuation Internship
Deloitte offers a 1-year internship for students interested in valuation. The aim of the internship is to produce a thorough research-based memorandum of a valuation-related topic under the supervision of an experienced valuation professional. The outcome can further be used in the student’s Bachelor/Master Thesis. See the poster following the hyperlink in the heading of this announcement for more details. Apply by sending your CV to jiri.novak@fsv.cuni.cz no later than October 15, 2014. Optionally, you can add a 1-page long discussion of a research question you are interested in.
03.10.2014 - CFA Institute Research Challenge - Kick-Off Presentation
The slides from the kick-off presentation are available by clicking on the heading of this message.
24.02.2014 - Research Seminar - Vasiliki Athanasakou (LSE)
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We cordially invite you to a research seminar “Investor Attention to Salient Features of Analyst Forecasts” by Vasiliki Athanasakou from the London School of Economics and Political Science. “Do investors focus on salient and easy-to-process features in responding to analyst forecasts?We find that while rounding in earnings-per-share forecasts is only marginally associated with forecast accuracy, investors attribute to it undue significance.” Download the paper at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2401085 When: 26 February 2014 at 5:00 p.m. Where: Opletalova 26, room 109. |
21.10.2013 - CFA Research Challenge 2014
The Chartered Financial Analysts Institute (CFA) organizes an international student competition in company valuation. Teams of 3-5 students are assigned a mentor, CFA charter-holder, with an extensive business experience. Winners proceed to the European and global round. Learn more about the competition at the presentation on Wednesday, 2 October 2013, at 19:45 at the University of Economics (VSE) RB 212 . Applications of individual students accompanied with a CV, a brief motivation letter and a transcript of records from SIS in pdf (printscreen) to Jiri Novak (novakji@fsv.cuni.cz) by 22 October 2010, 23:59. Applicants should be aware that a successful participation is time consuming. In the motivation letter applicants should specify their time constraints and how much time they are ready to invest in the competition. Selection of team members will be based on the competence, motivation and commitment of the individual applicants.
04.10.2013 - Club 307
Úterý 8. 10., 17.00, IES room 206; CLUB 307 je studentská organizace umožňující přímou interakci studentů a profesionáů z poradenských společností. Organizuje řadu přednášek, interaktivních workshopů a dalších událostí. CLUB 307 studentům nabízí unikátní příležitost nahlédnout do oboru poradenství a získat praktickou představu a zkušenosti s tímto odvětvím související. Právě proto CLUB 307 spolupracuje se čtyřmi exkluzivními partnery a přináší vám možnost poznat nadnárodní poradenské společnosti - A. T. Kearney, The Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey & Company a Roland Berger Strategy Consultants. Více na www.club307.org.
30.09.2013 - BCG - Boston Tea Party
October 22 at 6:00 p.m., Palace hotel, Panska 12, Praha 1, Are you ready to discover a career of challenge and reward? Do you know what is strategy consulting? Join our presentation to meet experiencedand BCG consultants and get answers to your questions. Learn about BCG's Strategy Cup 2013 competition as well. Refreshments will be served at the presentation. Find out more at www.bcg.cz
30.09.2013 - BCG Strategy Cup 2013
November 8-15, BCG Strategy Cup is a one-week business competition between teams from top Czech and Slovak universities. Find the unexpected solution to real-life business case. Team up and win the BCG Strategy Cup with a prize of CZK 50,000. Students in their final year of study (master or PhD) and three or four members per team are welcome to apply. Apply by November 5 at www.bcg.cz. If you have questions, please contact us at CzechStrategyCup@bcg.com.
31.10.2012 - CFA Candidate Mixer
The event aims to provide support and guidance for current and prospective CFA candidates.
22.10.2012 - Boston Tea Party (BCG Presentation at IES)
October 24 at 5:00 p.m. at IES, room 109. Would you like to learn about what it takes to be a consultant? Are you ready to discover a career of challenge and reward? Would you like to participate in an exciting competition to develop your business thinking and win a prize of CZK 50,000? Join our presentation and learn about personal development, career advancement, management consulting, and BCG's Strategy Cup 2012 competition. Find out more at www.bcg.cz
05.10.2012 - Global Investment Research Challenge 2013 (GIRC)
Czech Certified Financial Analysts (CFA) Society organizes an international company valuation case competition. Teams of 3-5 students are assigned a mentor, CFA charter-holder, with an extensive business experience. Winners proceed to the European and ultimately global round. Learn more about the competition at the presentation on Wednesday 10 October 2012 at 19:30 at the University of Economics (VSE). Applications of individual students accompanied with a CV, a brief motivation letter and a transcript of records from SIS in pdf (printscreen) to Jiri Novak (novakji@fsv.cuni.cz) by 12 October 2010, 12:00. Applicants should be aware that a successful participation is time consuming. In the motivation letter applicants should specify their time constraints and how much time they are ready to invest in the competition. Selection of team members will be based on the competence, motivation and commitment of the individual applicants.
15.05.2012 - European Accounting Association Publishing Workshop, Prague, September 7 – 8, 2012
The European Accounting Association offers a Workshop on “Writing to Publish in International Accounting Journals” for early stage scholars from Central & Eastern European countries. It will be held at the University of Economics, Prague (VSE) on September 7 – 8, 2012. There is no participation fee. Scholars interested in participating in the Workshop should submit one copy of their résumé to salvador.carmona@ie.edu, the paper they intend to present at the workshop as well as a short statement of how the Workshop could specifically help their work-in-progress. The deadline for submissions is June 4, 2012.
11.04.2012 - Harvard Business School MBA Program
Harvard Business School (HBS), with support from the Boston Consulting Group, is organizing an information session regarding its MBA program. It will take place in Prague on Tuesday April 24th at 6PM (The Boston Consulting Group, Václavské náměstí 19, entrance from Jindřišská street, Prague 1). Register here.
24.02.2011 - GIRC - Global Investment Research Challenge 2011
Student team from IES FSV UK ranked second in GIRC - Global Investment Research Challenge 2011 organized by the Czech CFA Society. Students who would like to participate in the next round of GIRC in the fall are recommended to take the course JEM132 - Company Valuation before applying. Bachelor students can take the course in the last year of their bachelor studies and get the credit when they enter the Master level. Contact the teacher before you start studying the course.
24.02.2011 - BCG Corporate Finance Workshop (19 - 20 March 2011 in Paris)
BCG Corporate Finance Workshop will take place on 19 and 20 March 2011 in Paris. 50 students from the top European universities will discover mergers and acquisitions in their entirety—from the initial idea to the closing of the deal. For more information about our event, please visit our dedicated web-site at http://corporatefinance.bcg.com. Applications should be sent to Daniela Včeláková via email to vcelakova.daniela@bcg.com no later than by Sunday, 27 February 2011 at 8:00pm! We will inform you about the results in w/c Monday, 28 February 2011 by phone.
14.12.2010 - Case Books for Management Consulting
I encourage students applying for jobs in management consulting firms to go through this Casebook 1 and Casebook 2 to get an idea about how the interview is likely to look like. In addition, two standard case study books are newly available in IES library (below). If you are invited for the interview round with McKinsey, BCG, or other consulting firms, contact me to get some additional tips.
Cosentino, Glasser, 2009, Case in Point: Complete Case Interview Preparation, 10th ed., Burgee Press.
Darling, 2009, How to Get Into the Top Consulting Firms: A Surefire Case Interview Method, 2nd ed, Intaglio Publish.
19.10.2010 - PhD Course in Corporate Finance, NHH, Bergen, December 2010
The Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) in Bergen, Norway, will arrange an intensive PhD course in corporate finance 6-17 December 2010. The course exposes students to key research issues and methodologies in corporate finance. The main emphasis is empirical, however, discussions of models with a close link to empirical testing are also provided. The lectures cover five broad topics: Econometrics, Auctions, Takeover Bidding, Raising Capital and Governance. Instructors are B. Espen Eckbo, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth, USA, and Trond E. Olsen, NHH. NHH will try to assist with providing inexpensive accommodation. Further information can be found at: http://www.nhh.no/Default.aspx?ID=12089.
09.10.2010 - McKinsey & Company Presentation
Úterý, 2. listopadu 2010, 18:30, místnost 314
Institut ekonomických studií Univerzity Karlovy spolu s McKinsey & Company zve všechny studenty se zájmem o manažerské poradenství, aby se zúčastnili firemní prezentace a následné diskuze s konzultanty. Během prezentace vám představíme společnost McKinsey a seznámíme vás s pracovními příležitostmi pro studenty (Internship Program) i absolventy (Business Analyst Program). Dozvíte se také o dalších připravovaných akcích pro studenty. Po prezentaci bude následovat neformální diskuze s konzultanty, při níž se budete moci seznámit s jejich zkušenostmi a diskutovat s nimi o tom, proč vnímají práci u McKinsey jako zajímavou a náročnou kariérní volbu. Pokud máte otázky týkající se McKinsey & Company, kontaktujte nás prosím na katerina_grebenova@mckinsey.com.
09.10.2010 - McKinsey Case Study Adventure
If you are pursuing PhD, Master’s or final year of Bachelor’s degree, seeking challenges, and willing to develop yourself, we encourage you to apply for McKinsey’s Case Study Adventure (November 18-20, 2010). During the workshop, you will get hands-on experience as a management consultant working on a real business case, receive coaching and feedback to improve your problem-solving and soft skills, spend fun and active 3 days with McKinsey consultants and other top students, learn more about our client work and career opportunities at McKinsey.Submit your structured CV, cover letter and academic transcripts by October 31, 2010 katerina_grebenova@mckinsey.com. Application and more information at www.mckinsey.cz/caseadventure. All costs are covered by McKinsey.
01.10.2010 - Financial Accounting (JEB 044) - Change in Seminar Room
Due to very high demand for the course in Financial Accounting (JEB 044), we have decided to move the Thursday seminar at 5 p.m. to room 314. Bachelor’s Thesis seminar (JEB 001, 002) will take place in room 206.
20.09.2010 - JEB 044 - Financial Accounting
The course will start with a double lecture on Thursday, 30 September 2010 at 5:00 p.m. - 6:20 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. - 7:50 p.m. in room 206. The third lecture will follow the day after, on Friday, 1 October at 3:30 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. in room 109. Follow the course web for details.
20.09.2010 - Master E&F, IMESS Information Meeting
The information meeting for incoming students of the Master's program in Economic and Finance and for the IMESS students will take place on Monday, September 27 at 2:30 p.m. (note the time change) in room 206 at IES (Opletalova street). First year students are strongly recommended to attend. Senior are welcome to attend to meet the new students and to share their experience. Click on the title for a copy of slides.
13.05.2010 - Management and Leadership Program
June 27 – July 8, 2010 in Pittsburgh PA, USA
The Management and Leadership Program (MLP) is a two-week program, held at the University of Pittsburgh, USA. In this program students study topics such as strategic planning and development, leadership and communication, and international finance. Students will also visit large corporations and participate in a highly interactive and competitive capstone challenge. Students engage in a unique learning experience to develop themselves as global citizens. More on http://www.business.pitt.edu/cee/programs/courses/mlp.php.
We've recently been given the chance to publicise our English-language study programmes on the Educations.com website, and one of the features it offers is a "review" section, which allows current students and recent graduates to write publish a review of the programmes that we offer. If you have the time, we would be really grateful if you could visit this site and let them know your impressions. It shouldn't take more than a few minutes. Thanks very much. Link to Faculty of Social Sciences page:
http://www.educations.com/Charles_University_Faculty_of_Social_Sciences__b13405.html
26.03.2010 - McKinsey dinner for students from IES FSV
McKinsey & Company is organizing dinner for students from IES FSV. The dinner will take a place on April 29, 2010 from 6:30 pm in Prague. The purpose of this dinner is to present what McKinsey & Company does, why becoming a consultant with McKinsey may be an attractive career option for you, share our own experience and insights with you, but mainly have pleasant and fun conversation over some excellent food and wine. Please send us your CV and short cover letter at katerina_grebenova@mckinsey.com by April 18, 2010. Subject of the email is “FSV dinner”. Do not forget to include your academic achievements, extracurricular activities, international experience, internship or work experience.
17.03.2010 - Doctoral Summer Program in Accounting
The EAA has repeatedly expressed its support of doctoral education in accounting within Europe. As part of an effort towards this goal, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, is currently planning to initiate a four-day Doctoral Summer Program in Accounting, to be held for the first time in mid-July at WHU in Vallendar in Germany. Vallendar is located conveniently between Cologne and Frankfurt, near Koblenz, on the Rhine river. Teaching faculty will include Prof. Edward J. Riedl, Harvard Business School, Prof. Salvador Carmona, EAR editor and professor at IE Business School, Madrid, Prof. Igor Goncharov, Amsterdam Business School, and Prof. Dr. Thorsten Sellhorn, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. Submission deadline May 31, 2010.
11.03.2010 - McKinsey Guest Lecture on Valuation
On March 29, 2010 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in room 109 Mr. Tomas Karakolev (Partner at McKinsey & Company, IES FSV UK Alumnus) will give a guest lecture in the course of JEM132 - Company Valuation. Mr. Karakolev will discuss some practical aspects of valuing companies. IES students are welcome to attend the lecture. The handouts are available at the secratariat.
