Introduction

Introduction

Asian Institute of Technology in Vietnam (AIT-VN) is pleased to announce the launch of AIT new International Professional Master Program in Finance and Banking (PMFB) with the faculties of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), its partner universities and International invited experts from international finance Industries.

This interdisciplinary program offers senior officers/professionals in-depth financial and technology expertise required to compete at the high levels because:

• Banking and financial institutions are equipped with very sophisticated and effective business systems and infrastructure (IT, Risk Management System,..), technology is rapidly changing all the time. Professionals need advanced knowledge, skills and ability to lead and manage such modern financial business effectively.
• Liberalization and competitions pave the way for better financial products and services to meet the changing needs of customers in coming years
• More skilled professionals are needed as foreign banks and JSBs seek to penetrate and expand market share.
• More sophisticated knowledge in management and finance services are key success factors to compete and survive in industries consolidation and modernization.

PMFB at AIT in Vietnam provides professional knowledge and skills for professionals working in the large scale financial industries who are looking for a high quality education in both theory and application with International curriculum in finance sectors. It provide techniques, tools and background for decision makers or assistance to decision makers in the finance sectors in an international and emerging environment/market. This program also provides Information management related courses that have always been essential in financial industries. The trained students will be not only equipped professional expertise but also be able to establish financial business systems for their decision making.

Target Applicants

Professionals working at a senior level in banking, insurance and finance service sectors,  including retail banking, commercial banking, private banking, corporate finance in such areas as Investment, Asset Management, consulting or with corporate finance positions with international organizations who would like to develop career in-depth in financial theory and applications.

The candidates should hold at least a Bachelor degree in related field of financial markets, financial institutions, corporate finance, business and economics, microeconomics, auditing, accounting, …Or other fields, but having strong analytical and statistical skills, have gone through intermediate microeconomics and macroeconomics training and experiences.

The candidates should have at least three years of working experience in finance and banking sectors.

Curriculum - ONE YEAR Professional Master’s Degree

Main features of the curriculum of PMFB:

Covers all major topics of finance and financial management such as corporate finance, options and derivatives, financial institution management, behavioral finance. The courses not only focused on the theories, but also teach students how to apply them to their works.

Prepares the financial services professionals/managers advanced information and communication technologies in the demanding environment of the financial services sector such as IT and database management in Finance sectors.

It also offers specialized courses in markets study, financial investment and how to manage effectively all the kinds of risk in financial sectors.

 The curriculum is excellent for those who are willing to pursue a career in the financial industries

Semester	Course	Credit
Semester 1	Financial Management	2
	Financial Institution Management	2
	Information System Development	3
	Investment Management	3
	Behavioral Finance	2
Semester 2	Portfolio Analysis	2
	Valuation of Companies in Emerging Markets	2
	Time Series Analysis	2
	Business Database Modeling and Management	2
	Financial Risk Management	2
	Future, Options and other Derivatives	2
Inter-Semester	Special study	3
	Research Project	6
	Total Credit required	33

Program structure

The program will be mainly delivered totally in Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City and/or Hanoi) within 12 months (2 Semesters and 1 Inter-semester). The Program will be based on 33 credits out of which 24 credits will be coursework for each with 3 credit and final practical project with 6 credits. The final project can be undertaken related to issues in the Financial Services industry

For the convenience of working conditions, each course of 2 credits will be delivered in 30 hours. In most cases, the students will complete 30 hours intensively in the evenings and weekends from Saturday to the Saturday of the following week. Students will concentrate on a final project under the close supervision of professors and should be able to graduate at the end of the Inter-semester.

The program is designed in such a way that provides flexible options for students who would not have favorable conditions to support his/her study; particularly it consists of three components:

•       Course works (24 credits) will be delivered totally in Vietnam (compulsory)

•       Field trips in one of countries in the region. (optional)

•       Internship in one of countries in Europe (1 month) or in Taiwan (2 weeks) (optional)

•       Research projects in Vietnam (compulsory)

English Entry Requirement

AIT is an international institute with English as the sole language of instruction. Admission to AIT requires proof of English language proficiency which may be satisfied in any of the following:

• IELTS (4.5)
• TOEFL (Paper -based: 500; Computer - Based:173; or Internet - based: 61)
• AITEIT (4.5). Applicants can apply for English Test offered by AIT at AIT-VN. English Test fee:  20 USD.

AIT-VN  will support for those who need more English and Academic Skills before joining the program. AIT-VN will provide consultation and advise candidates to take AITEIT test and conduct the test on request.

Entry Requirement

To be eligible for admission to the AIT Professional master's program, an applicant must:

• Hold a Bachelor degree (normally from a four-year program), or its equivalent, in the fields related to finance and banking such as financial markets, financial institutions, corporate finance, business and economics, microeconomics, auditing, accounting, IT applications in Banking and Finance…
• Have undergraduate grades significantly above average.
• Have good command of English
• At least three year of working experiences

Application form can be downloaded at www.aitcv.ac.vn/pmfb. Application submission fee:  20 USD. This fee is paid to AITCV when applicants submit the application documents.This is a non-refundable application fee.

   

 Tuition and Fees

The tuition fee of 12,050 USD is the tuition fee for course works, special study and research projects (including training materials). This is the AIT standard tuition (350USD/credit and 500 USD as registration fee) and fee for the Proffesioanl master program with 33 credits. The registration fee must be paid at the admission time while the tuition fee can be paid in full before the start of the program or by installments as before each semester. The students are responsible for their living expenses throughout the program.

Fee for field trip and internships are optional and can be estimated to the total amount of 1,500 USD for field trips (including accomodation, airticket for field trips) and International Internship in one of foreign countries - 2,000 USD (including accomodation, airticket)

Note: Fee for international field trip and international internship is counted on actual expenses and subject to change in notice