The collaboration between the Department of Economics and Finance at the UFS and the Department of Accounting and Financial Management at the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences (FHS) is motivated by the shared goal of nurturing students to become adept 'global citizens', with an emphasis on cultivating intercultural competencies in a world that requires improved efforts to manage resources sustainably. This initiative was further driven by the transformative impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on the global economy. With an established collaboration since 2008, the Consecutive Master’s Degree Programme in International Finance equips students not only with a robust academic learning environment, but also exposes them to diverse African and European cultures.

The broad study area of the programme is finance, with a strong quantitative and qualitative focus, resulting in the awarding of two master’s degrees, which are done consecutively over a period of two years* in South Africa and Austria respectively. For the master’s in South Africa, the Department of Economics and Finance at the UFS offers the Master of Commerce (MCom) with specialisation in Finance. Presented on the Bloemfontein Campus, the degree has a strong focus on quantitative techniques and the application thereof in the fields of economics and finance.

In Austria, the FHS offers the Master of Arts (MA) in Business with specialisation in Financial Risk Management. Offered on the Urstein Campus outside Salzburg, the degree covers the identification, assessment, and counteracting of financial risks from a broader corporate management perspective and stresses an in-depth understanding of the risk universe that financial institutions and corporates are confronted with daily.
 
Consecutive Masters Degree Brochure


For more information, please contact
Prof Johan Coetzee
E: coetzj@ufs.ac.za