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School of Economics and Finance excels in National Student Survey (NSS)
The 2011 National Student Survey has confirmed the School of Economics and Finance as one of the top UK Economics Schools for student experience. 93% of our students have rated the overall quality of their course good or very good, 8% points above the national average for Economics Schools. This result places the School in seventh position among all UK Economics Schools for overall student satisfaction.
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QM Economics and Finance student Selina Dhesy shares her experience
Selina graduated from the School of Economics and Finance with an BSc in Economics, and shortly after graduation started working in purchasing and supply. She uses methods she learnt in her degree for analysing spend and developing strategy.
Supplymanagement.com interviewed Selina about her work here.
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New Bloomberg Data Computers
The School will soon be introducing a fantastic new facility for students. W307, one of the two PC Labs located within the School of Economics and Finance, will be installed with a number of Bloomberg Data Computers. Students within the School will have exclusive access to the Bloomberg platform within the lab. Along with data, the platform will provide students with access to all the news, analytics, communications, charts, liquidity, functionalities and execution services that you will need to put knowledge into action.
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School of Economics and Finance mobile site at http://m.econ.qmul.ac.uk/
The mobile version of the School of Economics and Finance is now available at http://m.econ.qmul.ac.uk/. It will appear by default on mobile browsers (iPhones, Android, Opera Mini etc), but it is possible to switch back to the desktop version of the site if preferred.
If you have any comments, please send them to webmaster-economics@qmul.ac.uk.
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International Exchange Programme
The international exchange programme enables students from Queen Mary to spend a year or the autumn semester at one of our partner institutions. First year students enrolled on a three-year programme are invited to apply to spend the second year (or first semester of the second year) of their Queen Mary undergraduate degree course overseas.
Francisco Gari, a second-year BSc Economics student at QMUL, is currently studying at the University of Melbourne as part of the International Exchange Programme, and shared with us a few thoughts about the scheme:
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Franklin Allen's SEF Showcase Lecture
Last Thursday, Franklin Allen of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania gave the annual Showcase Lecture for the School of Economics and Finance. The event was well-attended and followed by a drinks reception.
The lecture is available to watch online at the following locations
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QUMMIF website launch!
We are pleased to announce the launch of the postgraduate Student Investment Club’s (QUMMIF) website. Access can be found at www.qummif.org. We encourage you to visit the site for information about the club and the activities scheduled for the 2010/2011 session.
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Teaching is good!
“It is very satisfactory to see the hard work that the Department puts into its teaching and learning strategy being acknowledged by students”. With these words Prof. Nick Vriend, deputy Head of Department, commented on the analysis of the first semester’s teaching evaluation questionnaires.
2010 Drapers' Awards for Excellence in Teaching
The School of Economics and Finance was delighted to hear that seven staff members had been nominated by the Economics Students for the 2010 Drapers' Awards for Excellence in Teaching. The nominees are:
Professor N Vriend, Dr M Galizzi, Dr G Cespa, Dr A Ferreira, Dr L Leonida, Dr Y Makedonis, Dr R Veneziani and Dr W Koeniger. Good luck all.
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Best school for Student support
The School was delighted to receive the award for best student support at the course representative award ceremony that took place on the Monday 8th March. This prestigious event took place in Drapers Hall in the city. George Kapetanios was delighted to be able to attend and help celebrate the students success and contribution to the School.
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