Second term as director of the EDFI program for Prof. Collin-Dufresne

© 2024 EPFL

© 2024 EPFL

Prof. Pierre Collin-Dufresne has been reappointed director of the doctoral program in Finance (EDFI) ensuring continuity and excellence for the program for the years to come.

The doctoral program in Finance (EDFI) covers a wide range of subjects including Asset Pricing, Financial Economics, Financial Econometrics, Corporate Finance and Mathematical Finance.
The program is part of the Swiss Finance Institute PhD program for the Léman area (University of Geneva, University of Lausanne and EPFL) and enrolls 10 to 15 students per year. It starts with a curriculum of PhD courses. The aim of this intensive course-work is to provide all candidates with a broad and complete education covering the basic building blocks and conceptual tools of finance. Upon admission to the second phase of the program, Swiss Finance Institute PhD students select a thesis topic and choose their thesis advisor within one of the participating universities.

Next application deadline for prospective applicants: April 15