Diploma in Global Finance Chinese University
Professor Leslie Young, programme director of the Chinese University of Hong Kong's postgraduate diploma in global finance (PDGF), says the course's content follows current issues in finance and focuses on lessons from the 2008 financial crisis.
PDGF, which is offered by the Asia-Pacific Institute of Business, is not centred on textbooks but driven by current events, Young says, adding that the programme explores the challenges and opportunities opened up by the financial crisis. It aims to enhance participants' understanding of industry trends and to develop their critical thinking.
'PDGF trains students to apply financial and management theories to real-world problems. Graduates are expected to become well-rounded in banking knowledge and skills,' Young says.
As a global finance programme, PDGF offers overseas trips. For example, students can visit Shanghai to learn about China finance. Topics on the country's macroeconomics as well as globalisation, internal conflict resolution, and corporate decision-making will be discussed. There will also be meetings with the Chinese financial industry's regulators and players.
Another option is to visit the International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance in Kuala Lumpur.
