Duisenberg School of Finance

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Duisenberg School of Finance
Logo Duisenberg school of finance.jpg
Motto
Duces autem in rebus oeconomicis (Latin)
Motto in English
"For leaders in finance"
Type Private
Active2008–2015
Parent institution
Dean Dr. Dirk Schoenmaker
Academic staff
18
Administrative staff
15
Location,
North Holland
,
Netherlands

Gustav Mahlerplein 117, 1082 MS
Campus Urban
LanguageEnglish
Colours Orange
Website www.dsf.nl

The Duisenberg School of Finance (DSF) was an educational university in the Netherlands. It offered Master's level education in finance between 2008 and 2015. The school was launched as a collaboration between the Dutch financial sector and various academic institutions. DSF's founders include influential Dutch economist Nout Wellink and Minister of Economic Affairs, Maria van der Hoeven. The name was chosen by the founders to honor Wim Duisenberg, the first President of the European Central Bank. [1]  

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In its first academic year, the school enrolled approximately one hundred students. The school had an administrative staff of eighteen faculty members supported by a number of partnering institutions, including the Dutch Central Bank, ING and APG. The university and its campus were located in the Symphony offices in the Amsterdam financial district of Zuidas. The board of directors and the executive fellowship at DSF included senior members of large financial institutions in the Netherlands.

In 2015, the Dutch Center for Higher Education Information (Dutch : Centrum Hoger Onderwijs Informatie) ranked the LLM Finance and Law programme as the highest ranking professional program in the Netherlands. [2]

In fall of 2015, Duisenberg School of Finance was integrated into the programs of the Vrije Universiteit and University of Amsterdam. The program was renamed the Duisenberg Honors Program at VU and UVA. [3]

Program

The school offered a Masters of Science in four major tracks. The most intensive track was an LLM program in Finance, [4] the other tracks being Risk Management, Financial Markets & Regulation, and Corporate Finance & Banking. Both the MS and LLM programmes of DSF were accredited by the NVAO (Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders). [5]

Background

DSF and industry partners. ING director Nick Jue and dean Dirk Schoenmaker DSF and ING partnership.jpg
DSF and industry partners. ING director Nick Jue and dean Dirk Schoenmaker

DSF was founded as a collaborative effort of academic researchers, financial companies, legal firms and government organizations on September 7, 2008. The launch followed an agreement to finance the school operations signed by various Dutch financial service providers. The executive management and associated fellowship of DSF were composed of representatives from businesses, government, academia, and legal firms.

Academic profile

Courses were typically taught by visiting faculty members. Academics from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and Vrije Universiteit (VU) often collaborated on various research projects with members of involved financial companies. Occasionally, lectures were taught by executive management of partnering financial institutions. [6]

DSF Policy Briefs were designed together with regulators, members of the financial sector, and policymakers. Articles and research papers that met the school research criteria were published in the public domain. [7] Students and faculty mainly worked on research papers aimed at assessing the regulation and efficiency of the financial sector. The Tinbergen Institute also worked together with DSF on research projects. [8]

Notable faculty

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Jon Danielsson
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Noreena Hertz

Public lectures

The public lectures were organized by the school's partners in the financial industry.

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Charles Goodhart delivers the 2012 Long Finance conference keynote speech

Students

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DSF campus at the Symphony Offices in Amsterdam Zuid.

On average, the school had 90 students each year with approximately 25 students enrolled in each program. Students on Masters courses studied either full-time or part-time. The majority of the students were international, with an average age between 26 and 28. The coursework normally included an internship in finance or a related field, generally with one of the partnering institutions.

The Higher School of Economics had a dual-Masters agreement with DSF and annually 5-10% of the student body was from Russia. Other students came from India, China, Africa, Indonesia, USA, and Latin America. Students from The Netherlands represented around 30-35% of the student body. [10]

Public events

Duisenberg School of Finance hosted public debates on topics related to international finance, economics and banking. The debates featured speakers and panelists from DNB, EIOPA and IMF, amongst others. The results of these public debates were sometimes useful to partnering financial institutions. [11]

It was DSF tradition to open the academic year with one of the students ringing the bell at NYSE Euronext.

DSF students (class 2014) opening trading at NYSE Euronext in Amsterdam DSF NYSE Euronext.jpg
DSF students (class 2014) opening trading at NYSE Euronext in Amsterdam

School management

Board of Directors [12]
NameTitle
Joseph StreppelChairman, Duisenberg School of Finance Board [13]
Jean-Pierre BoelenMember Global Financial Services Board & Managing Partner Financial Services Practice Netherlands, Deloitte [14]
Kees van DijkhuizenChief Financial Officer of ABN AMRO [15] [16]
Lex Hoogduin University of Amsterdam, Advisor to the Board of DSF [17] [18]
Carla MahieuExecutive Vice President AEGON., Global Head Human Resources. [19] [20]
Angelien KemnaMember of the executive board and CFRO, APG [21]
Pr. Dr. Dirk SchoenmakerDean, Duisenberg school of finance [22] [23] [24]
Job SwankMember of the Governing Board of De Nederlandsche Bank [25]
Koos TimmermansVice-chairman ING Bank [26]
Hans VijlbriefTreasurer-General at the Dutch Ministry of Finance, the former President of De Nederlandsche Bank [27]

Executive Fellowship

Members of partnering institutions collaborated with the school and with each other through the Executive Fellows program. The Executive Fellows worked together with the school research team regarding developments (and challenges) of the finance industry. [28] Herman Mulder was a prominent figure in the Executive Fellow program until the school was integrated into the VU/UVA honorary program in October 2015.

Scholarships and awards

Duisenberg School of Finance offered the Wim Duisenberg (EU) Scholarship, Thesis Competition, Dutch Board Member Leadership Award, Women in Finance Scholarship, country-specific scholarships, Orange Tulip Scholarship, and the ING Loan Scheme. Duisenberg Battle winners were awarded scholarships as well.

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