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UConn To Offer Master’s in Fintech To Meet Demands of Rapid Financial Revolution

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The UConn School of Business is creating a master’s degree program in financial technology (fintech) next year, joining the ranks of only a handful of universities around the globe to do so.Continue Reading

Financial Risk Grad Program Prompted Former Student Athletes, NFL Player to Overcome Obstacles, Adversity Off the Field

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Before UConn alumnus Tyler Davis ’18 became a tight-end for the Jacksonville Jaguars, he started applying football strategies to his graduate work in the School of Business’ Financial Risk Management (FRM) program.Continue Reading

MSBAPM Program Among Top 20 in Nation

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Students from the MSBAPM program spend time studying in the Graduate Business Learning Center, in Hartford, CT. (Nathan Oldham / UConn School of Business)

The UConn MSBAPM program is among the best masters of business analytics programs in the nation, according to The Financial Engineer (TFE) Times. The program was ranked No. 19.Continue Reading

‘A Game-Changer for MSBAPM Students’

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Fun-Filled Professional Enhancement Challenges Will Highlight Student Accomplishments, Strengthen Resumes

Students in the Business Analytics and Project Management master’s degree program (MSBAPM) will have the opportunity to compete in a new professional enhancement, gamification-style challenge. Continue Reading

A Victory to Savor

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Photo, left to right: MSBAPM students Zhong He '17, Xin "Amy" Ni '16, and Jun Sun '16 pose for a photo with Patrick Buckley, manager of the Advanced Analytics Leadership Development Program at Travelers, following the UConn team’s victory. (Xin "Amy'' Ni)
Photo, left to right: MSBAPM students Zhong He ’17, Xin “Amy” Ni ’16, and Jun Sun ’16 pose for a photo with Patrick Buckley, manager of the Advanced Analytics Leadership Development Program at Travelers, following the UConn team’s victory. (Xin “Amy” Ni)

A Determined MSBAPM Team Wins Hard-Fought Travelers Analytics Case Competition

Extra research, attention to detail, and a lively presentation boosted an MSBAPM team from Hartford to a championship in a hard-fought, three-month, four-round Travelers Analytics Case Competition. Continue Reading