Not only did the International Business programme equip me with a concise overview of culture, economics and business, it also gave me the opportunity to travel and build up my own international network.

Jan, Germany
IB programme

The professors, facilities and the cultural mix at Oulu Business School have assisted me in obtaining a highly relevant education and developing myself as person able to operate in international business.

Ogunleye, Nigeria
IB programme

I came to study in Oulu because it is an internationally oriented city with lots of business activities.

Daniel, Ghana
MBA student

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I think this MBA programme teaches me to adroitly diagnose and weigh various problems what enterprises are facing in global practice.

Yuzhang, China
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Benefiting from highly experienced lecturers and daily contact with different cultures, I've acquired new skills and knowledge that complement my previous studies. I'm now prepared to continue my business career.

Julia, Columbia
IB programme

OBS is rich of contacts. They help you to connect to world famous firms and organizations, so your starting point is already advanced.

Tao, China
Full-time MBA graduate 2010

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For me the group works in MBA were the most beneficial. I truly learnt a lot by doing projects in groups.

Yuzhang, China
MBA student

OBS encouraged me to go on with my own life experience and try things out.

Tao, China
Full-time MBA graduate 2010

As a part of the teaching method OBS encourages students to study independently and to do also group assignments.

Daniel, Ghana
MBA student

Master's Programme in Finance (MF)

In the rapidly changing business world of today, there is a growing need for finance professionals who meet the high requirements set by firms operating in a demanding environment. In light of the recent worldwide financial crisis, both the private and public sectors are seeking well-educated finance professionals that can help to remedy the current situation and to reduce the effects of future crises.

The Oulu Business School of the University of Oulu organises a two-year Master´s programme in Finance (MF) that will provide students with the skills and knowledge required by the various organisations that operate in the modern financial world. The next programme will start in the end of August 2012.

The Master´s programme

The Master´s Programme in Finance offers you a full two years of intensive studies that provide you with wide knowledge on asset pricing, portfolio management and portfolio performance evaluation, corporate finance and financial econometrics. The courses are specially designed to provide students with deeper knowledge of all the most important fields of finance. In addition, the courses familiarise you with a number of different research methodologies used in financial analysis.

The MF programme provides a master´s degree of high international standards. The programme is designed for students with different university level backgrounds. As a minimum precondition, an applicant needs to have an appropriate Bachelor´s (or similar) degree. The quantitative nature of the MF ideally suits those who have studied business, economics, natural sciences or engineering. MF is specially designed to provide students with a strong background for scientific research.