COURSE OBJECTIVES Welcome to the Master of Arts in International Trading, Commodity Finance and Shipping website. Created in conjunction with the Geneva Trading and Shipping Association (GTSA), this unique programme has been designed to respond to a need identified by Geneva’s commodity trading, commodity finance, and shipping community itself. It is estimated that 40% of international commodity trading takes place in the Canton of Geneva. No less than 200 businesses work in the Canton directly or indirectly for this sector, representing between 5,000 and 6,000 employees[1]. All these businesses have one thing in common: the need for specialized and continual training in the sector, in Geneva. Developed with and for professionals, this innovative academic programme is conducted to best fit in with the demands of working while studying. Students work part time, in Geneva, in a trading, shipping, specialised commodity finance bank or services company related to these activities, and study part time. Being conducted in Geneva – one of the world’s key trading centres - means students have superb employment and advancement opportunities in some of the most prestigious companies in the world. The Master of Arts in International Trading, Commodity Finance and Shipping, taught entirely in English, is a multi-disciplinary academic programme which equips students with (1) an understanding of the international supply and demand for commodities; (2) advanced training in commodity hedging, price risk and commodity finance; and (3) an on-going relationship with the trading, finance and shipping companies and organizations. It brings participants together with internationally renowned scholars and experts to explore and explain the intricate and fascinating world of international trading, commodity finance and shipping. Browse the website and find out more for yourself! [1] Geneva Trading and Shipping Association (GTSA) 2007 Survey - Trading & Shipping in Geneva. The survey was conducted by GTSA in association with Ernst & Young Geneva
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