QTEMMastersNetworkQuantitativeTechniquesforEconomicsandManagement
QTEMStudentInformationSessionUniversité Paris-Dauphine,January 2017
1TheQTEMteamisgratefultotheBernheimFoundationforitscrucialcontributiontotheQTEMproject
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Outline
1. What? Contentandlearningexperience
2. Why? Opportunities
3. How? Applicationandselectionprocess
1.WHATISQTEM?QTEMNETWORK- COMMONRULES
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1.WhatisQTEM?AMastersNetworkinQuantitativeTechniquesforEconomicsandManagement
• QTEMgivesaccesstoaNetworkedMasterinpartnershipwithtopschoolsofEconomicsandManagementworldwide
• TheQTEMMasterNetworkeducatesdecision-makersrecognizedas:− Highlyskilledwithanalyticalandquantitativetechniques− Experiencedinaddressingconcretebusinessandpolicychallenges− Comfortableininternational settings
• SuccessfulQTEMStudentsareearningtheQTEMDegreetogetherwiththeMaster'sdegreefromtheirhomeinstitution
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1.CurrentQTEMAcademicPartners
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Melbourne(AU)
Tokyo(JP)
Hangzhou(CN)
Xiamen(CN)
Montréal(CA)
Casablanca(MA)
Europe: Asia:
America:
Africa:
Amsterdam(NL)
Brussels(BE)
Exeter(UK)
Frankfurt(DE)
Helsinki(FI)
Lausanne (CH)
Nice(FR)
Oslo(NO)
Paris(FR)
Porto(PT)
Rome(IT)
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1.CurrentQTEMCorporatePartners
OpenatDauphineOpenat Dauphine OpenatDauphine
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QTEMtracks(A,B, C):
A.2QTEM exchanges+1short-terminternship
B.1QTEMexchange+1long-term
internship(int’l)
C.1QTEMexchange+1int’lexchange+1short-terminternship
#previousinternational semesters(atMaster’s orBachelor’slevel) - - 1
#QTEMinternationalsemesters(quantitative, atMaster’slevel,withaQTEMPartner)
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Short-terminternship(quantitative,duringorafterMaster) 1 - 1
Long-terminternship(quantitative,international,duringMaster)
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QuantitativeMaster’scourse credits Min. 50QTEMcredits(ECTS)
#QTEMModules Min.1
MinimumGMATscore 650(600ifexceptionalfile)
CommonrequirementsforallQTEMstudents:
ü International=2semesters
ü Internship=min.2months
üQuantitativeskillsüQTEMModule(s)üGMAT
1.QTEMoffersdifferenttracks
A. Overallselectioncriteria1. Academicexcellence(musthave)2. Englishproficiency(musthave)3. Quantitativeproficiency(musthave)4. Internationalexperience(plus)5. Professional/extra-academicexperience(plus)
B. Compulsoryentrypre-requirementcommontoallQTEMParticipants:GMAT/GREscore– Commonentrypre-requirementforQTEM
• ≥650 à studentmeetsthecommonacceptancepre-requisiteforQTEM• 600-<650 à studentcanbeconsideredforQTEMifexceptionalfile
– TheGRErevisedGeneralTestisalsoacceptedforQTEM,asanalternativetotheGMATtest.– ForstudentstakingtheGRErevisedGeneralTestscore,theGREscoreisconvertedintoaGMAT
equivalentscoreusingontheconversiontoolavailableon:https://www.ets.org/gre/institutions/about/mba/comparison_tool
– TheGMAT/GREtestmusthavebeentakenwithinthelast3yearsprecedingtheofficialstartoftheQTEMHomeMaster.
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1.QTEMisaselectiveprogramAllQTEMstudentstaketheGMAT/GREtest
1.QTEMisquantitative
• AllQTEMstudentsshouldsuccessfullycompleteaminimumof50QTEMcreditsofquantitativecoursesduringtheirQTEMMaster’sprogram,includingaminimumof22QTEMcreditsofquantitativecoursesonaverageperQTEMexchange.– Quantitativecoursesarethoserated“highlyquantitative”or“semi-
quantitative”intheQTEMcoursesdatabasebythehomeinstitution.
• AllQTEMstudentsshouldsuccessfullycompleteatleastoneQTEMModule.– AQTEMModuleisarecognitionofatopic/functionalspecializationawarded
toaQTEMstudentuponsuccessfulcompletionofaminimumof20QTEMcreditsofcoursesinthesameQTEMModule,duringtheQTEMMaster’sprogram.
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QTEMModules QTEMSub-Modules(asperthe QTEMcoursedatabase*)
1.FinanceandRiskManagement
1) Controlling&Accounting2) Finance- ActuarialSciences3) Finance- BankingandManagementofFinancialInstitutions4) Finance- CorporateFinance5) Finance- FinancialMarketsandDerivatives6) RiskManagement
2.AppliedEconomicsandPublicPolicy
1) Microeconomics,Contract&AuctionTheory2) Policy-Making,RegulationandPricing3) TaxManagementandInternationalOptimizationStrategies4) MacroeconomicModelsandForecasting,ComputationalEconomics
3.InnovationandStrategy 1) Entrepreneurship2) Strategy;IndustrialOrganization;AppliedGameTheory
4.MarketingandSupplyChain
1) MarketingandSales2) SupplyChain,OperationsandLogisticsManagement
5.BusinessIntelligenceandBigData
1) QuantitativeTechniques&Tools2) BusinessIntelligence
Others** 1) SocietyandCulture
* Informationaccessibleon-lineonwww.qtem.org.** Residualcategory(cannotbecome aQTEMModuleontheQTEMDegree).
TheQTEMModules(maximumtwo)appearontheQTEMDegree:
1.QTEMisquantitativeQTEMModules
• AllQTEMstudentscompleteaprofessionalinternship
• Theshort-terminternshipmustfulfillthefollowingconditions:
1. Coveraperiodofminimum300man-hours full-timeequivalent• ThetimingisatthediscretionofeachQTEMParticipant,howevertheinternshipmustcontainatleast
twoconsecutiveweeks• Theminimumdurationcanbeachievedthroughmorethanoneinternship
2. CanbedoneduringoraftertheMaster• OnlytheinternshiptimerealizedbythestudentfromthebeginningoftheMasterwillbetakeninto
account• QTEMStudentscanchoosetovalidateaninternship/jobtimerealizedafterthecompletionofthe
QTEMMaster
3. Canbedoneathomeorabroad
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1.QTEMvaluesprofessionalexposureTheshort-terminternship(1/2)
4. DoesnotnecessarilybearECTScredits
5. Mustberelatedtoaquantitativetopic andhaveasignificantquantitativecontent
6. AstandardQTEMInternshipReport mustbedeliveredbytheQTEMStudent
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1.QTEMvaluesprofessionalexposureTheshort-terminternship(2/2)
• Thelong-termQTEMinternshipmustfulfillthefollowingrequirements:
1. Coveraperiodofminimum600man-hours,full-time– Theminimumdurationcanbeachievedthroughmorethanoneinternship
2. MustbevalidatedbythehomeUniversityaspartoftheMaster
3. Mustbedoneabroad*
4. Bearsthesameminimumrequirementsasforthe(short-term)QTEMinternship(e.g.,regardingthequantitativecontent, andthestandardQTEMInternshipReporttobedelivered)
13* Thecountrymustbe different than thecountryofthehomeinstitution(“homecountry”)andthecountryofthestudentexchangeata
QTEMPartner
1.QTEMvaluesprofessionalexposureThelong-terminternship(1/2)
2.WHYQTEM?OPPORTUNITIES
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2.OpportunitiesoftheQTEM• Knowledge:
– Programoftopquality:themostrelevantcoursesfromthebestschools– Strongquantitativebackgroundadaptedtodecision-making– AttractivespecializationsopportunitiesthroughQTEMModules– Englishfluency
• Network:– Internationalexperience:twosemestersabroad– ExposuretotopstudentsfromleadingUniversitiesglobally– CorporateexposurethroughtheQTEMinternshipandthenetworkofQTEMCorporate
Partners– GrowingnetworkofAcademicPartners,CorporatePartnersandAlumni
• Career&reputation:– Specificjob&internshipoffersbytheQTEMCorporatePartners,accessibleonlinetothe
QTEMStudents– OnlineCVavailabletoQTEMCorporatePartners– Privilegedaccesstoattractivejobsinmultinationalsandpublicinstitutions,inan
internationalcontext
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3.HOW?APPLICATION,SELECTIONANDDESTINATIONALLOCATIONPROCESS
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3.QTEMapplicationandselectionprocess(1)• For2017-2018,QTEMexchangesarepossibleonlyduringtheSpringSemester
• Paris-DauphineQTEMParticipantsarelimitedto20− ThemaximumnumberconcernsallstudentswhowillenrollintheMasters
involvedintheQTEMProgram
• Selectioncriteria1. GMAT/GRE2. Bachelorgrades(withaspecialfocusonquantitativecourses)3. LevelofEnglish4. Motivation5. Internationalexperience6. Professionalexperience7. Extra-academicactivities
à Tip:takeyourGMATtestearly!
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3.QTEMapplicationandselectionprocess(2)
• Exchangedestinationsareallocatedcentrallybasedonthestudents’preferences
− Studentsstatetheirpreferencesfordestinations(rankingofminimumfiveavailabledestinations)
− Mostofthepreferencesfordestinationsaresatisfied,buthighly-rankedstudentsaremorelikelytogettheirfirstchoice
− EachstudentglobalQTEMrankingdependsonthestudent’slocalranking(madebythehomeUniversity)andontheaverageGMATscore*ofthehomeUniversity
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1. LocalrankingofQTEMselectedstudents: eachAcademicPartnerisresponsibleforitsownrankingofstudentsandcommunicatesittoQTEMCentral,togetherwiththeGMATscores
2. RankingoftheQTEMAcademicPartners: AcademicPartnersarerankedinfunctionoftheaverageGMATscorereachedbytheirQTEMselectedstudents:
3. GlobalQTEMranking: All#1studentsateachAcademicPartnerarerankedfirst,followingtherankingoftheAcademicPartners;andthelikefor#2to#20students
4. Destinationsareallocatedsequentiallyaccordingtothe"double-limitrule",i.e.,inanygivensemester:1° Maximum25QTEMincomingstudents perPartner2° Maximum7incomingstudents fromthesamePartnertoanotherPartner(“noclusterrule”)
School: BI UVA HEC SBS-EM Goethe
Student #1à #1 #1 #1 #1 #1
Student #2à #2 #2 #2 #2 #2
Student #3à #3 #3 #3 #3 #3
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1. #1(BI)2. #1(UVA)3. #1(HEC)4. #1(SBS-EM)5. #1(Goethe)
6. #2(BI)7. #2(UVA)8. #2(HEC)9. #2(SBS-EM)10. #2(Goethe)
1° 2° 3° 4° 5°
11. #3(BI)12. …
3.CentraldestinationallocationprocessR3
3.GMAT/GRE(1/2)
TheGMAT/GRE generalrevisedtesthas4steps:
1. ScheduleaGMAT/GREappointment– Appointmentontheofficialwebsites(www.mba.com)(www.ets.org/gre)– Price:250USD+localtaxes/205USD– Makeyourappointmentasearlyaspossibleinordertomeetyourdeadlines(not
alldatesareavailablefortests)• Appointmentreschedulingispossibleifrequestedatleast sevendaysbefore the
appointmentandcosts50USD+localtaxes/50USD+localtaxes
2. Prepareyourself– Donotgoblindtothetest,prepareforthetestandtrainyourselfearlyenough!– Preparationmaterialsareavailable,check:
ü TheofficialGMAT/GREwebsites(freematerialavailable)ü Dedicatedtrainingbooks,websites,…
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3.GMAT/GRE(2/2)
3. TaketheGMAT/GRE test– Parts:
• QuantitativeSection+VerbalSection(+AnalyticalWrittenAssessment+IntegratedReasoning)*• QuantitativeReasoning+VerbalReasoning(+AnalyticalWriting)*
– Duration:– 3hours30min– 3hours45min
– Assessmentcenter:– InParis
– Selectyourschoolcodeuponcompletionofthetest
4. Improveyourscoreifyouwant– YoucantakeGMATorGREtestonceevery31calendardaysandnomorethanfivetimesina12-monthperiod
à PlanandprepareyourGMAT/GREà DonotforgetthatyourfinalGMATscoreinfluencestherankingoftheSchool
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*OnlythequantitativesectionandverbalsectionwillcountforthefinalGMAT/GREscore
4.Furtherinformation
• AvailableontheQTEMwebsite(www.qtem.org):– Generalinformation– CourselistsateachAcademicPartner("QTEMcoursedatabase")
• Forfurtherinformation,contactSabinePersico – DauphineQTEMInternationalOfficeCoordinator:[email protected]
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4.Keydeadlines• 30/05/2017 DeadlineforsubmittingtheapplicationtotheHeadof
theMasterDegree(ApplicationFormtocome)
• June2017 ThefinallistofQTEMselectedcandidatesisconfirmed
• 01/07/2017 QTEMdestinationisannounced
• Jan-Feb.2018 TheQTEMexchangestarts(Springsemester)
• 31/01/2018 DeadlineforsubmittingtheapplicationtotheHeadoftheMasterDegree(ApplicationFormtocome)
• Febuary 2018 ThefinallistofQTEMselectedcandidatesisconfirmed
• 01/03/2018 QTEMdestinationisannounced
• Sept.Dec.2018 TheQTEMexchangestarts(Fallsemester)
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