MSc Impact Finance and Fintech Management

This program runs from October each year.

THE 4 TEACHING BLOCKS WILL TAKE STUDENTS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES :

Impact finance is the intentional use of financial capital to bring about a measurable and positive social and/or environmental change.

Impact finance includes a range of capital investments, that seek a market-rate financial return alongside a social/environmental impact. The defining features of impact finance are:

• The impact is intentional
• The impact is measured and managed
• The impact is positive
• The impact is additional (Impact is ‘additional’ if it creates change beyond what would have happened anyway).

The need for impact finance is great. There is an estimated $2.6 trillion annual funding gap to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. More than 3 billion people live on less than $2.50/day, and climate change threatens to have catastrophic and irreversible consequences for our planet.

At the same time, with new technologies and global connectivity, there has never been so much potential to find world-changing solutions at scale.

However, it is clear that creative impact investment models and innovative government policies will also be central to paving pathways to scale. And here lies society’s challenge.

Do YOU want to make an impact ? Start now with the MSc in Impact Finance and fintech management!

ADMISSION PROCESS

The candidate must:
• be finishing or have already completed a four-year degree (equivalent to 240 ECTS) in France or abroad ; candidates must have followed a course in fundamentals of finance in their undergraduate degree.
• have at least a B2 level in English (5.5 IELTS]

Applications will be received once all documents are submitted.
Applicants will also be invited to a personal interview online and in English, as part of the admission process.

Applications are evaluated as follows:

Native English speakers or candidates who have been studying in English for at least two years will be exempt from the English requirement. In this case, applications are evaluated as follows:

APPLICATION CHECKLIST

Documents required for your application:

• Application file
• photocopy of identity document ;
• CV + cover letter ;
• photocopy of the baccalaureate or equivalent;
• any post-baccalaureate diplomas already obtained;
• all transcripts of grades obtained during the years of higher education;
• proof of English level B2 or English-speaking student or 2 years of courses 100% in English;
• letter of recommendation (professional or academic);
• application fee.

FEES

You can find the fees on this page.

Please note that for the December intake, Early bird rate is available for non-EU international students: 10% discount applicable to the year’s tuition fees if the complete application form is sent in and the tuition fees are paid before the end of July.

You have questions about the Early bird? Ask our team: join@esdes.fr  

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You can easily pay your tuition and fees online: Flywire provides a secure global payment network that simplifies paying your fees from your home country and countries around the world.

Payment options can include bank transfers, credit cards, e-wallets and more, typically in your home currency for most countries.

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