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QTEM studies at EDHEC – A letter from our student! <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Hey,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My name is Vytas and I am currently on a QTEM exchange at EDHEC Business School in Nice, France. I would like to share my experiences of living in the French Riviera as well as studying at one of the best finance programmes in the world. I hope that those interested in QTEM and EDHEC will find this information useful.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Life in Nice<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Nice is not a large city so it was actually easy to adapt to the lifestyle, especially after living in similar size cities before. Nice is situated on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, in the very south of France, close to the border with Italy. The location itself is great because it allows visiting cities such as Cannes, Milan, Geneva, even Monaco in no time. However, people coming from Finland will probably appreciate the weather rather than location. At the end of November, it is still pretty warm and some days may resemble a summer time.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Going around the city is rather is rather easy but not as easy as in Helsinki Helsinki. For example, some areas may have only a few lines of busses which means that they are over-crowded in the morning and afternoon. It is also not as reliable in terms of arrival times and some buses stop operating just before 10 pm. In general, the locals seem to settle in here early and once the summer season is over, the city may look empty at only 8 pm on a business day.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I am pretty sure that you have heard about communication difficulties in France if one does not know French. Well, at least from my own experience, they are true. Therefore, my advice is to take a French class at EDHEC as those few learnt French words will ease your life here. Good thing is that you do not really need to interact with any authorities here that much. During the welcome days, EDHEC invited representatives from public transport, insurance companies, and you could do all the necessary paperwork almost immediately after arriving.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

EDHEC Business School and the M.Sc. Finance Programme<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The school itself is rather modern. For instance, it has an app where you can be notified of upcoming lectures, homework; see the entire course-related material, your absences. Regarding the latter, you are not allowed to have unjustified absences. Interestingly enough, you actually have to badge yourself in every class. Only then you are considered as present and you do not have to justify the absence. Additionally, the school is located right next to the airport so you can just look at planes landing and taking off all day.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I would like to draw the key highlight to the M.Sc. Finance programme itself. According to the Financial Times, it is currently ranked as the third-best Finance programme in the world. All the courses with no exception are very practical. As far as I understood, barely any of our teachers are actual researchers; most of them are just professionals working in their field for a long while. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Here is the list of the courses I have to take this fall semester:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n