Hi, my name is Jin Niu. I am currently a MSc Finance and Finance Technology student at the ICMA Centre, on the Whiteknights Campus. To be one of the students in this newly opened programme, I started my journey of studying in the UK in October. The university is located in Reading, which is a…
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My first term experience at the ICMA Centre
My first term so far has been an amazing experience with daily opportunities to develop myself and learn something new. Nothing is static at ICMA, modules move with the flow of the new era of digitalisation, professors are always delivering the needed information under the right approach, and you – a student who is constantly…
Top tips for students looking to study the Master’s in Finance and FinTech
Veda Varun Ramireddy, MSc Finance and Financial Technology (FinTech) student shares his top tips for students interested in the programme. Coming to the course itself, it’s quite a challenging course, however, bear in mind, it is a Master’s after all! And you are certainly expected to put more effort and time for studying than at undergraduate…
Another win for the ICMA Centre!
By Dina Ghanma, PhD Student at the ICMA Centre For the third year in a row, the winner of the Reading University Student Union Graduate Teaching Assistant Excellence Award (I know; it’s a mouthful!) is an ICMA Centre PhD student – and we’re hoping to keep the streak going! What are these awards? RUSU grants…
The Lawyer studying Finance
My name is Ana Maria and I’m a lawyer. I’m currently studying the Master’s in Finance (formerly known as the MSc in International Securities, Investment and Banking) at the ICMA Centre, which is a part of Henley Business School. It may seem crazy enough to some people, but I decided to do a Masters in…
Capturing the Student Experience
The ICMA Centre is home to a diverse student populace from all over the world, with different interests, degrees, and backgrounds in finance, and all with promising futures in the working world. We spoke to two such students, Nick Pilkington and Ellis Murley, about what they think sets their degree at the University of Reading…
Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance Summer Program Scholarship
Thank you to everyone who applied for the Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance Summer Program Scholarship offered by the ICMA Centre. We had many entries all of a very high quality. After much deliberation the panel have chosen the winners, and they have now been informed and accepted their offers. If you were unsuccessful…
RUSU, sports groups, societies and the Holi festival
Reading University Students’ Union (RUSU) is run by students for students. In 2012, RUSU was voted one of the top 20 student unions in the UK (National Student Survey 2012), and it is renowned for pushing key projects that benefit Reading students. RUSU is home to over a 100 sports clubs and societies, all offering different experiences. Each sport…
ICMA Centre Christmas Party
By Nishant Gupta, Student Ambassador On 11th December 2014, the ICMA Centre hosted an enchanted and memorable evening to celebrate Christmas. The annual Christmas party gave a break to the students and the management staff from their usual routines and brought them together to enjoy the evening. The food and drinks were arranged on the house by the…
Oxford Trip
by Roman Rentschler, Student Ambassador On a sunny Saturday morning, 15 students keen on travelling, met in front of Reading Station to visit Oxford. Everybody was looking forward to see the most important sights in this prestigious town. It took us about 45 minutes to get to Oxford by train. After arriving at Oxford station two Student ambassadors,…