European studies in investor relations and financial communication

The School of Banking, Finance and Insurance Sciences participates with its teaching, organisational and research resources, together with the Faculty of Linguistic Sciences and Foreign Literatures and the Faculty of Communication, Culture and Society of the Università della Svizzera italiana - Lugano, in the activation of this interfaculty and inter-university degree programme (Joint degree).

The Graduate degree programme in European Studies in Investor Relations and Financial Communication aims to train graduates with advanced knowledge of the methodological, cultural and professional aspects of institutional communication and external relations in the banking and financial sectors; this knowledge allows the graduate to develop solutions, even original ones, that make the cross-cultural dialogue effective, in banking and financial matters, between the various interlocutors, both public (European institutions and authorities, Member States and non-EU States, etc.) and private (banks, insurance companies, financial intermediaries, institutional investors and consulting firms), with regard to institutional, regulatory, economic, financial and cultural issues emerging from the European scenario.

The degree programme is structured to meet the objectives outlined above by offering a curriculum that brings together four interconnected thematic areas: the regulatory and institutional framework of the European Union in the economic and financial sectors, including its interactions with both EU and non-EU counterparts; economic and financial expertise, with a focus on banking and financial intermediaries within the EU; the linguistic and cultural background of international actors; and institutional communication and context-specific argumentative strategies.