Duisenberg School of Finance
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The Duisenberg School of Finance (DSF) was an educational organization in the Netherlands. It offered Master's level education in finance between 2008 and 2015. The school was launched as a collaborative initiative between the Dutch financial sector in conjunction with local and international academic institutions. Amongst others, the founders of the initiative were Nout Wellink and Minister of the Economic Affairs, Maria van der Hoeven. The name was chosen by the founders to honor Wim Duisenberg, the first President of the European Central Bank.[1]
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Motto | Duces autem in rebus oeconomicis |
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Motto in English | For leaders in finance |
Type | Private |
Established | 2008 |
Parent institution | University of Amsterdam; Vrije Universiteit |
Dean | Dr. Dirk Schoenmaker |
Academic staff | 18 |
Administrative staff | 15 |
Students | 95 ( 92 in Master of Finance) ( 3 in Ph.D.) |
Location | , North Holland , Netherlands Gustav Mahlerplein 117, 1082 MS |
Campus | Urban |
Language | English |
Colours | orange |
Website | www.dsf.nl |
In its first academic year, the school enrolled approximately one hundred students. The school had an administrative staff of eighteen faculty members supported by a number of partnering institutions, including the Dutch Central Bank, ING and APG. The university and its campus were located in the Symphony offices in the Amsterdam financial district of Zuidas. The board of directors and the executive fellowship at DSF featured executive board directors from some of the largest financial institutions in Netherlands.
In 2015, the Dutch Center for Higher Education Information (Dutch: Centrum Hoger Onderwijs Informatie) ranked the LLM Finance and Law programme as the highest ranking professional program in the Netherlands.[2]
As of fall 2015, the program of Duisenberg School of Finance was integrated into the educational offerings of the Vrije Universiteit and University of Amsterdam. The program was renamed the Duisenberg Honors Program at VU and UVA.[3]