The Institute of Financial Studies awarded excellence at the Scientific Communication Sessions of the partner universities in the SmartFIN @ ISF program
Bucharest, May 25, 2021 - The Institute of Financial Studies (ISF) and the three partner university centers within the SmartFIN @ ISF program announced the winning projects of students and master students who participated in the Scientific Communication Sessions for the 2020-2021 academic year. The awards, given by the ISF, rewarded the degree of innovation, the rigor offered by the solid theoretical foundations and the practical value that the works have in the field of financial markets, insurance and private pensions or for the capital market. The choice of the winning works was difficult, excellence being the word that best characterizes the way in which the students and masters of the partner university centers presented themselves: ASE Bucharest, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași and the University of Pitești.
Bucharest Academy of Studies
Held on April 9, the Scientific Session of the students of the Faculty of Finance, Insurance, Banking and Stock Exchanges (FABBV) within ASE Bucharest had two sessions: master, with 11 papers, and bachelor, with 12 papers presented.
Of the many valuable works on non-banking financial markets, the following were declared winners:
“Analysis of the liquidity of the financial markets based on the components of the Bid-Ask spread” made by Ciobanu Mihai-Sebastian and Dobrin Cosmin, second year master - First Prize - 1,500 lei
“Testing the CAPM model for the Romanian capital market”, made by Popov Daniela, year II - Second Prize - 1,000 lei
“Using statistical moments in the selection of cryptocurrency portfolios. An approach based on cluster analysis ”made by Stuparu Alexandru Cătălin, year III - Third Prize - 500 lei
“The scientific session of the students is a traditional event at the level of the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest. It also facilitates the interaction of young researchers with representatives of the business environment. The April 2021 edition brought, together with students, teachers and representatives of the partners of the Faculty of Finance, Insurance, Banking and Stock Exchanges in a new format, adapted to current conditions ", said prof. Univ. dr. Emilia Câmpeanu, Vice-Dean of FABBV, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies.
“Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași
Held on April 23, the Scientific Session of the students of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi was dedicated to undergraduate and master's degree programs in Finance and included 6 papers.
The works declared winners were:
“Study on the determining factors of the value of listed companies” conducted by Patrânica Anastasia, Year II master - First Prize - 1,500 lei
“Pet insurance: benefits and limits”, made by Solcan Andreea (Rotar), First year master - Second prize - 1,000 lei
“Investment decision during the pandemic and corporate social responsibility” made by Siriteanu Adelina-Andreea, Second year master - Third prize - 500 lei
“The partnership with the Institute of Financial Studies in organizing the student scientific communications session in the field of non-banking financial markets came as a natural culmination of previous collaboration projects. The initiative of the Institute of Financial Studies to award, as a Partner, the best student papers on topics related to non-banking financial markets is auspicious for higher economic education in the financial field. In Iasi, I noticed an effervescence and an increased interest of students related to the field of non-banking financial markets. We are convinced that this is just the beginning and together we can build a long-term partnership, beneficial both to the academic community and to the professionals in the financial market ", said prof. Univ. dr. Ovidiu Stoica, director of the department of Finance, Currency and Public Administration, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iaşi.
The university of Pitesti
Held on May 14, the Scientific Communications Session of the students of the Faculty of Economics and Law (FSED), University of Pitesti, the scientific communications session was dedicated to students of undergraduate and master's degree programs and included 8 papers.
The winning works are:
“The evolution of the Romanian stock market in the period 2017-2020” made by Valentina Maria AMZĂR, Year III - First Prize - 1000 lei
“Optional private pensions in Romania (Pillar III)”, made by Ana Maria PREDA, Year II - Second Prize - 500 lei
“Over 75 FSED students entered the competition, together with students from the University of Wallachia in Târgovişte and the Ecological University of Bucharest, during the Student Scientific Communications Session.
The 2021 edition of the FSED Student Scientific Communications Session brought a premiere. We thank our partner, the Institute of Financial Studies, for their involvement in this event dedicated to young people. We enjoyed the presence of the Executive Director of this organization, Prof. Dr. Marian Siminică, who added value to this scientific event and we are honored to be part of this collaboration that brings new professional opportunities and development opportunities for students. FSED ”, declared prof. Univ. Dr. Habil. Daniela PÎRVU, dean of FSED.
About the Institute of Financial Studies
The Institute of Financial Studies, founded by the Financial Supervision Authority, is a center of excellence in the field of market research and financial education programs to ensure the skills, abilities and knowledge of financial institutions and ASF staff and to increase the level of financial education of consumers of non-banking financial services and products. In the long term, ISF aims to align its activity with European requirements, move from knowledge accumulation to skills accumulation and assessment, provide training programs for the non-banking financial field adapted to new organizational processes, determined by legislative requirements, market dynamics and of the European framework, contributing to the maturation of the non-banking financial market in Romania, to the creation of its capacity to face the competition induced by globalization or the effects of the economic crises.
