A total of 19 students from 7 countries have participated in this postgraduate program. PHOTO: Manuel Castells

The I Promotion of Master's Degree in Banking and Financial Regulation celebrated its graduation at the University of Navarra. A total of 19 students from 7 countries have participated in this postgraduate program taught by the School of Economics and Business Administration.

The event was attended by the dean of the School, Reyes Calderón; the director of Master's Degree, Germán López Espinosa; and the guest of the graduating class, Juan Ignacio Apoita. The director general of Human Resources and Services of group BBVA gave a speech entitled "Financial system: efficiency and ethics" lecture .

The Master's Degree in Banking and Financial Regulation aims to provide students with theoretical and practical knowledge of the new economic, financial and regulatory environment in which today's banking business operates. Reyes Calderón sums up his goal: "Trust through Ethics and Knowledge". "For this reason, at Master's Degree we bring together reputable professionals with experience and from knowledge to train highly qualified talent in ethical-financial skills. The goal: an efficient, innovative and honest banking service," explains the dean.

Internships at BBVA, la Caixa, Banco Popular, Telefónica and Caja Navarra.

The Study program of this postgraduate program of the School of Economics is composed by a module of teaching of eight months, distributed between the campus of Pamplona of the University of Navarra and the Financial City of BBVA in Madrid. Subsequently, the student must complete an internship period in some of the institutions with which there are partnership agreements: BBVA, la Caixa, Banco Popular, Telefónica and Caja Navarra.

Mariana Valadez, a native of Mexico and a student of this first graduating class, highlights the "possibility of doing internships in prestigious institutions" as one of the core topic aspects of the Master's Degree in Banking and Financial Regulation. In her case, she worked for four months at the area of BBVA's International Financial Institutions. She also describes this training experience as "very enriching because students from various Latin American countries (Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina and Ecuador), Australia and Spain are all part of the program".

During the course of Master's Degree, interested students receive guidance in preparing for the degree program CFA(Chartered Financial Analyst) Level I and II exams. In addition, an optional semester can be taken at one of the more than 80 universities around the world with which there are agreements in order to obtain an own degree scroll of Master's Degree international.

Alumni of the I Promotion of Master's Degree in Banking and Financial Regulation

David Agramante?
Luis Enrique Arias?
Ana Belén Arpón?
Mikel Bilbao?
Rubén Díaz de Cerio?
José Antonio Eng Manzano
Ana María Fernández?
Guillermo Alberto Frontado
Diego Alfredo Gómez?
Sergio Goñi?
Nyl Oliver Henriquez?
Danilo José Jaramillo?
María Aranda Lamas?
Ion Mendoza?
Álvaro Miguelena?
Nicolás Molfino
Mariana Valadez?
Alfredo Vidales?
Sara Zalba