Continuing Education - Summer Schools

"Attending the Barcelona Banking Summer School was a unique experience and gave me the opportunity to advance my doctoral research significantly. The insightful and demanding lectures provided strong foundational knowledge as well as the latest thinking in banking theory and empirics. The instructors were outstanding leaders in their fields and were willing to discuss participants’ own research face-to-face.

"In addition, the Summer School is perfectly organized to encourage participants to exchange ideas with other academics, central bankers and financial industry representatives from across the world in a mutually beneficial environment. This setup enabled me to gain a truly global perspective on current banking and regulatory issues."

Sebastian C. Moenninghoff

PhD Student in Finance

WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (Germany)

Barcelona Banking Summer School '11

"Participating in the Microeconometrics and Labour Economics Summer School was a truly enriching and inspiring experience. Not only did I get the chance to gain detailed insights into innovative theoretical and empirical research but I was also able to discuss my PhD thesis face-to-face with some of the most renowned researchers in the world.

"What I would like to point out specifically and in addition to the high academic standards applied is the extraordinary dedication and outstanding commitment of both the academic and administrative staff involved: they would always go the extra mile to accommodate all our requests with great enthusiasm (even extending the lecture to interested participants after class while enjoying a picnic in the park)."

Iris Vernekohl

DAAD Lecturer & PhD Student

South African German Centre for Development Research and Criminal Justice

University of the Western Cape, Cape Town (South Africa)

Barcelona Microeconometrics Summer School '11

Barcelona Labor Economics Summer School '11

Ujjal Chatterjee

PhD Student in Finance

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (United States)

Barcelona Banking Summer School '11

“The Barcelona Banking Summer School was a totally rewarding experience for me. The instructors are among the most prepared in the field and never dodge a question. On the contrary, coffee breaks were always a good excuse to exchange opinions on the possible impact of the last topic in each participant's research or job...Two intensive weeks were enough to merge otherwise independent chapters in an organic discourse that has definitely shaped my PhD thesis.

"The Barcelona GSE facilities are way beyond standards and the guys from the administration did not save any effort to make me enjoy the program and the whole "ciutat" (city) at their best."

Andrea Pinna

PhD Student in Economics

Queen Mary, University of London

 “Jean-Charles Rochet and Xavier Freixas provide an extremely well-taught and thorough course that does no less than cover the most important issues and bring you to the frontier of banking and regulation theory. This together with the stimulating and friendly atmosphere at the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics made my week at the Banking Summer School very valuable indeed.”

Jens Eisenschmidt

Economist, European Central Bank

Frankfurt, Germany

Barcelona Banking Summer School '09