20 fellowships for advanced courses in Risk Analytics, funded by Collegio Internazionale Ca’ Foscari (CICF) in Venice

Decentralized Finance and risk challenges from CBDCs and crypto markets
 

The Colloquium caters to Doctoral students interested in analytical (both theoretical and applied) methods for measuring, managing and mitigating risks. The risks considered range from standard economic, financial or insurance applications, to emerging ones, such as environmental, climate and cyber risks. The approach is in-depth and multidisciplinary, with lectures, assignments and discussion of the results.  Outstanding international scholars with long-standing PhD teaching and supervision experience deliver the courses.

We seek PhD students from Italian or Foreign Universities, who remain affiliated with their Doctoral School. Students apply for one session at a time, and must attend the whole session. They may get credit for the courses taken within the Colloquium. There are no participation fees and accommodation is covered by CICF; partial support for travel expenses is also available.

Up to four additional participants, including further Doctoral Students, Postdocs, Junior Faculty, or PhDs working in the industry, may be admitted at their own travel and accommodation expenses.

Description:

Contents
Decentralized Finance and risk challenges from CBDCs and crypto markets 
Week 1 (Mo 13/4 to Fri 17/4) Decentralized Finance
Lecturer: Alfred Lehar, U. Calgary
Fri 17/4: GUEST LECTURE on Climate Finance: Risks and responses
Speaker: Francesca Zucchi, European Central Bank
Week 2 (Mo 20/4 to Fri 24/4) Anticipating new risk channels from CBDCs, Stablecoins, and Crypto Markets
Lecturer: Gina Pieters, Digital Economy Consulting, and Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, U. Cambridge

Where
Classes: Polo didattico San Basilio, Venice
Accommodation: Centro Culturale Don Orione Artigianelli and Camplus Santa Marta  Venice

We offer
●    an outstanding Faculty of leading researchers;
●    work in a team with several, multidisciplinary doctoral candidates;
●    no tuition fees, with
     ●    free accommodation;
     ●    travel expenses reimbursed (up to 200 euro).
Each course is delivered over 20 hours over one week, combining frontal teaching, office hours/discussions, assignments and presentation of research by the students.

Applications
Students can apply through the site
https://landing.cafoscarichallengeschool.it/docra/

Acceptance of qualified applicants will be done on a first-in basis.

More information
For more information, please visit  
https://landing.cafoscarichallengeschool.it/docra/

or get in touch through colloquia.cicf@unive.it. We’ll be happy to organize a zoom session.

DoCRA is a joint initiative of  CICF (team leader), IUSS Pavia, IMT Lucca, SISSA Trieste, Scuola di Studi Superiori Carlo Urbani in Camerino, Scuola di Studi Superiori Giacomo Leopardi in Macerata, Scuola Superiore F. Rossi in Torino, Scuola Superiore Universitaria Di Toppo Wassermann in Udine.
The event is organised within the framework of the Project  "Educating Future Citizens" funded by Ministerial Decree 291/2024 - National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), Mission 4 Education and Research, Component 1, Investment 3.4 ‘Advanced University Teaching and Skills’; CUP H77G24000190007
 

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