(L-R) Jean-Philippe Muller, Dean of IUM, Stéphane Valeri, Minister of Health and Social Affairs and, Ms Isabelle Bonnal, Director of the Department of Education, Youth and Sport.
Thursday evening, Jean-Philippe Muller, Dean of the International University of Monaco, welcomed Stéphane Valeri, Minister of Health and Social Affairs and Isabelle Bonnal, Director of the Department of Education, Youth and Sport, on behalf of the 2017 class of Bachelor of Finance “Monaco Banking and Financial Services”.
Dr Muller, who has been Dean of IUM since February 2013, thanked the government, the dozen banks, which this year include BNP Paribas, Société General, Union Bancaire Privé, CFM Indosuez, BNP Wealth Management and Barclays, the Monegasque Association of Financial Activities (AMAF) and Pole Emploi for their support and cooperation, citing that this new program, along with IUM’s recently-launched Masters in Yachting, illustrate how the university is developing in harmony with the needs of the Principality.
The 13 students, 9 women and 4 men, will work in a bank as a salaried employee from Monday to Wednesday, and then attend classes at the university the other two days of the week. The course agenda is broken down into three sections: the technical side of the industry such as markets, products and the banking system; the culture of the industry and very high-end customer service; and regulation and etiquette. The last six months of courses will be taught in English.
Two of the female students told Monaco Life that the program interests them because they have a background in banking and wanted to develop their skills in the private banking sector, as they enjoy the customer service.
Candidates for IUM’s Bachelor of Finance “Monaco Banking and Financial Services” undergo a thorough interview with the university before meeting with the bank, who ultimately does the hiring.
A variation of the program was established in 2007 in the Principality jointly by the Directorate of Labour (through the Youth Employment Unit), the Monegasque Association of Financial Activities (AMAF) and the Banking Training Institute (IBF) in Nice. Part of the pedagogical content has been developed by professionals and IUM to meet the demands of Monegasque banking. The current diploma reflects a real need of the job market and is intended primarily for Monegasques, residents of the Principality and neighbouring municipalities.
This revised “100% made in Monaco” program was validated in May 2016 by the Department of Education while the cost of the apprentice training is paid by employers and then reimbursed by the Government of Monaco.
“The banking sector isn’t simple, it’s a discipline,” said Dr Muller as he thanked the students for their commitment to the program. “You are both employees and students, and I hope you realise how lucky you are in this program, because if you do a good job in the sector, the banks will probably accompany you in your path down the road.”
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The Trillion Tree Campaign was officially launched in Monaco on Friday, March 9, at the Grimaldi Forum with the support and encouragement of Prince Albert.
Far from being a local project, the Trillion Tree Campaign, organised by the founders of Plant for the Planet and as part of the UN Environment Programme, has an ambitious target: to inspire millions of people across the world to plant trees in order to further the fight against climate change.
Originally the brainchild of 9-year-old Felix Finkbeiner, a young German schoolboy worried about the future of polar bears, the notion of enlisting young people worldwide to plant huge numbers of trees quickly took root. To date, 15,205,451,679 trees have been planted thanks to the initiative.
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Prince Albert was first inspired by Felix, by then age 11, who was speaking at a conference about his passion. The two were then reunited on Friday in Monaco.
Felix is now 18, as inspired today as he was in 2007, and it was an emotional moment for both when a small gift was offered by Plant-for-the-Planet to Prince Albert: an olive tree that was planted in front of the Grimaldi Forum.
A new target was set from the Principality on Friday: one trillion trees to be planted across the world as a vital part of the fight against climate change.
According to the organisation, “If each of us plants 150 trees, we will reach 1,000 billion trees worldwide. There is still enough room for that many new trees. Those trees would absorb a quarter of the man-made CO2 emissions.”
A Plant-for-the-Planet Tree Card allows you to start your tree collection and grow a forest of your own, and every month, the Plant-for-the-Planet initiative will plant at least one tree for you.
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