SIT Study Abroad: Switzerland - Banking, Finance, and Social Responsibility
- Location(s): Geneva, Switzerland
- Program Type(s): Study Abroad
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Examine macroeconomics and the global finance system through the lens of social justice and the ethics of sustainable business.From its base in Geneva, this program provides a thorough background in international banking and finance through a soci... read more
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My experience abroad was definitely worthwhile! I loved traveling around Switzerland and our excursion to Greece. The classes I took on sustainable finance were interesting (sometimes repetitive though). My favorite part of the program was an assignment I did in Greece where I had to speak to the locals. A student - Brandeis University View Entire Review
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Examine macroeconomics and the global finance system through the lens of social justice and the ethics of sustainable business.
From its base in Geneva, this program provides a thorough background in international banking and finance through a social justice lens using an experiential, case study approach. The program addresses the causes and implications of the unstable global financial economy, alternative systems of intermediation, and the implications of financial crises on economies through classroom seminars and through lectures and briefings at financial and banking institutions and NGOs.
Major topics of study include:
- International banking and reforms and markets within internationals financial systems
- Solidarity economies, microfinance, and sustainable financing and sustainable business
- Islamic banking
- Financial intermediation systems and risk
- Financial globalization, financial crises, and social responsibility
- Ethics of banking, financial policy, tax avoidance, and market pressure
