Bachelor Seminars
In this section, we present a selection of specially curated seminars for Bachelor students. These seminars are designed to offer additional insights and detailed information to help you make informed choices.
Many of the listed seminars are interdisciplinary, interactive, and/or conducted in close collaboration with industry partners. They provide an excellent opportunity to deepen your knowledge, gain practical experience, and engage with real-world challenges beyond your core curriculum.
Table of contents
- Bachelor: Current Trends in Private Banking
- Bachelor: Banking Game: Gesamtführung einer Bank (Overall management of a bank)
- Bachelor: Banking – Structured Products
- Bachelor: Behavioral Corporate Governance, Ethics, and Compliance
- Bachelor: Business- & Finance Game
- Bachelor: Emerging Market Finance
- Bachelor: Finance for the Future: Learning by Doing (Summer School) (S)
- Bachelor: Finance with Excel
- Bachelor: Seminar Immobilien
- Bachelor: Startup Seminar Banking & Finance 2.0 (S)
- Bachelor: Unternehmensberichterstattung und Corporate Governance (Value Reporting and Corporate Governance)
Bachelor: Current Trends in Private Banking
Registration
Registration takes place viaOLAT. The application deadline is Friday, 16 May 2025.
Selection of participants
An initial selection of participants is made on the basis of professional criteria, after which the decision is made by lot. All interested parties will be notified by e-mail whether they can take part in the seminar.
More information
- eKick-off event: The preliminary meeting will take place on Wednesday, 26 May 2025 at 17:00 (online)
- Block lecture: The seminar will take place on Monday, 1 September and Tuesday, 2 September 2025
Bachelor: Banking Game: Gesamtführung einer Bank (Overall management of a bank)
Registration
Registration takes place viaOLAT. The registration deadline is Tuesday, 25 February 2025.
Selection of participants
All those who register will be informed by e-mail in the following week whether they can take part or not. In the case of overbooking, a selection will be made on the basis of affiliation to the target group and the credits already achieved in the course.
More Information
The preliminary meeting will take place on Tuesday, 4 March 2025, from 16:00 to 17:00. The seminar will run from 11 March to 15 April 2025 and will be held on Tuesdays from 13:00 to 16:00 at UZH. Full attendance is mandatory.
Bachelor: Banking – Structured Products
Registration
Registration takes place viaOLAT and will start on Tuesday, 16. September 2025.
Selection of participants
The number of participants is limited. In the event of overbooking, an initial selection will be made on the basis of the performance records already achieved in the Asset Pricing and Corporate Finance 2 modules.
More Information
Face-to-face event: The events will take place from 16 September to 18 November 2025 on Tuesdays from 14:00 - 18:00
Proof of performance:
- Submission of several group papers
- Presentations in groups on 4 November, 11 November and 18 November 2025, 14:00-18:00
Bachelor: Behavioral Corporate Governance, Ethics, and Compliance
Anmeldung
Please send your registration by e-mail by Thursday, 20 February 2025 at the latest to baiba.renerte@df.uzh.ch.
Selection of participants
The number of participants is limited. If more applications are received than there are places available, the selection will be based on the applications submitted. The date of registration and motivation will be used as criteria. All interested parties will be notified by e-mail whether they can participate in the seminar.
More Information
The language of instruction is English. We expect continuous attendance and active participation in the discussions. If you have any questions, please contact baiba.renerte@df.uzh.ch. The seminar will be held as a block event on 14 March, 9 and 16 May 2025 at the University of Zurich. These dates are planned as face-to-face events.
- Block lecture: 14 March 2025
- Guest lecture and presentations of the seminar paper: 9 May and 16 May 2025
Bachelor: Business- & Finance Game
Registration
Registration takes place viaOLAT. The registration deadline is Monday, 21 July 2025.
Selection of participants
All those who register will be informed by e-mail in the following week whether they can take part or not. In the event of overbooking, a selection will be made on the basis of membership of the target group and the credits already achieved in the course.
More Informationen
The seminar will be held as a block event from 25 to 29 August 2025 at the University of Zurich. Full attendance during these 5 days is mandatory.
- Implementation of simulation game: 25 to 29 August 2025 (Monday to Thursday)
- Presentation (press conference): 29 August 2025 (Friday)
Bachelor: Emerging Market Finance
Registration
Registration takes place viaOLAT between Wednesday, 13 November and Monday, 9 December 2024.
Selection of Participants
All students who register via OLAT will be notified by e-mail. If you are accepted, please do not forget to register in the module booking system.
Further Information
The seminar takes place on 6 and 7 February 2025 at the University of Zurich. The seminar is concluded with a presentation on 14 March 2025.
Bachelor: Finance for the Future: Learning by Doing (Summer School) (S)
Registration
Registration takes place viaOLAT. The registration deadline is Monday, 10 February 2025.
Selection of Participants
All students who register on OLAT will be notified via email. If you are accepted do not forget to also register as usual in the module booking system.
More Information
The seminar takes place from 30 June until 18 July 2025 at the University of Zurich.
Bachelor: Finance with Excel
Registration
Registration takes place viaOLAT. The registration deadline is Sunday, 13 April 2025. A mandatory online introductory event (preliminary discussion) will take place on Tuesday, 15 April 2025 from 6:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. via Zoom.
Selection of Participants
All students who register on OLAT will be notified via email until Monday, 14 April 2025. In the case of overbooking, an initial selection is made on the basis of subject-specific criteria (attendance of the Corporate Finance and Asset Pricing lectures), after which the decision is made by lot.
More Information
The seminar will be held as a block event from 4 to 6 September 2025 (Thursday to Saturday) at the Seminarhotel Musikinsel Rheinau (http://www.musikinsel.ch) in Rheinau. The cost for two nights including full board is between CHF 330 and CHF 370, depending on the room type.
Bachelor: Seminar Immobilien
Registration
Registration takes place viaOLAT. The registration deadline is Wednesday, 2 October 2024. An initial selection of participants is made on the basis of professional criteria, after which the decision is made by lot.
Selection of Participants
All students who register will be informed of acceptance or rejection by e-mail.
More Information
The seminar will take place on site at PwC in Oerlikon on the following dates:
- 27 January 2025 (09.00 - 12.00 Uhr)
- 28 January 2025 (09.00 - 12.00 Uhr)
- 29 January 2025 (09.00 - 12.00 Uhr)
- 6.02.2025 (13.00 - 18.00 Uhr)
Bachelor: Startup Seminar Banking & Finance 2.0 (S)
- VVZ
- OLAT (The course will only be available starting in summer)
- Module details
Registration
Interested students must submit their complete application documents in a single PDF file on OLAT up to and including Sunday, 21 September 2025, 24:00. The submission of application documents is only possible after the information event on 16 September 2025.
Selection of Participants
Participation in the information event on 16 September 2025 is required. Previous knowledge of banking & finance and/or business informatics is an advantage.
More Information
This module takes place on site. Regular attendance at the seminar and active participation in the working groups is expected. If you have any questions about the seminar, please contact:svenchristian.steude@uzh.ch.
Bachelor: Unternehmensberichterstattung und Corporate Governance (Value Reporting and Corporate Governance)
Registration
Please send your application to Arun Vasudevanarun.vasudevan@df.uzh.ch
Registration deadline: Saturday, 31 May 2025
- transcript of records
- if applicable, details of exam dates during the seminar period
- no letter of motivation required
More Information
The seminar will take place from 23 to 27 June and 30 June to 4 July, 2025.
Further examinations can be taken during the seminar period! Participants will be released for the examination period and the working hours in the seminar can be flexibly adapted.
The results of the seminar are part of the Swiss Annual Report Rating 2025. Participants take part directly in the rating process. Further information: https://www.df.uzh.ch/en/research/commissioned--research/value-reporting-en.html
- Current Trends in Private Banking
- Banking Game: Management of a Bank
- Banking: Structured Products
- Behavioral Corporate Governance, Ethics, and Compliance
- Business- & Finance Game
- Emerging Market Finance
- Finance for the Future: Learning by Doing (Summer School)
- Finance with Excel
- Seminar Immobilien
- Startup Seminar Banking & Finance 2.0
- Value Reporting and Corporate Governance