Indian professors visit Coburg campus

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24.07.2024 14:05

Indian professors visit Coburg campus: financiers, not Bollywood

Indian professors pass on their financial know-how to Master's students in Coburg: The English-taught MBA Financial Management programme has called on two experts from BIM Trichy, a university in southern India, as guest professors for the first time in the summer semester 2024 to teach different approaches to business valuation integrating Bloomberg applications.

War, supply disruptions, rapid technological developments: many factors influence the evolution of financial markets. The valuation of any investment can be complex. What are the theoretical approaches for the valuation of a company, for options, dividends or intellectual property such as patents? And what about the valuation of a start-up? “As an investor, you need to know when to buy, hold or sell an asset,” says Suraj Jadhav. The 37-year-old engineer is in his second year of the MBA Financial Management program and is deepening his understanding of financial markets. He has just tackled the valuation of companies in different contexts with a new elective course: “Investment Valuation with Bloomberg Applications”, taught for the first time by two visiting professors from the Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM Trichy) at Coburg University in the summer semester of 2024.

International tour at Bloomberg Lab in Coburg

For Professor Dr. VP Sriraman and Professor Dr. Sadrita Deb, this is their first visit to Germany. But how did they get from Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu to Coburg in Franconia? It's actually quite simple: “A year ago, I met them at a conference in London,” says Professor Dr. Victor Randall, director of the MBA Financial Management program in Coburg. “I was so inspired by their presentation that I thought: We need these professors in Coburg to teach a course on investment evaluation with Bloomberg applications.” And now they are all standing in front of two large screens in the new Bloomberg Lab (ICR, R. 9-010) analyzing charts, graphs and numbers.
Bloomberg is a global news service, a terminal that combines financial software tools such as analytics and statistics with real-time market prices and live financial data. Visiting professors teach corporate finance and valuation in India – and are Bloomberg experts.
“All financial companies tend to use Bloomberg terminals,” says Professor Sriraman. “Bloomberg has a lot of functions.” If students are starting a career as an investment banker, for example, they can immediately use this important tool. The Indian professor smiles. “I hope this course will be really useful for them in their careers.” Professor Deb adds, “If they mention in their CV that they are Bloomberg certified, it certainly gives them an advantage.” The professor explains that their course combines theoretical knowledge about different concepts, methods and valuation challenges with hands-on learning. Bloomberg applications allow students to interpret data in real time.

International expertise, Franconian life know-how

Being able to evaluate investments is extremely useful: Shrenik Chowdhari reports: “Investment evaluation not only helps me in my job, but also in my personal life where I have to make informed investment decisions.” The 27-year-old investment management student is also looking forward to seeing how he can apply his knowledge during his internship at Allianz SE Munich. And it will help him with his master’s thesis, which focuses on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. Like his fellow student Suraj, who is looking forward to his practical semester at BMW AG Munich, he came to Coburg from India to study investment management. Suraj is also currently finishing his master’s thesis. “Coming to Coburg was actually a game-changer for me, because I love nature and it offers a quiet environment, where you can just think about yourself, concentrate on your studies and enjoy the outdoors. And I’ve met quite a few local families. They are really welcoming.”
Professor Sriraman confirms that Veste is “a very picturesque place. It is located on top of a hill, which makes this place beautiful. There are not many students.” An obvious advantage from Sriraman’s point of view. He also recommends studying here for another reason: “Students become more independent and self-reliant because they have to take care of their food, work, studies and many other things at the same time.”
This is quite normal for German students – Professor Deb sees this as a particular advantage: “Students from India and other cultures should come here, because they not only learn interesting subjects, but also acquire important life skills.

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Prof. Dr. Sadrita Deb, Prof. Dr. Victor Randall, Shrenik Chowdhari, Suraj Jadhav and Prof. Dr. Vice President …
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University of Coburg

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