The Investment Academy is a professional specialization program dedicated to students, organized by the Institute of Financial Studies (ISF) in partnership with the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) and the Romanian Fund Administrators Association (AAF), with the support of the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF). It consisted of a series of training modules as well as an applied module.
The modules took place between October 24 – November 21, 2024, delivered by 12 specialists and professionals from the financial sector, while the applied module (ArenaXT) was presented by 2 specialists from Estinvest.
Participants were tasked with creating an investment plan for a theoretical scenario, with 41 out of 71 teams producing projects with a high degree of professionalism, accuracy, and originality. The committee, composed of members from ISF, AAF, and BVB, selected the 10 best projects to advance to the presentation stage. The 10 finalist teams were announced on December 6, 2024, and the project presentations will take place on December 10, 2024.
The 10 finalist teams come from the following partner universities:
- Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest
- Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Iași
- West University of Timișoara
- Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca
- Ștefan cel Mare University in Suceava
- Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu
- George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology in Târgu Mureș
Congratulations to the 10 teams that advanced to the next stage:
- Plain Vanilla - Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest
- VinVest Rush - Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest
- JPVinvest - Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Iași
- West's Future - West University of Timișoara
- Capital Wizards - Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca
- Start.Up.Invest - Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca
- Blackrock Cluj - Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca
- R.E.B - Ștefan cel Mare University in Suceava
- RiskMasters - Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu
- UMFST Smart Investors - George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology in Târgu Mureș
