ICTBS

Information and Communication Technologies

for Banking Services

Post-graduation with Master access

OVERVIEW

The postgraduate in Information and Communication Technologies for Banking Services aims at providing students with a unique learning experience and the opportunity to take part in a pioneer educational model which bridges the gap between academia and private companies. The ISEGI / BNP Paribas Securities Services / Syone partnership developed this postgraduate in order to bring together the best of both worlds: the knowledge provided by a prestigious academic institution, with well established credits in Information Management and Business Intelligence, and the professional experience of both Syone and BNP Paribas Securities Services, with historical curriculum respectively in ICT and banking domains. This academic/professional experience will allow the participants:

To understand the potential impact of information and communication technologies on building competitive advantages;

To evaluate the strategic options and the ways in which the business and information systems strategies can be aligned and integrated;

To demonstrate how to apply appropriate technological systems and infrastructures to support a business information systems solution;

To understand the role of business process management for adding business value of information technology;

To understand and apply the technological concepts that structure and enable the day-to-day operations of a market leader like BNP Paribas Securities Services;

To learn the strategies and methodologies that enable the governance of all systems involved in the operation of banking services;

To develop personal and working skills, highly valued in the market;

To give any student the opportunity of paying for their own education;

To work in a multicultural environment of highly motivated young professionals;

The opportunity to start a challenging and highly rewarding career within a fast-growing world leading company.

OBJECTIVES

Information and communication technologies (ICT) are as ubiquitous as they are crucial in today’s economy. ICT changed the way we do business and impacts every economic sector and industry; the banking industry is no exception. Today, financial services rely heavily on cutting hedge ICT to deliver premium quality services and increase customer satisfaction while reducing operational costs. The ICT infrastructure constitutes the backbone of modern-day banking services, thus companies need to address the challenge of managing and developing their ICT talent, the people that design, develop and operate this infrastructure.

There is a wide range of skills and knowledge that ICT professional need to master in order to effectively contribute to the creation of value within the ICT infrastructure. These skills and knowledge can be better developed through a mix of theory and practice in which the fundamental theoretical frameworks are combined with on-the-job training. This is the challenge that companies and academia need to address through a consistent partnership, supporting a steady stream of professionals that are able to deliver value from the moment they begin working and have the ability to thrive in a lifelong learning environment.

With this post-graduation we seek to tackle this challenge and through an enthusiastic and consistent partnership shorten the go to market of students finishing an academic degree, providing them with high quality education and a stimulating professional carrier.

STUDENTSPROFILE

We are looking for:Talented “fresh graduates” (undergraduate or graduate);

Proficiency in English;

Good at logical thinking;

Highly motivated and target driven people;

People with great communication skills;

Good team players;

People who look for a challenge.

This postgraduate will be lectured by a group of teachers, both national and foreign, with prestigious academic profiles, and by a set of reputed professionals in the ICT and banking areas, with vast experience in projects. This combination ensures that students will be given a unique set of skills, knowledge and working experience.

TEACHERS

This postgraduate is divided into two semesters. Part of the classes will be lectured in packages, during the day (9:00-16:00); other classes will be on-going, and will have a post-labour schedule (18:00-22:00). The on-the-job part of this program will take place from 9:00h to 17:00h.

SCHEDULE

ADMISSIONCRITERIA

ISEGI, Syone and BNP Paribas Securities Services are searching for exceptional students willing to conjugate an academic experience with an on-the-job experience, conducted by an unique set of teachers and certified trainers, with vast experience in real-life and complex projects. This is the second year of this pioneer initiative, never held in Portugal in this academic-professional outline, requiring students an extreme commitment in order to manage both dimensions of this post-graduate. In addition, and due to the internship, students will receive a monthly salary.

Pre-conditions for applying:High potential “fresh graduates”;

Proficiency in English;

Free of any employment contract commitment at the beginning of 09/2012.

Information required for applying:Completing registration of the form in www.isegi.unl.pt/candidaturas;

Curriculum Vitae;

Motivation letter.

Stages of the selection process:Applying in www.isegi.unl.pt/candidaturas;

Competence and IT tests;

Interviews;

Announcement of the selected candidates.

STUDYPROGRAM

The successful conclusion of the program requires the completion of all curricular units, a total of 67,5 ECTS. Success in all curricular units constitutes a fundamental component of evaluation for getting a working contract with the mentioned entities.

This postgraduate gives access to the Master degree in Information Management, with a specialization in Management Information Systems and Technology, by conducting a third semester, which consists on:

Responsible for the Curricular Unit

Semester 1

Curricular Units

Client Server Programming I

Web & Internet Technologies I

Information Systems Management

Business Excellence

Responsible for the Curricular Unit

Semester 2

Curricular Units

Client Server Programming II

Business Process Management

Banking Processes

Web & Internet Technologies II

Responsible for the Curricular Unit

Semester 3

Curricular Units

Management of Information Projects

Knowledge Management

Thesis / Project / Internship

Research Methodologies

TESTIMONIALS

MEDIA

Rita Franco | Class of 2011/2012"For me, this post-graduation was an opportunity to change my life. People invest in you and you feel part of a team. In my specific case it was a dream that came true."

Guilherme Duque | Class of 2011/2012"A life changing opportunity where you have the best of both worlds: academic and professional. It is also an opportunity to work in a dynamic, friendly and culturally diverse environment."

Filipe Pina | Class of 2011/2012"Be part of a well organized training program where you receive highly valued qualification in the labour market and join a wonderful team within an inspired organization. If all this is for you, what are you waiting for? Apply!!"

Magda Silva | Class of 2011/2012“ICTBS is innovation. It’s a rewarding challenge to study and work inside a fertile environment of team work. We are improving skills on a daily basis with time for a balanced life. I feel that’s the best use that I can do with my time and I’m proud and grateful to be part of it.”

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Scientific CoordinationFernando Bação, PhDMiguel Castro Neto, PhD

Tuition feeThe subscription of this postgraduate is 3.500€.

InternshipThe full details of the internship contract to be celebrated with the students will be given at the interview stage. The general layout is:

Full-time internship according to Portuguese legislation;

Very competitive remuneration, for a post-graduation with on-the-job experience;

Duration of the internship: 11 months.

Though it is intention of the participating entities that all the students enrolled in this postgraduate guarantee a position after the completion of the courses, this internship is by no means an agreement on that matter. Such achievement depends mostly on the students’ performance both on the courses and on-the-job projects.

Further informationPlease access to www.isegi.unl.pt/ICTBS or contact ISEGI Marketing Department: Ana Paiva – [email protected].

Post-graduation with Master access

Information and Communication Technologies for Banking Services