The WU Research Institute for Capital Markets (ISK) invites students who are pursuing a Master's degree and have a strong interest in capital markets to an information session about the Portfolio Management Program on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at 4 PM.

The purpose of this information session is to introduce students with a focus on finance to the content and structure of the program, including its opportunities and challenges, as well as details about the application process for admission to the program.

The event will take place via Teams: PMP information session

This invitation is directed at all students who are nearing the end of their Bachelor's studies and plan to pursue a Master's degree with a focus on finance, as well as students who are at the beginning of their Master's studies and have already chosen a finance-related specialization.

The Program and Your Opportunities

The 2-year program is an educational initiative that provides students with the opportunity to complement their theoretical knowledge in capital market analysis with practical experience by managing three real portfolios.

Participation in the program offers students:

• Acquisition of practical knowledge in asset management
• Access to infrastructure, including working with Bloomberg and other data services
• Additional qualifications for the job market through hands-on experience in asset management
• A course certificate upon successful completion of the program

The application deadline is September 15, 2026.
Link  to the application form: Application Form - Program Design - Portfolio Management Program for Students

An update of the Study Guide for the master's program in Banking and Finance for the academic year 2026/27 is available.

The publication “Extending the Demand System Approach to Asset Pricing,” co-authored by Univ.-Prof. Thomas Gehrig, was awarded the prestigious ZKB Best Paper Award 2025.

The UK Contract Theory course will only be offered again in the summer semester of 2027.

In the upcoming summer semester 2026 the course KU Contracts and Organizations (8 ECTS) can be taken as an equivalent for this course, the additional 4 ECTS can be used as elective credits in modules B.1.b.i, ii, B.1.c, B.1.d, B.2.c.i, ii, iii, and B.2.d.

Applicants for admission have to prove the following knowledge and qualifications as qualitative admission requirements:

1. Prior training in the fields of business administration, economics, mathematics and statistics comprising 30 ECTS credits, of which at least 8 ECTS credits must have been acquired in courses in mathematics and statistics.
2. Command of English corresponding to at least the B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Regarding the proof of the language level the regulations of the University of Vienna apply.
3. Achivement of at least
   • 44 points in the "Quantitative Section" of the Graduate Management Admission Tests (GMAT)
     or
   • 154 points in the section "Quantitative Reasoning" of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test
   within the previous two years.

Graduates from the following bachelor's degree programmes at the University of Vienna fulfill the qualitative admission requirements in item 1:

The requirements in item 1 are also fulfilled by completing the extension curricula

at the University of Vienna.