The Executive Masters in Islamic Financial Management (XIFM) program is delivered at the Ecole Supérieure des Affaires (ESA) in conjunction with the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University.

Its mission is to equip managers of Islamic and conventional financial institutions with the needed financial management techniques, in order to enhance the competiveness of their firms in today’s highly competitive financial markets. The Xifm is the first academic program applying financial management techniques to Islamic finance.

The Xifm creates synergies between Islamic and conventional finance. Its balanced curriculum of conventional and Islamic finance courses combines the moral and ethical framework of Islamic finance with the technical excellence of conventional finance.

Students will alternate between core courses tackling the fundamentals of financial techniques and theory, and courses in Islamic Finance.

The program is taught part-time to allow participants to insure their professional activity. The teaching staff consists of visiting lecturers from both the academic and financial world, part of ESA and RSM’s networks.

INTERNATIONAL NETWORK

The Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University has a world-wide reputation as a top business school and is consistently ranked among the top 10 business schools in Europe. In 2010, RSM was ranked 6th in the overall Financial Times rankings of European Business Schools.

The XIFM program is part of RSM’s Masters in Financial Management (MFM) global network. Today, international editions of the program are delivered in Rotterdam, Beirut, Curacao and Jeddah.

Graduates will adhere to the extensive ESA and RSM Alumni Networks. The ESA Alumni Association (ADESA) and RSM Alumni Community connect you to a global professional network.

DIPLOMA

Upon successful completion of the program, graduates obtain an ESA and RSM co-branded diploma in Islamic Financial Management, accredited as an international “Master of Financial Management” degree.

Along with the XiIFM diploma, candidates have the opportunity to enroll in additional courses delivered through the RSM, Erasmus University network, enabling them to receive an additional diploma from RSM: the Executive Masters in Financial Management.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Degree type: Post-experience Master program
Duration of program: 18 months part time
Tuition fees: EUR 25,000
Xifm scholarship: USD 10,000 ESA & RSM Scholarship. Please check the XIFM application form for more information.
Requirements: University Bachelor degree; at least 3 years of significant work experience; successful completion of the XIFM written exam and XIFM admissions interview held at the ESA campus