The Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment is the leading professional institute for professionals in securities, investment, wealth, and financial planning. The Institute works to encourage each of its members, as well as those who strive to achieve the highest professional standards in financial services.
In the Finance Department, we aim to obtain accreditation and educational partnership with the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments to develop and ensure the quality of the finance program. In addition, the students of the department get many advantages, the most prominent of which are:
· 10 annual grants to test the qualifications of one CISI Institute.
· Raising the confidence of our students and enhancing their professional competence in the field of financial services by helping them and facilitating their access to globally recognized CISI qualifications.
· Enhancing the competitive capabilities of the department's students in the labor market and increasing their chances of obtaining prestigious jobs in the financial sector, which is one of the twelve executive programs to achieve the Kingdom's 2030 vision.
· Students of the department receive a 50% discount on the fees for exams and scientific materials for CISI.
· Availability of learning resources on the Institute's website for students of the department wishing to take CISI exams.
For more information, you can visit the institute's website at the following link: www.cisi.org
CFA Institute Student Scholarship
In the light of the cooperation between the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute and King Faisal University, the Department of Finance at Business College will annually offer finance students a number of grants to help students in obtaining CFA Certification.
The candidates are required to achieve the following:
• The candidates should be Finance students and in the last academic year.
• Attach the recent academic record (70% counts in the assessment)
• The candidates should take a written exam (30% count in the assessment)
• Attach an updated CV in English.
The previous documents should be sent via e-mail to the Head of the Finance Department:
Dr. Wadhaah bin Ibrahim Al Sheikh Mubarak walshikh@kfu.edu.sa
The accepted candidates will apply online on the CFA Institute website at the following link
https://www.cfainstitute.org
For more information, you can visit the following link:
Student Scholarship https://www.cfainstitute.org/en/programs/cfa/scholarships/student
CISI Student Scholarship
In the light of the cooperation between the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment and King Faisal University, the Department of Finance at Business College will annually offer finance students a set of scholarships to study CISI qualifications Such as :
• Fundamentals of Financial Services
• International Introduction to Securities & Investment
The candidates are required to achieve the following:
• The candidates should be Finance students and in the last academic year.
• Attach the recent academic record (70% counts in the assessment)
• The candidates should take a written exam (a 30% count in the assessment)
• Attach an updated CV in English.
The previous documents shall be sent via e-mail to the Head of the Finance Department, Dr. Wadhaah bin Ibrahim Al Sheikh Mubarak walshikh@kfu.edu.sa
For more information, you can visit the following links:
Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment
https://www.cisi.org/cisiweb2/cisi-website/homepages/cisi-financial-services-professional-body
CISI Qualifications
https://www.cisi.org/cisiweb2/cisi-website/study-with-us
