Awards for outstanding student achievements
Once a year, we award Major Econ prizes for outstanding student achievements at the Graduation Day in the Autumn semester.
Since Autumn semester 2022, the Stiftung Mensch, Innovation und Forschung" (SMIF) and the Department of Economics of the School of Economics and Political Science (SEPS) reward outstanding students' research.
The SMIF-prize is awarded once a year for the best Thesis of graduates of the Bachelor's degree programme Major Economics on topics in Quantitative Finance and Economics. The prize is awarded by the Rector of the University of St.Gallen at the Graduation Day in the Autumn semester.
The best Bachelor's Thesis will be awarded CHF 2,000.
Felix Schmedding (Major Economics) was awarded the SMIF-prize for the best Bachelor's Thesis on topics in Quantitative Finance and Economics sponsored by the Foundation Mensch, Innovation und Forschung (SMIF) by the Rector of the University of St.Gallen, Prof. Dr. Bernhard Ehrenzeller, on the Bachelor Graduation Day of September 30, 2023.
The title of his thesis is: "Sustainability Linked Bonds - The Future of Debt Financing? An Exploratory Study".
Niklas Goebel (Major Economics) was awarded the SMIF-prize for the best Bachelor's Thesis on topics in Quantitative Finance and Economics sponsored by the Foundation Mensch, Innovation und Forschung (SMIF) by the Rector of the University of St.Gallen, Prof. Dr. Bernhard Ehrenzeller, on the Bachelor Graduation Day of October 1, 2022.
The title of his thesis is: "Stimulating Markets for Private Equity and Venture Capital".
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