{"id":4914,"date":"2018-02-23T07:03:52","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T06:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hub.hslu.ch\/financialmanagement\/?p=4914"},"modified":"2025-11-21T12:50:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T11:50:32","slug":"msc-ifm-semester-1-a-successful-start-to-school-in-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hub.hslu.ch\/financialmanagement\/2018\/02\/23\/msc-ifm-semester-1-a-successful-start-to-school-in-switzerland\/","title":{"rendered":"MSc IFM: Semester 1 – A successful start to school in Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nby <\/em><\/strong>Prof. Dr. Imke Keimer<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Head of MSc International Financial Management, Prof. Dr. Stefan Hunziker<\/a>, Head of MSc International Financial Management,  and <\/em><\/strong>Marcel Greimel<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Master\u2019s Assistant at the <\/em><\/strong>Institute of Financial Services Zug IFZ<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Harry Skelton, MSc IFM student<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fourteen weeks of class. Six exams. Countless coffees. Four textbooks bought. Two read. One semester completed. Zero bitcoins bought. <\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019d call that a successful start to graduate school.<\/p>\n

The opportunity to study at Lucerne School of Business has been filled with first time experiences. The train comes on time, Swiss students wrap their knuckles on tables to express an appreciation for a presentation, and the lecturers exist outside the classroom. So far, I\u2019ve been spoilt with the array of cultures offering their perspective towards theorems of economic and psychological nature. Albeit, a timidness from some cultures exists in the classroom, but after a cheeky beverage at Pier 41 these walls quickly crumble. Although we\u2019re born in different countries, at different times, with different norms and experiences, we\u2019re able to bond over the mutual interest of the pursuit of knowledge. A common objective, creating an open environment where respect reigns and unique lessons flow.<\/p>\n

Applying one of these lessons is the need to determine a fundamental objective. Those trained in emotions and at inner peace with themselves may be able to answer this question with relative ease – the average person not so likely. Although I\u2019ve been attending yoga, utilising the university sports program, I can admit I\u2019m not at that spiritual level\u2026yet. Rather, using the \u201cfive why\u201d technique, I may be able to drill down to what I\u2019m really working towards, allowing me to see the trees and the forest. For instance:<\/p>\n