by Amira Berrada - Key Players -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Enrollment Period Open Through June for Masters in Microcredit for Development from La Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain

La Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, a Spanish university based in Madrid, is accepting applications for a graduate program titled Master in Microcredit for Development. For the fifth consecutive year, La Universidad Autonoma de Madrid will offer this program, which is taught half in English and half in Spanish, to professionals seeking a career in microfinance.

The program accepts 20 to 25 students per year and costs EUR 4,500 (USD 6,036). The course curriculum includes a theoretical component of 400 hours of group presentations, discussion and tests; an internship in microfinance; and a thesis. The deadline for the submission of applications is June 30, 2012. Applications may be found at http://www.mastermicrocreditos.es/index_alt.html.

By Amira Berrada, Research Associate

Sources and Resources:

[1] http://www.mastermicrocreditos.es/index_alt.html

MicroCapital.org article, December 2, 2010, “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: University Commission for Development (CUD) Announces Scholarships for 2011 Academic Year, Including European Masters in Microfinance” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-university-commission-for…

MicroCapital.org article, May 11, 2011, “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Call for Applications: Masters Degree in Microcredit for Development at Madrid Autonomous University, Spain, Submission Deadline July 1, 2011” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-call-for-applications-mas…

MicroCapital.org article, June 21, 2011, “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Protestant University of Congo Accepting Applications for Masters Degree in Microfinance” https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-frankfurt-school-of-finan…

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Amira joined MicroCapital while working at Export Development Canada (EDC) as a Credit Insurance Underwriter. Amira holds a Bachelor degree in International Business and Finance from Concordia University in Montreal. While completing her bachelor degree, Amira spent a semester in France and upon graduation, three months in India working with non-governmental agencies, political and spiritual groups for various socioeconomic initiatives such as the advancement of women. While travelling to different cities and rural areas in India, Amira was touched by the poverty she witnessed and was dedicated to finding a way to intertwine her business interests with her passion for development. She hopes this internship in microfinance will provide the framework to integrate an element of development into her professional career as well as positively contribute to the field of microfinance. Amira speaks English, French, and Spanish fluently and has conversational knowledge in Portuguese and Arabic. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, trying new restaurants such as molecular gastronomy, restaurants made out of ice and Nicaraguan meals wrapped in banana leaves. Most of all, she loves to travel with loved ones.