Financiers not Bollywood: Indian professors visit Coburg campus

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Prof. Dr. Sadrita Deb, Prof. Dr. Victor Randall, Shrenik Chowdhari, Suraj Jadhav und Prof. Dr. V.P. Sriraman in the Bloomberg Labof Coburg University. | Quelle: Natalie Schalk | Copyright: Coburg University | Download

War, supply side disruptions, rapid technological developments: Many factors influence the development of the financial markets. The valuation of any investment can be complex. What are the theoretical approaches for the valuation of a company, for options, dividends or intellectual property such as patents? And what about valuing a start-up? "As an investor, you should know when to buy, hold or sell an asset," says Suraj Jadhav. The 37-year-old engineer is in his 2nd year of the MBA Financial Management program and deepening his understanding of financial markets. He has just covered the valuation of companies in different settings with a new elective: "Investment Valuation with Bloomberg Applications", taught for the first time by two visiting Professors from the Bharathidasan Institute of Management (BIM Trichy) at Coburg University in the summer semester of 2024.

International round at the Bloomberg Lab in Coburg

For Prof. Dr. V.P. Sriraman and Prof. Dr. Sadrita Deb, this is their debut visit to Germany. But how did they get from Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu to Coburg in Franconia? It's actually quite simple: "One year ago, I met them at a conference in London“, explains Prof. Dr. Victor Randall, director of the MBA Financial Management program at Coburg. "I was so inspired by their talk that I thought: We need these professors in Coburg to teach a course in investment valuation with Bloomberg applications." And now they are all standing in front of two large monitors in the new Bloomberg Lab (ICR, R. 9-010) analysing charts, graphs and figures.
Bloomberg is a global information service, a terminal that combines financial software tools such as analytics and statistics with real-time market prices and live financial data. The guest professors teach Corporate Finance and Valuation in India - and are Bloomberg experts.
"All financial companies tend to have Bloomberg terminals," says Prof. Dr. Sriraman. "Bloomberg has many, many functions." If the students start a career as an investment banker, for example, they can use this important tool straight away. The Indian professor smiles. "I hope this course will be really beneficial for them in their career going forward." Prof. Deb adds: "If if they mention in their CV that they are Bloomberg certified, then that's definitely giving them an edge." The professor explains that their course combines theoretical knowledge on the various valuation concepts, methods and challenges with hands-on learning by doing. Bloomberg applications allow students to interpret real-time data.

International expertise, Franconian life skills

Being able to conduct a valuation of investments is extremely useful: Shrenik Chowdhari reports: " Investment valuation doesn't only help me with my work, but also in my personal life I have to make informed investment decisions.“ The 27-year-old FM student is also excited to see how he can apply his knowledge during his internship at Allianz S.E. Munich. And it will help him with his Master's thesis, focussing on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. Like his fellow student Suraj, who looks forward to his practical semester at BMW AG Munich, he came to Coburg from India to study FM. Suraj is also currently completing his Master's thesis. " Coming to Coburg was a game changer for me actually, because I like nature and it offers a quiet environment, where you can just think of yourself, concentrate on your studies and enjoy the outdoors. And I met quite a few local families. They are really welcoming.“
Prof. Sriraman confirms that the Veste is "a very picturesque place. It is there on the hilltop, which makes this kind of beautiful. You don't have so many students." A clear advantage from Sriraman's point of view. He also recommends studying here for another reason: "The students become more independent and self-reliant because they have to take care of their food, they need to take care of their work and also their studies and many other things simultaneously."
Completely normal for German students - Prof. Deb sees this as a special plus point: "Students from India and other cultures should come here because they not only learn interesting subjects, but acquire important life skils.