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MEF Laboratories
"Real Options Valuation" Lab by Visiting Professor Alexander Borisov (Univ.ty of Cincinnati)

16 hours, 3 credits

Period: third term (May 2026)

Lecturer: Visiting Professor Alexander Borisov (University of Cincinnati - USA)

Available seats: max. 20 MEF students

Where: Seminars' Room "Giorgio Pizzutto" (DEMM 2nd floor)

Timetable: TBA (between 18 and 29 May 2026)

Enrolment will be possible when receiving an e-mail in due time.

"Mutual fund performance evaluation and sustainable investing" by Visiting Prof. Si Zhou (Univ.ty of Beijing)

16 hours, 3 credits

Period: first term (November 2025)

Lecturer: Visiting Professor Si Zhou (University of Science and Technology, Beijing - China)

Available seats: max. 20 MEF students (priority to first year students)

Where: Seminars' Room "Giorgio Pizzutto" (DEMM 2nd floor)

Timetable: 

  • Fri 14 Nov 2025 - 08:30 till 10:30 + 16:30 till 17:30
  • Mon 17 Nov 2025 - 08:30 till 10:30 + 16:30 till 18:30
  • Tue 18 Nov 2025 - 08:30 till 13:00 + 15:00 till 17:00
  • Wed 19 Nov 2025 - 08:30 till 11:00

Enrolment will be possible when receiving an e-mail in due time.

"Stochastic Calculus and Statistics: Lévy-driven Models" by Visiting Prof. Hiroki Masuda (Univ.ty of Tokyo)

16 hours, 3 credits

Period: first term (November 2025)

Lecturer: Visiting Professor Hiroki Masuda (Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Tokyo - Japan)

Available seats: max. 20 MEF students (priority to second year students)

Where: Seminars' Room "Giorgio Pizzutto" (DEMM 2nd floor)

Timetable:

  • Wed 19 Nov 2025 - 13:30 till 17:30
  • Fri 21 Nov 2025 - 09:00 till 13:00
  • Wed 26 Nov 2025 - 09:00 till 13:00
  • Thu 27 Nov 2025 - 14:00 till 18:00

Enrolment will be possible when receiving an e-mail in due time.

Advanced Laboratory in Financial Risk Management

Professor: Andrea Bugin

Duration: 20 hours / 3 credits

Period: third term (Apr-Jun)

Prerequisites: a basic course in finance, mathematical analysis and statistics.

Available seats: *TBC* no limit (MEF students only)

Timetable: please check the official Unimi timetable for 3rd term when available.

Registration: please remember to register for the final exam session (when available) to get your final 3 credits.

Further information
Other Lab Opportunities

During academic year 2025/2026, MEF students are also allowed to attend the following EPS laboratories:

Please click on the links to learn more. No need to apply for attendance; please remember to enroll in the 3 CFU registration at the end of the lab(s).

Lab credits may be chosen as part of the 9 elective credits of MEF plan of study.
For students enrolled in MEF first year during academic year 2025/26, lab credits may also replace the 3 internship credits.

Seminar Cycle by Visiting Professor Si Zhou (Univ.ty of Shanghai)

16 hours, 3 credits

Lecturer: Visiting Professor Si Zhou (University of Shanghai - China)

Seminars' Topics:

  • Mutual fund managers and organization structure;
  • Performance evaluation technique;
  • Corporate governance;
  • Fund sustainable investing;
  • Firm sustainable management.

Available seats: max. 20 (including both MEF + MIE students enrolled in the "Finance for Innovation" curr.)

Where: Seminars' Room "Giorgio Pizzutto" (DEMM 2nd floor)

Timetable: 

  • Wed 25 Sep - 08:30 till 10:30
  • Thu 26 Sep - 08:30 till 12:00
  • Fri 27 Sep - 08:30 till 12:30
  • Tue 01 Oct - 16:30 till 18:30
  • Wed 02 Oct - 08:30 till 12:30
Further information
Financial Report Lab

This lab is open to MEF second year students only.

Professor: Daniela Vandone

Duration: 20 hours/3 CFU credits.

Period: first term (Sep-Dec)

Available seats: max. 20

Timetable: 

  • Tue 05 Nov - 14:30 till 18:30 - DEMM Seminars' Room "Giorgio Pizzutto" (2nd floor)
  • Tue 12 Nov - 14:30 till 18:30 - DEMM Seminars' Room "Giorgio Pizzutto" (2nd floor)
  • Tue 19 Nov - 14:30 till 18:30 - DEMM Seminars' Room "Giorgio Pizzutto" (2nd floor)
  • Tue 26 Nov - 14:30 till 18:30 - DEMM Seminars' Room "Giorgio Pizzutto" (2nd floor)
  • Tue 03 Dec - 14:30 till 18:30 - DEMM Seminars' Room "Giorgio Pizzutto" (2nd floor)

Registration: please remember to register for the final exam session (when available) to get your final 3 credits.

Further information
Laboratory of Bank Loan Pricing

Professor: Roberto Torresetti

Duration: 20 hours/3 CFU credits

Period: first term (Sep-Dec)

Important: please notice that assignments must be prepared with programming softwares, e.g. R, Python, MatLab, etc.

Available seats: no limit (MEF students only)

Timetable: please check the official Unimi timetable.

Registration: please remember to register for the final exam session (when available) to get your final 3 credits.

Further information
Advanced Laboratory in Financial Risk Management

Professor: Andrea Bugin

Duration: 20 hours/3 CFU credits

Period: third term (Apr-Jun)

Prerequisites: a basic course in finance, mathematical analysis and statistics.

Available seats: no limit (MEF students only)

Timetable: please check the official Unimi timetable.

All classes take place in the Seminars Room (2nd floor) at via Livorno 1 Milan.

Mon 7 April 2025 - 16:30 till 18:30
Mon 14 April 2025 - 16:30 till 18:30
Tue 15 April 2025 - 16:30 till 18:30
Mon 28 April 2025 - 16:30 till 18:30
Tue 29 April 2025 - 16:30 till 18:30
Mon 12 May 2025 - 16:30 till 18:30
Mon 19 May 2025 - 16:30 till 18:30
Tue 20 May 2025 - 16:30 till 18:30
Mon 9 June 2025 - 16:30 till 18:30
Mon 16 June 2025 - 16:30 till 18:30

Registration: please remember to register for the final exam session (when available) to get your final 3 credits.

Further information
Dynamic Macroeconomics & Inequality with Uninsurable Risk

Description: See the attached syllabus

Instructor: Winfried Koeniger, Visiting Professor from University of St. Gallen (Switzerland)

Duration: 16 hours / 3 credits

Period: April and May 2025

Available seats: 20 (open to MEF, EPS Master students and Ph.D. in Economics)

Timetable: 

  • Thu 3 Apr 2025 - 09:00 till 12:00
  • Mon 7 Apr 2025 - 14:30 till 17:30
  • Tue 8 Apr 2025 - 14:30 till 16:00
  • Wed 9 Apr 2025 - 10:30 till 12:00
  • Mon 26 May 2025 - 10:30 till 12:00
  • Wed 28 May 2025 - 10:30 till 12:00

All classes take place in DEMM Seminars Room "Giorgio Pizzutto" (2nd floor).

Registration: you will be notified via e-mail when you can apply.

Other Lab Opportunities

During academic year 2024/2025, MEF students are also allowed to attend the "Laboratory: Introduction to Coding and Data Management for Economics and Political Science" (Prof. Bodini, 2nd term, 20 hrs, 3 CFU) and the "Laboratory: Public Policy in Government" (Prof. Leonardi, 3rd term, 20 hrs, 3 CFU). Please click on the links to learn more. No need to apply for attendance; please remember to enroll in the 3 CFU registration at the end of the lab(s).

Lab credits may be chosen as part of the 9 elective credits of MEF plan of study.

Financial Report Lab

This lab is open to MEF second year students only.

Professor: Daniela Vandone

Duration: 20 hours/3 CFU credits.

Period: first term (Sep-Dec)

Available seats: max. 20

Timetable: 

Tue 03 Oct 2023, 14:00 to 17:00, ex DEMM laboratory (on DEMM 3rd floor)
Tue 10 Oct 2023, 14:00 to 17:00, ex DEMM laboratory (on DEMM 3rd floor)
Tue 17 Oct 2023, 14:00 to 17:00, ex DEMM laboratory (on DEMM 3rd floor)
Tue 24 Oct 2023, 14:00 to 17:00, ex DEMM laboratory (on DEMM 3rd floor)
Tue 31 Oct 2023, 14:00 to 17:00, ex DEMM laboratory (on DEMM 3rd floor)

Registration: to apply, you will receive an e-mail from MEF Secretariat. Please remember to register for the final exam session (when available) to get your final 3 credits.

Further information
Laboratory of Bank Loan Pricing

Professor: Roberto Torresetti

Duration: 20 hours/3 CFU credits

Period: third term (Apr-Jun)

Prerequisites: students must have taken either the Data Mining and Computational Statistics or the Risk Management exam. Please also notice that assignments must be prepared with programming softwares, e.g. R, Python, MatLab, etc.

Available seats: no limit (MEF students only)

Timetable: (also on Unimi timetable); please notice that classes may actually start at 17:00.

Fri 19 Apr 2024 - 16:30 till 18:30 - Room 21 (starts at 17:00)
Fri 03 May 2024 - 16:30 till 18:30 - Room 21
Fri 10 May 2024 - 16:30 till 18:30 - Room 21
Fri 17 May 2024 - 16:30 till 18:30 - Room 21
Fri 24 May 2024 - 16:30 till 18:30 - Seminars' Room via Livorno 1
Fri 31 May 2024 - 16:30 till 18:30 - Room 21
Fri 07 Jun 2024 - 16:30 till 18:30 - Room 21
Fri 14 Jun 2024 - 16:30 till 18:30 - Room 21
Fri 18 Jun 2024 - 16:30 till 18:30 - Room 20
Fri 21 Jun 2024 - 16:30 till 18:30 - Room 21

Registration: via email to mef@unimi.it (you will be notified when you can apply)

Further information
Other Lab Opportunities

During academic year 2023/2024, MEF students are also allowed to attend the "Laboratory: Introduction to Coding and Data Management for Economics and Political Science" (Prof. Bodini, 2nd term, 20 hrs, 3 CFU) and the "Laboratory: Public Policy in Government" (Prof. Leonardi, 3rd term, 20 hrs, 3 CFU). Please click on the links to learn more. No need to apply for attendance; please remember to enroll in the 3 CFU registration at the end of the lab(s).

Lab credits may be chosen as part of the 9 elective credits of MEF plan of study.

From Commodity to Fiat: the History of Monetary Regimes

Syllabus: see attached syllabus

Professor: Rui Pedro Ferreira Da Costa Esteves, Visiting Professor from Geneve Graduate Institute (Switzerland)

Duration: 16 hours/3 CFU credits. In order to get credits, students must attend at least 6 out of 8 lessons and pass a final test.

Period: third term (Apr-Jun)

Available seats: 30 DEMM Master's degree students (priority to MEF students)

Timetable:

  • Thu 13 April 2023 - 10:30 to 12:30 - DEMM Seminars Room (2nd floor)
  • Fri 14 April 2023 - 10:30 to 12:30 - DEMM Seminars Room (2nd floor)
  • Fri 21 April 2023 - 10:30 to 12:30 - Room 24
  • Thu 27 April 2023 - 10:30 to 12:30 - DEMM Seminars Room (2nd floor)
  • Fri 28 April 2023 - 08:30 to 10:30 - DEMM Seminars Room (2nd floor)
  • Fri 19 May 2023 - 10:30 to 12:30 - Room 24
  • Fri 16 June 2023 - 10:30 to 12:30 - Room Sant'Antonio I (via Sant'Antonio, 5 - Milan)
  • Fri 23 June 2023 - 10:30 to 12:30 - Room 24 (final test)

Registration: via email to mef@unimi.it (you will be notified when you can apply)

Further information
Advanced Laboratory in Financial Risk Management

Syllabus: see attached syllabus

Professor: Carmelo Giaccotto, Visiting Emeritus Professor from School of Business - University of Connecticut (USA)

Duration: 20 hours/3 CFU credits

Period: third term (Apr-May)

Available seats: 30 MEF students (priority to second year students)

Timetable:

  • Thu 27 Apr 2023 - 08:30 to 10:30 Room 24 + 12:30 to 14:30 Room 24
  • Fri 28 Apr 2023 - 12:30 to 14:30 Room 3
  • Tue 2 May 2023 - 08:30 to 10:30 Room 24
  • Wed 3 May 2023 - 08:30 to 10:30 Room 24
  • Thu 4 May 2023 - 08:30 to 10:30 Room 24
  • Fri 5 May 2023 - 08:30 to 10:30 Room 23
  • Mon 8 May 2023 - 08:30 to 10:30 Room 24
  • Tue 9 May 2023 - 08:30 to 10:30 Room 2 (Computer lab) +
    12:30 to 14:30 Room 2 (Computer lab)

Registration: via email to mef@unimi.it (you will be notified when you can apply)

Further information
Laboratory of Bank Loan Pricing

Syllabus: please see link on the right

Professor: Roberto Torresetti

Duration: 20 hours/3 CFU credits

Period: third term (Apr-Jun)

Prerequisites: students must have taken either the Data Mining and Computational Statistics or the Risk Management exam. Please also notice that assignments must be prepared with programming softwares, e.g. R, Python, MatLab, etc.

Available seats: no limit (MEF students only)

Timetable:

  • Tue 18 Apr 2023 - 17:30 to 19:30 Seminars Room - via Livorno, 1
  • Wed 26 Apr 2023 - 17:30 to 19:30 Seminars Room - via Livorno, 1 *cancelled*
  • Tue 02 May 2023 - 17:30 to 19:30 Seminars Room - via Livorno, 1
  • Tue 09 May 2023 - 17:30 to 19:30 Seminars Room - via Livorno, 1
  • Tue 16 May 2023 - 17:30 to 19:30 Seminars Room - via Livorno, 1
  • Tue 23 May 2023 - 17:30 to 19:30 Seminars Room - via Livorno, 1
  • Tue 30 May 2023 - 17:30 to 19:00 Seminars Room - via Livorno, 1
  • Tue 06 Jun 2023 - 18:00 to 19:30 room 23 - via Conservatorio, 7
  • Tue 13 Jun 2023 - 18:00 to 19:30 room 27 - via Conservatorio, 7
  • Tue 20 Jun 2023 - 18:00 to 19:30 room 23 - via Conservatorio, 7
  • Tue 27 Jun 2023 - 18:00 to 19:30 room 22 - via Conservatorio, 7

Registration: via email to mef@unimi.it (you will be notified when you can apply)

Further information
Laboratories from other courses

In addition to laboratories projected for MEF students, MEF students may also decide to take laboratories from other degree programmes. For more information, please refer to the programme website or contact the related secretariat.

If you want to start a laboratory activity of your choice:

  • Before starting:
    request authorization to MEF Academic Tutor (Internship Representative)
Contacts

Internship Representative Prof. Alessandro Barbiero