This month the EDHEC Economics Research Centre publishes the results of a study (“L’Effet du système socio-fiscal sur les rendements privés de l’enseignement supérieur”) dealing with the effect of the tax and social security regime on the private returns on higher education. Read next page

EDHEC Corporate Relations service will launch soon a brand new version of its website. Read next page

Mr. Dennis McLeavey, Head of Education, EMEA at CFA Institute held a seminar on January 20th on Nice Campus. The objective was to introduce students to the CFA Program, its benefits and the competitive advantage of being a CFA Charterholder. Read next page

On February 11th took place the second general assembly of the Financial Economics ("FE") International Advisory Board. We asked Sébastien Vivier-Lirimont, Associate Dean of the Financial Economics and Business Management Tracks, to explain the role of the FE International Advisory Board and the new organisational structure of the FE Track. Read next page

On February 8th and 9th, investment professionals and institutional investors gathered for the fifth edition of the EDHEC-Risk Alternative Investment Days that was held in London. The conference remains the largest event dedicated to alternative investments in the UK with more than 1,000 participants from 43 countries. Read next page

Cédric Manara, professor of law, member of the LegalEDHEC Research Centre, specializes in legal issues related to the internet, intellectual property, and marketing. He will be speaking on February 24 at the Institute of Brand and Innovation Law (University College London) on the subject "Trade Marks and the Internet". Read next page

Professor Miklos A. Vasarhelyi is the KPMG Distinguished Professor of Accounting Information Systems at Rutgers University and is the author of nineteen books, and numerous articles and scholarly publications. He is currently on campus to share his knowledge of Management of Information Systems with the EDHEC MBA participants. Read next page