Congratulations to the DUBS Class of 2017

On 13 January 2017 we welcomed the latest DUBS graduates to our expanding alumni community at an inspiring ceremony presided over by Durham University Chancellor, Sir Thomas Allen. Following this formal ceremony at Durham Cathedral graduates and guests returned to Mill Hill Lane for a party to celebrate their achievement. More than 400 people attended with graduates and guests welcomed by Dr Toby Watson, Deputy Dean for Education.

Awards for outstanding students were presented Dr Thomas Renstrom, Director of the MSc Finance and Economics programmes, Dr Christos Tsinopoulos, Director of the MSc & MA Management programmes, Dr Xinming He, Director of the MSc Marketing programme, Dr Nick Ellis, Director of the PhD programme, and Dr Toby Watson. This year’s prize winners include:

MSc Economics Prize Winners

•Certificate for Best Performance in Economics – Yue Liu 
•Certificate for Best Performance in Public Economics – Tate Harshbarger
•Certificate for Best Performance in Experimental Economics – Theodoros Delimaris
•Prize for Best Dissertation – Yue Liu
•Prize for Best Overall Academic Performance – Yue Liu

MSc Finance Prize Winners

•Certificate for Best Performance in Finance – Bingxin Xing
•Certificate for Best Performance in Accounting and Finance – Sofia Camacho
•Certificate for Best Performance in Corporate and International Finance – Isaac Mendez Cortinas
•Certificate for Best Performance in Finance and Investment – Kyriakos Leotsarakos
•Certificate for Best Performance in International Money, Finance and Investment – Xiaxuan Zhang
•Certificate for Best Performance in International Banking and Finance – Feifei Sun 
•Certificate for Best Performance in Economics and Finance – Junqi Liu
•Prize for Best Dissertation – Yaman Islim
•Prize for Best Overall Academic Performance – Junqi Liu 

MSc Islamic Finance Prize Winners

•Certificate for Best Performance in Islamic Finance – Wahyu Jatmiko
•Certificate for Best Performance in Islamic Finance with Management – Putri Syifa Amalia
•Prize for Best Dissertation – Wahyu Jatmiko
•Prize for Best Overall Academic Performance –  Wahyu Jatmiko

MSc Management Prize Winners

•Best Academic Performance – MSc Management:  Marc Wenzel
•Best Academic Performance – MSc Management (Finance):  Joachim Sabbat
•Best Academic Performance – MSc Management (Entrepreneurship):  Mathias Schubert
•Best Academic Performance – MSc Management (Human Resource Management):  Yuan Liu
•Best Academic Performance – MSc Management (International Business):  Jasmin Tan
•Best Academic Performance – MSc Management (Business Ethics):  Paula-Maria Wachsenegger 
•Best Academic Performance – MSc Management (Supply Chain Logistics):  Vegard Landen 
•Best Overall Academic Performance – Joachim Sabbat
•Best Dissertation – Yuan Liu•Best Dissertation – Joachim Sabbat 
•Best Business Project – Vegard Landen

MA Management Prize Winners

•Highest Dissertation Mark – Oliver Samuel
•Best Overall Academic Performance - Michael Pagan

MSc Marketing Prize Winners

•Best Dissertation – Thomas Bulmer
•Best Dissertation – Yuan Fang
•Best Overall Academic Performance – Serena Gosling 

MSc Accounting Prize Winners 

•Best Dissertation -Shuang Liu 
•Best Dissertation - Kimsorn Seng
•Best Overall Academic Performance – Sanzhar Zhauylbayev

PhD Prize Winner

•Best Thesis – Yuyan Zhang

Full-time MBA Prizes

•Best Overall Academic Performance: Andrew Price 
•Best Strategic Business Project (it was a tie!): Li-Pin Chen, Ennio Perini  and Ning Tian

Online MBA Prizes

•Joint Dissertation - Aminatta Houma-Colin
•Joint Dissertation - Andreas Kyprianou
•Highest Overall Average Mark - Anthony Short