At present the center is still in an emerging stage and in the process of collecting and focusing all activities within the International Business Programs and in particular the Master of Science program in International Finance and Economics. it will focus the different research activities of the academic staff in the framework of development finance and economics. It also strongly supports the research work of senior students and aims to establish contact between students and the practical world.
As a university of applied sciences we focus on applicability of research results as well as close contacts with business, banks and institutions. As a public university, we also emphasise our independence from sponsors and private interests.
The main areas of research are:
1. Evaluation of financial instruments for development
- Development impacts of financial systems
- Impacts of currency regimes and exchange rate changes
2. Small business and microfinance
- Project and business analysis
- Evaluation of financing and support programs
- Structures and traditions of SME in developing countries
- Culrural framework and behavioural pracices
3. Innovative financing concepts
- Sustainable energy finance
- Micro-financing concepts and systems
- Behavioural Finance
4. Country Rating
- Methodologies and evaluation of ratings
- Evaluation of Macro Environment
