Program Overview

Postgraduate Diploma in Development Finance

Overview

The Postgraduate Diploma in Development Finance is a program that leverages finance for sustainable development in emerging economies.

Entrance Criteria

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Fees

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Format & Dates

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Curriculum

The Postgraduate Diploma in Development Finance consists of six compulsory courses:

• Adaptive leadership: This course introduces systems thinking and adaptive leadership, providing students with essential skills to understand sustainable development challenges, navigate complexity, design credible financial solutions, and drive change.
• Banking and Finance in Emerging Markets: The course provides an introduction to banking and finance in emerging markets, covering the structure of financial systems, the regulatory framework guiding conduct, and the role played by financial institutions and public development banks in allocating capital, promoting sustainable development, and fostering inclusive growth.
• Environment Finance and Sustainable Investments: This course provides a comprehensive overview of key environmental, social, and governance (ESG) challenges and unpacks how financial institutions integrate ESG factors into their products, investment strategies, and decision-making processes.
• Risk Management and Sustainability of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs): This course provides an understanding of the risk management practices in development finance, focusing on the identification, measurement, monitoring, and control of operational risk by Development Finance Institutions (DFIs).
• Trade Finance: This course provides an understanding of trade finance products and principles, exploring how trade finance can support sustainable trade and economic resilience.
• Public Private Partnership for Development Financing: This course provides basic knowledge on the design and implementation of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the context of finance for sustainable development.

About the UCT GSB

The UCT Graduate School of Business has more than five decades of globally recognized academic excellence and an informed understanding of the dynamics and promise of emerging market economies.

Campus and Locations

The UCT GSB has several locations:

• Breakwater Campus: A unique campus in Cape Town, 1.5 km from the business district of one of the most beautiful, vibrant, and culturally diverse cities.
• GSB Johannesburg: A tailor-made training facility in the heart of Africa's top business district.
• Solution Space Philippi: A satellite hub in the community of Philippi, offering engagement beyond traditional university spaces.
• Conference Centre: A state-of-the-art academic conference centre situated at the UCT GSB Breakwater campus.