Housing Finance Summer Academy

* We are looking forward to receive your application for 2011 *

Promoting Housing Finance Solutions

Housing finance in developing and emerging countries is faced with various challenges. Issues related to affordability, lack of housing supply, responsible underwriting and monitoring practices, management of foreign-exchange risk and long-term funding sources for mortgage loans require specialised and innovative knowledge in the area.

In its third year, the Housing Finance Summer Academy aims to help participants develop the tools necessary to implement or enhance mortgage lending operations in their financial institution. Practitioners will obtain deeper insights into various strategies aimed at addressing the needs of institutions providing housing finance solutions.

The programme combines academic knowledge with practical orientation of housing finance operations.
The main characteristics of the programme are/include:

• Carefully selected and prepared sessions that address the most important issues in the value chain of mortgage lending operations at a financial institution

• Sessions that are a mixture of lectures, discussions rounds, and practical case studies

• Presentations and discussions with experts and representatives from the industry

• Knowledgeable faculty with many years of practical experience in the housing and construction finance industries

Target group The target group of the Housing Finance Summer Academy will be the mid- and upper-level management of institutions involved in housing finance. Therefore, the programme will be particularly interesting for bank managers, heads of retail departments, managers of microfinance institutions and representatives of international finance institutions. Other interested people are also welcome to apply to the programme.