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Class of 2017
The UBS International Center welcomes four out-
standing young talents as this year’s UBS Center
Scholarship holders. They were selected from
several hundred applicants to the Zurich Graduate
School of Economics (Zurich GSE).
We sat down with the freshman doctoral students
to talk about their motivation to obtain their degree
in Zurich.
Why did you choose to study economics?
Chiara Aina:
I did my bachelor and master studies
mainly in management disciplines. I later realized
how economics is a unique and versatile toolbox to
better understand human interactions, thanks to a
rigorous scientific approach.
Julian Teichgräber:
My greatest motivation for
research in economics is to apply mathematical
methods and creative economic thinking to assess
which actions of agents lead best to our goals as a
society.
How did you find your way to the University of
Zurich?
Christian Decker:
I chose to come to Zurich because
I believe it is one of the leading economics depart-
ments in continental Europe. In recent years, many
renowned researchers joined the faculty and there
have been great efforts to improve the PhD pro-
gram.
Ante Malenica:
One of my professors in Croatia
told me about the UZH and the great opportunities
it offers for studying. I remember him underlining
how he admires the efforts put into further develop-
ment made at the Econ department in Zurich.
Scholarships
New Researchers
“The support of the UBS Cen-
ter allows me to invest my
time efficiently into studying
and reading.”
Chiara Aina
from Italy
holds a Master’s degree in
Economics from Bocconi
University in Milan.
Christian Decker
from
Germany holds a Master’s
degree in Economics from
Bocconi University in
Milan.
Ante Malenica
from
Croatia holds a Master’s
degree in mathematics
from the University of
Zagreb and a Master’s
degree in Economics from
the University of Zurich.
Julian Teichgräber
from
Germany holds a Master’s
degree from the London
School of Economics.
Ante Malenica