MSA Management Sciences Team Qualifies for CFA Institute Research Challenge 2026

The Faculty of Management Sciences at October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA) is proud to announce that its team has successfully qualified for the CFA Research Challenge 2025/2026 Local Final.

The team consists of Ziad Amr, Yehia Abdel Hady, Ziad Hatem, Yehia Reda, and Farida Fahmy, under the academic supervision of Dr. Noha Allam, Assistant Professor of Finance and Investment at the Faculty of Management Sciences, MSA University.

This achievement is particularly noteworthy, as only eight universities out of all participating institutions have advanced to the local final, which will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2026.

The Faculty extends its sincere appreciation to Professor ElSayed Nagi, Dean of the Faculty of Management Sciences; Professor Mohamed Eldeeb, Head of the Accounting Department and Vice Dean for Environmental Affairs and Community Service; and Associate Professor Dr. Zakia Abdelmoneim, Head of the Finance and Investment Management Department, Professor Doaa Abdou – Professor of Economics and the Deputy Director for MSA Quality and Accreditation center for their continuous support and encouragement.

We wish our team every success in the upcoming stage and look forward to an exceptional performance.