January 8, 2025

Smith Executive Education Discounts Course Access for AFP Members

Smith Executive Education Discounts Course Access for AFP Members
The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) and the Smith School of Business have partnered to offer AFP members discounted access to expert-led, open-enrollment courses. These courses enhance professional development with topics like AI, Python, and digital transformation taught by renowned Smith faculty.

The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) and the Office of Executive Education at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business have partnered to provide AFP members with discounted access to the Smith School’s open-enrollment courses.

The partnership bolsters AFP’s library of expert-led training for AFP members with the world-class expertise and research prowess of the Smith School’s faculty. AFP members will have exclusive pricing on a range of courses in the Smith School’s Open Learning Catalog, including:

  • Artificial Intelligence for Business Leaders
  • Python Programming for Business
  • Foundations of Business - Data Analysis & Decision Making
  • Foundations of Business - Digital Transformation in Business
  • Foundations of Business - Financial Accounting

“AFP’s partnership with the Smith School gives our members enhanced access to training that will help them do their work better and progress in their careers,” says Jim Kaitz, president and CEO of AFP. “The Smith faculty are among the best thought leaders in their fields, and we are pleased to bring their expertise to the AFP membership.”

Smith Dean Prabhudev Konana says, “Equipping treasury and finance professionals to excel in a challenging economic environment is increasingly vital. The Smith School, with our world-renowned faculty, is well-poised to collaborate with AFP – the world’s largest network of corporate financial professionals – to meet this grand challenge on the largest scale.”

Adapted from AFP’s original announcement

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About the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business

The Robert H. Smith School of Business is an internationally recognized leader in management education and research. One of 12 colleges and schools at the University of Maryland, College Park, the Smith School offers undergraduate, full-time and flex MBA, executive MBA, online MBA, business master’s, PhD and executive education programs, as well as outreach services to the corporate community. The school offers its degree, custom and certification programs in learning locations in North America and Asia.

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