St\u00e9ph\u00e8ne Ezin<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\u201cThis experience allowed me to become fully engaged in fieldwork while strengthening both my technical and interpersonal skills in a lasting way,\u201d he says. At AMSE, department of Aix-Marseille University, he enters the Magist\u00e8re in Economics, Data Science and Finance. The program extends a path built at the intersection of economics, data analysis and computer science.<\/p>\r\n
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