ROCKVILLE, Md. — December 19, 2024 — The Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) and 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,” said Jim Kaitz, President & 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.”

“Equipping treasury and finance professionals to excel in a challenging economic environment is increasingly vital,” says Dean Prabhudev Konana. “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.”

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Please direct all press inquiries to Melissa Rawak, Managing Director, at [email protected].

About AFP^®
Headquartered outside of Washington, D.C., and located regionally in Singapore, the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) is the professional society committed to advancing the success of treasury and finance members and their organizations. Established and administered by AFP, the Certified Treasury Professional and Certified Corporate FP&A Professional credentials set standards of excellence in treasury and finance. Each year, AFP hosts the largest networking conference worldwide for close to 7,000 corporate financial professionals.

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, part-time, online, and executive MBA; specialty 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.