Finance and Banking Vilnius University

Overview

The Finance and Banking programme from  Vilnius University has also received a positive evaluation from an international team of accreditation experts.

The principal objectives of the programme are as follows:

• Focus on analytical skills and preparation for Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) exams.

• Critically evaluate economic and financial theories and research methods, to provide sufficient knowledge needed for analysis of financial problems at a macroeconomic level and to make grounded decisions at the highest financial management level;

• Introduce to the role, development, aims and objectives of international financial institutions and financial markets globally;

• Provide theoretical and practical knowledge needed for the improvement of the budgetary system and taxation policy in the face of national and global economic changes;

• Provide scientific and methodical knowledge needed for an independent organisation’s financial analysis and financial risks’ assessment and management, while taking into account macro and micro environmental changes.
• Introduce the main topics of the CFA Institute material and to prepare students for the CFA exams.

Career Opportunities

• A graduate can be employed as a specialist at various types of financial institutions, such as the Ministry of Finance, or a finance and tax analyst at enterprises, organisations, public and private companies such as Western Union, AIG, NASDAQ and many others.
• After the successful completion of studies in English, the graduates of the programme will have a competitive advantage in developing their careers. The programme brings theory into practice and helps prepare students to receive the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

• Vilnius University has created opportunities for students interested in continuing their education to enter into doctoral studies, which are available in the English language; furthermore, the best of our graduates might be offered employment at the university.