Finance and Banking

WHY FINANCE AND BANKING STUDY PROGRAMME AT VILNIUS UNIVERSITY?

Finance and banking programme has been taught in Lithuanian language for several years and is constantly updated based on recommendations of students and social partners to keep up with scientific and practical changes in finance. This programme is among the most popular Master programmes for the study candidates. The programme received positive evaluations from the international accreditation experts’ team. Starting with 2015, the programme has been offering an opportunity for the best students to obtain a double degree from the University of Siena, Italy during the fourth (additional) semester.

This programme is affiliated as Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) programme.

The principal objectives of the programme are as follows:

• Critically evaluate economic and financial theories and research methods, to provide sufficient knowledgeneeded for analysis of financial problems at a macroeconomic level and to make based decisions at thehighest financial management level;
• Introduce to the role, development, aims and objectives of international financial institutions and financialmarkets in global;
• Provide theoretical and practical knowledge needed for improvement of budgetary system and taxationpolicy in the face of national and global economic changes;
• Provide scientific and methodical knowledge needed for independent organization’s financial analysis andfinancial risks’ assessment and management, while taking into account macro and micro environmentalchanges.
• Introduce to the main topics of CFA Institute material and to prepare students for CFA exams.

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• Bachelor's degree or its equivalent;
• No less than 20 ECTS credits in the fields of economics, management and business administration or othersocial sciences or the acquired analogous practical experience is substantiated in motivation letter andduring the interview;
• English language proficiency - the level not lower than B2 (following the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY

Students can participate in ERASMUS+ mobility programme or use VU’s Bilateral cooperation agreements which give an opportunity to study at VU’s Partner Universities or do internship abroad. 

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

The world's largest financial institutions, such as Western Union, AIG, the NASDAQ and many others one after another open their offices in Lithuania. Finance and Banking program graduates after successful completion of their studies in English have a competitive advantage in developing their careers.