New! Sustainable Corporate Finance & Investments

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These days as well as in the future, managing sustainable finances is especially relevant. The sector of finance needs leaders who are able to think and act in a strategic and innovative way while applying insights and ideas for sustainable business development.

In this program, students will gain valuable knowledge and skills in financing sustainable business development, business optimization, application of modern financial technologies such as Blockchain / Fintech, sustainable investment and risk management, sustainable financial management and decision making in business.

At VU Business school, we take a sincere interest in your professional development and growth. You will acquire practical, modern know-how in financial markets and investments, increasing your employability and empowering your career!

Who should study in this programme?

Those who have a vision to empower their career in the rapidly expanding finance industry;
Future business leaders on the global stage;
Proactive and ambitious individuals who are motivated to acquire the academic and practical skills needed for a deeper understanding of the financial world;
Those who want to develop a sustainable business and understand how to manage the finances of sustainable business;
Those who follow global financial markets and investment management news and trends;
Company executives who want to know how to make sustainable financial management decisions in business.

Why should you choose Sustainable Corporate Finance & Investment?

Program is held entirely in English;
International and multicultural opportunities;
Improvement aligned with your job. Studying complements your work, allowing you to deepen your knowledge of possible sustainable financial and investment management solutions and the situations you actually face in your work;
Opportunity to learn from the most successful. The lecturers of the program are experienced professionals from the world of finance, who are successfully climbing the career ladder in various fields of finance;
Less talk, more work. The number of theoretical lectures in the Sustainable Corporate Finance and Investments study program is minimal.
Students apply their work experience and new knowledge by experimenting, developing projects, consulting and sharing ideas with each other;
The program is taught by professionals from Lithuania and abroad.

What's after?

Students learn the advanced knowledge needed for a career:

in large corporations;
in treasury management;
in corporate venturing or other finance areas;
in corporate banking;
venture capital, private equity, or asset management.

Graduates of this program can successfully work as the leaders in finance and development departments of domestic and international companies, in management positions of financial institutions (banks, insurance and leasing companies, pension and investment fund management companies) or as financial business consultants in local and foreign companies, manage international projects in the public sector or build their own sustainable business.

In the future, students will be able to attract and successfully use the company's financial resources for transformation into sustainable business and activities by creating their own business or working in corporate finance departments.

FINANCING

TYPE OF STUDY FINANCING FORM	TUITION FEE
State-funded study place	0 Eur
Own funded study place for VU/VUIBS alumni	2048 Eur/ per semester
Own funded study place*	2125 Eur/ per semester

• Tuition fee 2048 Eur/per semester for applicants who apply before 29-06-2022

During the studies, students may apply for VU Business School scholarship, social, incentive scholarships, and others. More information.

You can also apply for a government-backed loan. More information.

ADMISSION

Enrolment Conditions and Requirements

According to the competition people must have:

a bachelor's degree (university diploma) in Business and Management or in Management and Business Administration or Economics;
a bachelor's degree (university diploma) or equivalent, and have at least 20 credits in business and / or economics;
a bachelor's degree or an equivalent university diploma in other field and have at least one year's work experience in a field related to the desired / intended study program.

Structure of the competitive score

VS*0,3 + D*0,2 + P*0,5

VS – the average of diploma appendix (appendix) grades, except for graduation thesis and / or final exam (s);

D - grade of the final thesis and / or final exam (average grade) or average grade of the final examination;

P - motivation assessment

Applicants must complete the following motivation assessment form

Admission steps

FAQ

STUDY COURSES

I SEMESTER
Compulsory Courses
Economic Politics (5 ECTS) This course will provide the necessary knowledge for the analysis and evaluation of economic politics processes. Therefore, you will be able to make reasonable financial and business management decisions and formulate corporate finance and business development strategies taking into account the country's economic policy.
	Partnership Assoc. Prof. Jekaterina Kartašova
Financial Markets and Sustainable Asset Management (10 ECTS) After completing this subject you will gain knowledge about financial markets and their features as well as the process and objectives of investment management. You will learn about the latest financial technologies (FinTech) and their application in everyday business activities. You will be able to assess the causes of financial crises and formulate both personal and business investment management strategies.
	Prof. Tadas Gudaitis, PhD
Business Analysis (5 ECTS) This study subject provides the knowledge and understanding of the company's financial statements and performance. As you study this course, you will learn about the benefits and "myths" of initial coin offering (ICO), how to analyze the data in the reports and to evaluate the company's performance, while analyzing cases based on the activities of real companies and sectors.
	Partnership Assoc. Prof. Marius Dubnikovas
Quantitative Research Methods (5 ECTS) You will learn about the possibilities of applying blockchain technology in a real business environment. After completing this subject, you will be able to assess the impact of economic conditions on business and make quantitative financial and business development forecasts as well as to assess the reliability of these forecasts and make decisions in business.
	Partnership Assoc. Prof. Petras Dubinskas
Elective Courses
Sustainable Development and Responsible Business (5 ECTS) This subject will develop the ability to understand the limits of the legality of the pursuit and implementation of economic activities, which would allow making informed decisions in business, taking into account the requirements of the law. You will learn how to assess the legal requirements, the applicable forms of liability and the behavior in relation to the potential liability of an economic operator.

Family Business Strategy and Responsible Business (5 ECTS) This subject will give knowledge to students seeking to increase the sustainability of family business decision-making. Students will learn about family business management, inheritance planning, asset management risks and investments, and will be able to find and apply new solutions to existing family business problems.
	Partnership Prof. Modestas Plakys, PhD
Sales Psychology of Financial Services (5 ECTS) By studying this subject, you will learn about the patterns and ways of behavior of financial product market participants. Also, you will gain knowledge how to get the desired result faster and more efficiently and how to implement a financial product faster or more expensive while being in the role of the buyer or seller of a product.
	Partnership Assoc. Prof. Marius Dubnikovas
II SEMESTER
Compulsory Courses
Strategic Finance Management (5 ECTS) After completing this course, you will be able to take an innovative look at financial management optimization, delving into modern optimization techniques, modern financial risk assessment of a company and best financial management practices. You will be able to design the company's financial situation in the face of uncertainty. You will know how to apply Big Data analysis to optimize your financial performance.
	Assoc. Prof. Algimantas Laurinavičius	Assoc. Prof. Antanas Laurinavičius
Risk Management (5 ECTS) This course will provide practical skills in identifying the effects of exchange rate fluctuations in international business and in using financial instruments in foreign exchange markets to protect against exchange rate fluctuations. You will know about the modern financial risk assessment principles and management methods and will develop the ability to identify financial risk and how to apply risk mitigation and elimination technologies.
	Prof. Arvydas Paškevičius, PhD
Public Economics (5 ECTS) After completing this subject, you will gain the ability to interpret and analyze the role of the state in the economy and the principles of economic policy (except macroeconomic policy). You will be able to put it into practice when dealing with issues in the economic environment that you will face in business or managing family finances.

Corporate Governance (5 ECTS) You will learn to identify the characteristics of corporate governance according to the type of company and to apply good corporate governance practices. You will understand the principles of formation and effective operation of the board as the main corporate governance body and will be able to participate in the governance of international business enterprises and institutions.
	Lect. Robertas Degesys
Master Thesis: Theoretical Part (10 ECTS) With supervisor
III SEMESTER
Compulsory Courses
Corporate Financial Strategy (5 ECTS) You will be acquainted with the principles and practice of business development finance strategy formation and be able to create business development scenarios by selecting their financing methods. You will have the ability to search for and find alternatives to financing the transaction, the methods and sequence of actions in the acquisition and merger process.

Master Thesis: Final Part (20 ECTS)
Elective Courses
Sustainable Development and Responsible Business (5 ECTS) This subject will develop the ability to understand the limits of the legality of the pursuit and implementation of economic activities, which would allow making informed decisions in business, taking into account the requirements of the law. You will learn how to assess the legal requirements, the applicable forms of liability and the behavior in relation to the potential liability of an economic operator.

Family Business Strategy and Responsible Business (5 ECTS) This subject will give knowledge to students seeking to increase the sustainability of family business decision-making. Students will learn about family business management, inheritance planning, asset management risks and investments, and will be able to find and apply new solutions to existing family business problems.
	Partnership Prof. Modestas Plakys, PhD
Sales Psychology of Financial Services (5 ECTS) By studying this subject, you will learn about the patterns and ways of behavior of financial product market participants. Also, you will gain knowledge how to get the desired result faster and more efficiently and how to implement a financial product faster or more expensive while being in the role of the buyer or seller of a product.
	Partnership Assoc. Prof. Marius Dubnikovas

*Lecturers and courses can be subject to change.

SCHEDULE

DIPLOMA

University studies shall be completed when all requirements of the chosen full-time study programme are fulfilled. Graduates of University study shall receive a diploma certifying hereof.

If students fulfill the first and second cycle full-time study programmes with especially high results, they are issued a special CUM LAUDE diploma. If students fulfill the second cycle full-time study programme or the integrated study programme with especially high results and have distinct scientific competence, they are issued a special MAGNA CUM LAUDE diploma.

Diploma Supplement which identifies study subjects, their content, and results, is issued together with diploma. Diploma Supplement is a document that complies with the model agreed by the European Commission, the Council of Europe and UNESCO/CEPES; it supplements a higher education, Master or Bachelor diploma with the data required for international academic and professional recognition, provides a description of the nature and contents of the studies completed by its holder and gives details on the national higher education system.

Diploma Supplement is produced in Lithuanian and English and is issued to all graduates since 2006 automatically and free of charge as an integral part of the diploma.

STUDY PROGAM COMMITTEE

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Inga Budrevič

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Prof. Dr. Tadas Gudaitis Chairperson	Prof. Arvydas Paškevičius, PhD	Assoc. Prof. Algimantas Laurinavičius

Mindaugas Alosevičius Representative of social partners Independent Member of Board KREDA, Head of Finance UAB “Girteka Fleet”;	Student Representative

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