Finance and financial technologies

Finance and Financial Technologies

This major provides you with the essential theoretical and practical knowledge you need to become a qualified specialist in the financial sector. Today, financial literacy is one of the main requirements not only for professions related to finance and economics, but also for highly profitable and responsible positions. Students studying in this major not only master the fundamentals of the financial sector, but also acquire leadership, management and effective communication skills in accordance with the requirements of the modern labor market.

The Finance and Financial Technologies major is part of the “Business and Management” educational program, which is part of the “Business, Management and Law” knowledge area. It teaches a comprehensive system of financial relations. Including: state finance, finance of various enterprises and organizations, financial management at the household level, state budget and budget financing, financial markets and practices in them, risk management, finance of joint-stock companies and holdings, organization of financial processes related to LLCs, joint ventures, corporate structures and securities, maintenance of mutual settlement systems and management of the movement of financial resources, including complex but relevant areas.

Personnel who successfully complete this specialty can work in the following positions in various public and private sector organizations:

— Financier-analyst

— Investment specialist

— Bank employee (credit department, risk manager, customer service specialist, etc.)

— Financial advisor in insurance companies

— Financial planning specialist in budget organizations

— Accountant or internal auditor

— Corporate finance manager

— Securities market trader or broker

— Digital payment systems expert in financial technology (fintech) companies

— Financial strategist in startups and innovative projects

Tests consist of mathematics and English, as well as logic (IQ) tests.

Duration of study: lasts 4 years.