European Business and Finance is a Joint Master Degree provided by the three leading Universities: Nottingham Trent University (UK), Brno University of Technology (Czech Republic) and the Karol Adamiecki University of Economics (Poland).
This programme is targeting mostly students who obtained their Bachelor degree in Business, Finance and Management disciplines at their home institutions which is recognized by the UEK.
The overall aim is to develop managers originating predominantly from Central and Eastern Europe, capable of working in a pan-European cross-cultural business environment. The programme reflects a thorough analysis of the changing requirements for joint international business management programmes from student and international employer perspective.
Graduate's profile
The graduate in general should display comprehensive knowledge and understanding of a complex and specialised area, demonstrate expertise in highly specialised and advanced research, technical, communication and professional skills as appropriate, conduct research or advanced technical or professional activity, design and apply appropriate research methodologies, communicate results of research to peers in an appropriate manner, accept accountability and perform independently including the use of supervision.
The graduate's profile is being characterized by the programme learning outcomes. On completion of the programme, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate critical understanding of the processes of change in European business environment.
- Recognize the major trends that have occurs over recent years in the globalization and regionalization of industries and markets.
- Demonstrate the contemporary knowledge of the major business and management theories and the conceptual frameworks in the context of globalisation and European integration.
- Enable the critical understanding of the impact of the "European integrated financial area" on the financial management function in the context of the major EU enlargement.
- Develop important managerial competencies, analytical, linguistic, research and interpretative skills with particular reference to European business and finance.
- Utilise independent research and interpretative skills and accept accountability in undertaking assignments applied to European business and finance.
