✔️ The Bachelor’s program “International Finance and Trade” aims to build highly qualified professionals in the financial field with strategic thinking, vision and approach to the world of modern market economy.
✔️ Varna University of Management (VUM) is among the leading educational institutions offering an educational program in international finance and trade in Bulgaria. The training is entirely in English.
✔️ The program provides an in-depth understanding of basic financial management methods, which is essential for effective organizational decision making. In addition to important theoretical knowledge in the fields of finance, accounting, marketing, management and economics, students receive professional training in areas such as risk management, financial markets, investment and shareholder valuation, personal and corporate finance management, international accounting, international trade, etc.
✔️ VUM has a rich and diverse network of international partners, where our students can conduct the mandatory internship provided in the curriculum. In this way, they get a real opportunity to make contacts, gain skills and experience in a real environment and lay the foundations for their future successful business.
Place of study
Sofia
Language of instruction
English
Beginning of the learning process
October / February
Duration of training
4 years (8 semesters)
We at VUM offer short and clear steps for admission of candidates. The main requirements for students are high motivation, good results from the high school diploma and a good level of English language proficiency.
In the process of admission Varna University of Management (VUM) strictly follows the rules and regulations of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria.
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• Career development (5 ECTS)
• Business operations and planning (5 ECTS)
• Fundamentals of Commercial Law (5 ECTS)
• Risk management (5 ECTS)
• Corporate social responsibility (5 ECTS)
• Social entrepreneurship (5 ECTS)
• Sustainable development (5 ECTS)
• Investment Management (10 ECTS)
• International Marketing (10 ECTS)
• Business ethics in a global aspect (10 ECTS)
• Financial project management (10 ECTS)
• Trends in global markets (10 ECTS)
• Revenue management (10 ECTS)
* Elective courses are offered at the stated interest of a certain number of students.
Optional disciplines provide an opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills in various scientific fields in accordance with the interests of students. The study of the elective courses is not obligatory, but at the request of the students. For students who choose to study electives, they become compulsory.
• Agrotourism (5 ECTS)
• Introduction to agribusiness (5 ECTS)
• Electronic business in the agricultural sector (5 ECTS)
• Crop production (5 ECTS)
• Management consulting in agribusiness (5 ECTS)
• Robonomics (5 ECTS)
• Next foreign language (5 ECTS)
• Underwater cultural heritage (5 ECTS)
• Ethnology (5 ECTS)
• Folklore (5 ECTS)
• Marine Biology (5 ECTS)
✔️ Completion of the bachelor’s program in international finance and trade provides many advantages, the most significant of which are the numerous career opportunities, both in Bulgaria and abroad.
✔️ Training in this specialty creates an opportunity for professional realization as a financial specialist, analyst or manager in banks, financial institutions, accounting firms, financial departments of leading Bulgarian and foreign companies.
✔️ VUM prepares its students for the highly competitive labor market by providing them with practical advice, guidance and opportunities for career development. The university maintains excellent relations with business in Bulgaria, Europe, USA, etc., which is a prerequisite for conducting practice and future realization of students in various partner institutions and organizations around the world.
