Finances and Investment Management

Programme overview

The world of finance is like a treasure chest. If you open it, you must know how to manage, distribute and invest wealth properly. Awareness of these laws – is a real treasury of competences, giving possibilities to sensibly manage finance and investment.

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Programme structure

After studies you will:

• Have knowledge of bank products;
• Be able to assess business environment, financial situation of organizations;
• Know how to prepare financial, tax and statistical reports;
• Be able to apply the main methods of assessing customer creditworthiness and risk when granting a credit;
• Know how to manage investment process and manage a portfolio of investment products, which conforms to the needs of a customer.

You will study:

• Economics, management and marketing;
• Banking basics and bank products;
• International bank operations and trade funding;
• Financial accounting and finance analysis;
• Basics of investment and management of business investments;
• Crediting systems;
• Bank risks and their management and etc.

Career opportunities:

• A financier in a company of business or public sector;
• Investment and insurance specialist;
• Personal banker;
• A manager of private and business customers in banks, investment and insurance companies;
• A specialist in native and foreign companies, implementing the activity of finance broker or insurance broker.

You can find all admission steps and instructions here.

Admission Requirements

HOW TO APPLY?

Application for admission to the SMK University of Applied Sciences must be submitted online.

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Detailed video explanation on “How to apply for studies at SMK?”

Below is the list of documents that you will need to submit together with your application:

1. A receipt of the paid non-refundable application fee* (120 Euro for foreign nationals, and 50 Euro for the citizens of EU and the EEA countries).

*It only needs to be paid once if you decide to apply for a second degree;

Exemption for those enrolled in the English Foundation Programme and willing to continue their studies at SMK: no application fee to be paid again to be admitted to Bachelor Study Programmes.

2. A Copy of a valid Passport (valid for at least a year)

*For those applying from Nigeria through VFS visa center, the passport needs to be valid for at least 18 months;

3. Entry qualification documents (e.g. a copy of original High school/secondary education diploma, or/and a copy of School Leaving Certificate or a College Diploma); 

Note: translation of the documents to the English/Lithuanian/Russian languages. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translation(s). Each program has separate subjects which need to be passed. Needed subjects are listed in requirements on https://apply.smk.lt/. Overall percentage of Secondary School Diploma must be not lower than 50%.

4. Official recognition of the Secondary School Diploma obtained from the Lithuanian Centre for Quality Asse

ssment in Higher Education (CQAHE) more information and how to apply here.

Video explanation on how to apply for SKVC.
Country-specific requirements to receive the Official recognition of the School leaving certificate.

5. A Copy of the International English Language Test Certificate confirming the applicant’s knowledge of English at Higher Intermediate level or its equivalent (5,5 and higher); Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE, IELTS 5+, TOEFL 59+ or LanguageCert IESOL B1+: www.languagecert.org/

If an applicant doesn’t have any of the above-mentioned certificates, there is a possibility to go through the SMK internal test online. The price for an English test is 50 Eur, where applicant’s speaking and writing skills are tested and evaluated. Please, contact admission@smk.lt if you are willing to pass an internal test.

Exemption applies for those applying for English Foundation Programme.

Exemption for those, who have finished English Foundation Programme at SMK:
If later applying for a Bachelor degree, you only need to provide your English Foundation Programme certificate.

6. Reference(s)*.

* A letter from your teacher or employer, where he/she describes your abilities and qualities as a student or employee. 

Please have in mind that your application can be processed only when you submit all the required documents. After your application is complete it will take up to 5 working days for the admission committee to give feedback.. All accepted students will receive acceptance letters with detailed instructions on how to confirm their acceptance and prepare to travel to Lithuania.

Once you submit your application, and your application is accepted, you will need to pass:

1. The entrance examination for these study programmes ONLY:

– Video Production and Media
The entrance examination for entrants to this study programme consists of:
– Assessment of a portfolio presented by the applicant;
– Assessment of factors of selecting the area of professional activity.

2. Motivation Interview: 

After the applicant has paid the application fee and submitted the application, we invite him for an motivational interview. The interview is done online using Google Meet platform, and the basic goal is to evaluate the reasoning and motivation of a future student. After an interview, the decision of admission is given in a couple of days.

Autumn Intake Deadline

2024-08-10

Spring Intake Deadline

2025-01-10