This course aims to provide a basic understanding of today’s changing landscape of financial markets and institutions with a broad scope and emphasis on general principles. Students will study the key fundamentals of financial markets and learn how financial markets and financial institutions work. We will discuss interest rates and their role in valuation, learn about efficient market hypothesis and exchange rate determination, explore money and capital markets, identify various players in the financial institutions industry, and take a closer look at risk management in financial institutions.

Main instructor of the course is Prague based Gabriela Kuvíková, Ph.D. while students of the Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism, Split will be co-instructed by prof. Ana Kundid Novokmet from the Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism, Split. The classes will be followed in the classroom at the Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism, Split along with local instructor of the individual course.

Classes will start on February 28 and will last till April 8, 2022.

• Lectures: Tuesday 8.00-9.30 a.m. CET, Friday 8.00-8.45 a.m. CET. Note that after March 27, 2022, due to the daylight saving time lectures will be held on Tuesday 7.00-8.30 a.m. Friday 7.00-7.45 a.m. Thus, there will be no change in the course time slots for countries which do not change time.
• Exercise session: Thursday 8.45-9.30 a.m. CET

Take a look at the detailed syllabus of the course.

To take part at this course please fill in the electronic application (opens in new window) ! by February 4th, 2022 by 12:00 (noon).

For additional information contact us at dcoppola@efst.hr or call +385 21 430 706.