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Graduate profile:

The aim of the study program Finance, Banking and Investment is to prepare well-founded experts, able to anticipate the emergence of complex decision-making situations in all areas of finance, analyze and solve them. The second-degree study program builds on the knowledge and skills acquired in the first-degree study program, deepens and extends the knowledge and provides opportunities for the original development and use of ideas in the field of finance.

Knowledge: The graduate demonstrates deep and cross-sectional knowledge in finance, can apply the knowledge, skills and abilities in solving financial problems in various conditions at the national and supranational level.

The graduate gains theoretical and practical experience through renowned information systems. The graduate is able to identify mechanisms for continuous professional development and learning. Simultaneously, he finds and presents their own solutions to problems arising from the application of theoretical knowledge and understanding. He/she applies adequate methods in the practical solution of professional issues in the field of financial management, bank regulation, investment process management and its evaluation, corporate financial management, public finance and public choice, international finance and financial risk management.

Skills: The graduate of the study program Finance, Banking and Investment is able to solve problems and coordinate procedures in teams, make independent and responsible decisions in a changing environment. He/she is able to provide their knowledge, conclusions and considerations to the professional and inexpert public, he/she is able to educate themselves in further studies in the field of finance and related fields. The knowledge, skills and competencies of the graduate will be determined by internally specified subjects of a broad-based study program and will be developed through training methods and case studies. The graduate of the study program is able to solve financial, economic and managerial problems in various areas of finance at home and abroad. The graduate creatively applies theoretical knowledge, various methods and tools of financial management in practical business situations related to deciding on sources of capital and its investments, financial risk management, distribution of financial results, mergers and valuation, applies and performs primary research based on real data to assess specific issues in domestic and international finance and critically assess analysis procedures in international finance. The graduate is able to critically assess the current state of public finances and decision- making processes in the context of public choice. The graduate is able to assess the performance and competitiveness of specific commercial banks, or banking groups, apply data from financial statements to evaluate the performance and competitiveness of a commercial bank. Competences: The graduate is competent to solve theoretical and practical problems and coordinate procedures in teams, to make independent and responsible decisions in a dynamic environment, to act independently in professional life, to work effectively as an individual, as a member of a professional team or as a team leader.

The graduate of the study program can find a job in various sectors and branches of the national economy at the macro and micro level, especially in financial institutions, but also in private and public sector companies and organizations, financial market institutions, international financial institutions and public administration bodies at all levels, in the field of accounting, tax administration and tax consulting. The graduate is ready to perform middle and top management positions in financially oriented departments of the corporate sphere and public administration at the national and international level. The graduate acquires the prerequisites for further scientific and pedagogical work with a focus on financial management, public finance, fiscal and monetary analysis and forecasting, financial markets, international finance. The graduate finds employment in commercial banks as well as the central bank, in consulting and auditing companies, in research institutions, in institutions in the field of education and information technology. The acquired knowledge and communication skills will enable the graduate to work in international institutions.

The study program Finance, Banking and Investment is a stable university program in its Bachelor’s and subsequent Master’s degree, which contributes to the fulfilment of the long-term plans of UMB in Banská Bystrica. It is a university program with the application of traditional university principles (universitas scientiarum, universitas universum, universitas scholarum at doctorum, universitas litterarum) and supporting the mission of UMB in 21st century in order to enable students not only to specialize in their professional interest, but also to provide interdisciplinary knowledge that contributes to the formation of the university graduate’s personality, with respect to the principles of academic ethics and democratic social values. Education in the Finance, Banking and Investment program will be related to the long-term plan and strategic direction of UMB in the years 2021 - 2026 and of the entire higher education in Slovakia not only through the content and focus of subjects, but also through activities in the field of science and research and project activities. Its international focus is based on the development of international cooperation with academic and non-academic institutions. Cooperation in the creation of the program and its provision with stakeholders in the conditions of Slovakia is the basis for the quality of implementation of university knowledge in practice at the national as

well as international level.

Learning objectives:

The study program has these learning objectives:

1. To enable students to acquire the latest theoretical knowledge necessary for professional application in the field of finance, banking and investment in professional and managerial positions.

2. To enable students to understand the processes in finance, banking and investment by developing abstract thinking, mastering modern methodologies, building a broad economic perspective at the macro and micro level through advanced work with data and the adoption of renowned information systems.

3. To apply theoretical knowledge in a practical context and empirical situations in relation to the integration of the Slovak economy into the European and world economy.

4. To integrate the above skills of students into their own findings, proposals, decisions and recommendations and formulate practical proposals for specific financial decisions and policies.

The main learning outcomes of the study program are the following knowledge, skills, and competences:

1.      KNOWLEDGE: The graduate knows qualitative and quantitative information in the field of financial management and regulation of a commercial bank, which they obtain from theoretical and practical literary sources and legislation and use them in solving specific tasks, applies a critical understanding of current issues of balance of payments theory and practice, is able to identify the determinants of exchange rate changes over time and understands the changing nature of the international financial environment and the international monetary system, the graduate has an overview of risk measures and ways to minimize risk exposure in financial and investment decisions, masters the methods of creating an optimal portfolio and financial plans and is familiar with methods of identifying, analyzing and quantifying risk factors and determining their impact on portfolio value and financial institutions capital, the graduate will use the acquired theoretical knowledge to examine the issues of public finance and public choice and their application in economic practice, is able to understand the key issues of decision- making, management and production of goods in the public sector.

2.      SKILLS: The graduate is able to assess the performance and competitiveness of specific commercial banks or banking groups, applies data from financial statements to evaluate the performance and competitiveness of a commercial bank, the graduate creatively applies theoretical knowledge and various methods and tools of financial management in practical business situations related to deciding on the sources of capital and its investment, financial risk management, distribution of financial results, mergers and determining the value of the company, applies and performs primary research based on real data to assess specific problems in international finance, critically assesses the procedures of analysis in international finance, the graduate can create a portfolio of financial assets with respect to various criteria of optimality and evaluate its performance, can assess the adequacy of the use of different models and approaches to measuring financial risks and their impact in

creating short-term and long-term strategic objectives of the financial institution, can value contingent forward financial derivatives with a more complex internal payout structure using Monte Carlo simulations, the graduate applies appropriate methods in solving partial tasks, critically assesses the current state of public finances and decision-making processes in the context of public choice

3. COMPETENCES: The graduate applies the acquired knowledge in management at the strategic level, in the creation and implementation of banking strategies, while taking into account current trends in banking and applying the principles of social responsibility and ethics in banking business, creates a project of a new banking product through the OnePager system, the graduate critically evaluates current business phenomena and achieved financial results and on this basis is able to make and implement relevant financial decisions and assess their possible consequences, including at the level of international financial transactions, evaluates and interprets empirical work in the field of interest rates and exchange rates, creates a balanced judgment on key facts in the field of international finance, acquires the ability to create various risk scenarios of portfolio value through simulation, acquires the ability to evaluate and interpret simulation results, acquires the ability to design methods of prevention and elimination or reduction of financial risks, acquires the competence to communicate competently with specialists in market, interest, credit and operational risk, evaluates and interprets theoretical approaches and empirical results of studies in the field of public sector decision- making and determinants of behavior of economic agents for potential solutions to selected problems of public finances and decision-making processes on national and supranational level.

Banking manager

Qualification code: C1246001-00531 SK ISCO-08: 1246001

Financial planning and controlling manager

Qualification code: U1211004-00998 SK ISCO-08: 1211004

Researcher in the field of banking

Qualification code: C2413028-00564 SK ISCO-08: 2413028

Mutual fund portfolio specialist

Qualification code: C3311001-01582 SK ISCO-08: 3311001

Specialist in investment operations in the financial markets – portfolio manager for DSS (Assisted living premises for pensioners)

Qualification code: U2413025-00554 SK ISCO-08: 2413025

Procurement Manager

Qualification code: U1219002-01007 SK ISCO-08: 1219002

Project specialist

Qualification code: U2421003-01032 SK ISCO-08: 2421003

Economic analyst

Qualification code: U2631002-01045 SK ISCO-08: 2631002

Public administration budget specialist

Qualification code: C2411008-01406 SK ISCO-08: 2411008

Professional employee of the municipality for investment activities

Qualification code: C2422004-01484 SK ISCO-08: 2422004

Investment manager - portfolio manager

Qualification code: C2413026-01591 SK ISCO-08: 2413026

Risk analyst for leasing companies

Qualification code: C2631002-01593 SK ISCO-08: 2631002

Chief Accountant

Qualification code: C2411001-01019 SK ISCO-08: 2411001

Tax specialist

Qualification code: U2411007-01026 SK ISCO-08: 2411007

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Based on the acquired knowledge, skills and competencies, the graduate is prepared for employment primarily in financial institutions, but also in other companies and private and public sector organizations, financial market institutions, international financial institutions and public administration bodies at all levels, in the field of taxes and tax consultancy, accounting and auditing. Graduates are employed as specialists in accounting and financial control, as financial analysts and specialists in finance, insurance and other financial services. Graduates are also able to process financial and accounting transactions, as well as their automated processing.

The graduate is ready to perform middle and top management positions in financially oriented departments of business and public and state spheres at the national and international level, he/she also acquires the prerequisites for further scientific and pedagogical work with a focus on financial management of companies and financial institutions, fiscal and monetary analysis and forecasting, financial risk management, public finance and public choice and international finance. (https://bit.ly/3MAsrkL)

Ing. Peter Hrubina, division director, (dry, hp, Athmoss), Microwell, spol. s r.o., SNP 2018/42, 92701 Šaľa

Ing. Stanislav Pánis, financial markets analyst, J&T Banka, a.s, Dvořákovo nábrežie 8, 811 02 Bratislava

Evaluation of the quality of the study program takes place at three levels, with different sets of employers being defined for each level of evaluation:

1. Evaluation of the quality of the study program in the process of its creation

The following employers participated in the process of creating the study program:

- Slovak Association of Financiers (Slovenská asociácia finančníkov), Drieňová 3, 821 01 Bratislava, JUDr. Ing. Peter Daniel, Ph.D., member of Supervisory Board

- IBM International Services Centre, Mlynské nivy, 49, 821 09 Bratislava, Ing. Karol Potančok, manager, expense accounting

Employers’ representatives made a stakeholder report, where they formulated comments and provided feedback on selected characteristics of the study program. The person responsible for the study program elaborated a separate report on the scope of processing the comments, which is part of the accreditation file.

2. Evaluation of the quality of the study program in the process of its approval

In the process of approving the study program, the following stakeholders may make comments on the quality of the program:

• an employers representative in the Internal Quality Assurance System Council at the Faculty of Economics, UMB
• an employers representative for the temporary working group in the Internal Quality Assurance System Council at the Faculty of Economics, UMB
• an employers representative in the Internal Quality Assurance System Council of UMB

 3. Evaluation of the quality of the study program through feedback from employers

Feedback obtained from any other employers is carried out in accordance with UMB Directive no. 2/2022, as it says that it is possible to request feedback from other representatives of employers. At the time of writing the study program, no such evaluation had been carried out.

The rules for creating study plans in study programs are defined in UMB´s Study Regulations at https://bit.ly/3p2hFdm and in EF UMB´s Study Rules available at https://bit.ly/3Luf7he.

In addition to the above-mentioned documents, the following rules were taken into account in the creation of the recommended study plan: credit evaluation of subjects is based on the time required of the student's work, usually in the range of 1800 hours per academic year in full-time study and usually 1440 hours per academic year in external form of study, including self-study and own creative activity, which represents an average of 30 hours / 1 credit

the allocated credit grant reflects the time burden of the student required to obtain the prescribed learning outcomes

time and content sequence of subjects in the recommended study plan is determined so that by completing it the student achieves the required knowledge, skills and competencies

profile subjects are defined only from the group of compulsory or compulsory elective subjects

the credits of profile subjects are generally higher than for non-profile subjects

the share of credits for profile subjects is at least 1/2 of the total number of credits for compulsory subjects.

The recommended study plan is a part of the internal accreditation file of the study program as Annex 12 of the UMB Directive no. 1/2021. Recommended study plans are also part of the Study Guide, which is published on the faculty’s website (https://bit.ly/3Hp0IQN).

The recommended study plan contains the names of compulsory subjects, compulsory elective subjects, particular credits for the subject, basic educational activities and their area in classes, recommended semester, students as well as workload of teachers in classes.

Profile subjects are marked separately in the study plan.

Learning outcomes of the course units, rules of their assessment, educational activities, teaching methods, syllabus, as well as student workload are part of the information sheets of the course.

The recommended study plan is attached to the internal accreditation file.

There are no prerequisites or co-requisites in the curriculum of the finance, banking and investment study programme. For each subject within the recommended study plan, the educational activities used (lecture, seminar) are determined, their hourly load included. Educational activities in all subjects are carried out by a combined method, which is also stated in the information sheets of individual subjects of the recommended study plan.     Course syllabus are a mandatory part of information sheets of all subjects of the recommended study plan. The individual worksheets of the subjects state the student’s workload and the share of individual activities (e. g. participation in direct teaching activities, work on seminar assignments, self-study, etc.) in the total student workload. The credit subsidy of the subjects reflects their complexity and the intensity / extent of the student’s workload. This is listed for each subject in the recommended study plan. The information sheet of each subject identifies the university teachers who are involved in providing the subject. Information about individual persons, including their contact details, is published on the website of the Faculty of Economics, UMB.

Number of credits for compulsory courses required for proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies: 74 (out of which 20 credits for Diploma thesis with defense)

Number of credits for compulsory optional courses required for the proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies: 30

Number of credits for optional courses required for the proper completion of studies/completion of a part of studies: 16

Number of credits for the final thesis and the defense of the final thesis required for the proper completion of studies: 20

The rules for the verification of learning outcomes and student assessment, as well as the possibilities of corrective procedures are defined in the Study Rules of EF UMB, Art. 18 (https://bit.ly/3Luf7he). Methods of verifying the achievement of the learning outcomes, criteria and conditions for completing the subject are listed in the information sheets of the subjects of the study program and communicated to students at the beginning of the semester. The results of verification and student assessment are published for the student in the academic information system. At the student's request, the teacher is obliged to provide the student with feedback on the assessment.

The possibilities of corrective actions against the evaluation are defined: in the Study Rules of EF UMB, Art. 18 (https://bit.ly/3Luf7he) and Directive on handling complaints (https://bit.ly/3shoA2J).

In addition, students can contact the study advisor, the head of the department or the vice-dean for studies, who are obliged to deal with each complaint.

The conditions for the recognition of a study or part of a study are defined in the EF UMB Study Rules, Art. 11 and Art. 27 ( https://bit.ly/3Luf7he).

In accordance with the quality culture at the Faculty of Eonomics the life cycle of the Study regulations as an education service is limited by standard length of study.Therefore this part lists the topics of final thesis of the last academic years, which represent the length of the study. The list of the topics is attached to the internal accreditation file

Rules for the assignment, processing, opposition, defense and evaluation of final theses in the study programme

The rules concerning the final theses are defined in Directive no. 2/2021 Modification of written university theses, final theses and habilitation theses (https://bit.ly/3BerKrM), in the Study regulations of the EF UMB (https://bit.ly/3Luf7he) in Art. 21 and Art. 22. Organizational guidelines for the defense of the diploma thesis are available on the website of the department.

Opportunities and procedures for participation in student mobility

Support for individual student mobility is one of UMB's strategic priorities in the field of internationalization. This priority is detailed in the document Strategy of Internationalization available at https://bit.ly/3dyvR7l and in Directive no. 4/2019 on Erasmus + mobilities at UMB (https://bit.ly/3L4aF8B). Information on mobility abroad is currently published on the EF UMB website https://bit.ly/3rUE266 in Slovak and English.

Rules for adherence to academic ethics and rules for drawing consequences

Adherence to academic ethics is emphasized throughout their studies. Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica has developed and published a Student Code of Ethics and the Faculty of Economics also has its own EF UMB Student Code of Ethics. Both documents are publicly available in full on the websites umb.sk and ef.umb.sk. Students are continuously acquainted with the principles and rules of adherence to academic ethics, in the first year of study within the subject Introduction to university studies, when submitting seminar papers and projects, within the Diploma Thesis Seminar and through the relevant year supervisors. Teachers thoroughly check the originality of the submitted seminar paper, study or project. In the Study Regulations of the EF UMB Art. 18, par. 9, fraud in the performance of a study obligation is considered a disciplinary offense. In the event of a breach of academic ethics, the UMB has established resolution procedures in the EF UMB Study Rules and the UMB Disciplinary Rules. Disciplinary offenses are dealt with by the EF UMB Disciplinary Commission (https://bit.ly/3oJdVN0). Its position and activities are regulated by the Disciplinary Code of the UMB in Banská Bystrica for students and the Rules of Procedure of the UMB in Banská Bystrica for students (https://bit.ly/31E2UEv). The Ethics Committee is established at UMB, which addresses issues and problems related to the observance of academic ethics by both employees and students. Relevant information related to the Ethics Committee and its scope is published on the University's website (https://bit.ly/3oBITr0). The Student Code of Ethics at UMB (https://bit.ly/3EBcZ3t) is a binding document for students. At the same time, each student can complete online training in ethical decision-making in an online environment in accordance  with  the  rules  at  UMB  (https://bit.ly/31KQ9Yg).  The documents are published on the website of the university and the faculty.

Procedures applicable to students with special needs

The university and its components provide applicants and students with special needs with appropriate adaptations and support services and create an environment for equalizing opportunities to study at UMB. Procedures for applicants and students with special needs are given in the Study guide for students with special needs at UMB and other published instructions on the university webpage https://bit.ly/3dxWlFW. EF UMB has established the function of coordinator for work with students with special needs, who provides support to these students in their adaptation to the university environment as well as in solving various situations related to study https://bit.ly/3LsFggf.

Procedures for filing complaints and appeals by students

Procedures for filing complaints and appeals by students are defined in Directive on handling complaints (https://bit.ly/32VheJn).

Course information sheets are part of the internal accreditation file. All information sheets of the course contain the objectives and outcomes of the course, identification data on the course, rules of continuous and final assessment of the course, literature, the distribution of time between methods and educational activities. Information sheets are also available in the academic information system AiS2.

Note: AiS2 is only accessible to students and teachers with an assigned username and password.

The schedule of the academic year is available at the faculty webpage Harmonogram akademického roka | Študent | Ekonomická fakulta, Univerzita Mateja Bela (umb.sk)

The current schedule is available via the academic information system AiS2.

prof. Ing. Hussam Musa, PhD.

Department of Finance and Accounting FoE MBU in BB

hussam.musa@umb.sk, 048/446 63 11

http://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11455

prof. Ing. Hussam Musa, PhD. | Ekonomická fakulta, Univerzita Mateja Bela (umb.sk)

prof. Ing. Emília Zimková, PhD.

Financial Management and Regulation of Banks (Finančné riadenie a regulácia bánk)

Department of Finance and Accounting FoE MBU in BB

emilia.zimkova@umb.sk, 048/446 63 22

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11453

prof. Ing. Emília Zimková, PhD. | Ekonomická fakulta, Univerzita Mateja Bela (umb.sk)

prof. Ing. Peter Krištofík, Ph.D.

Corporate Financial Management (Finančný manažment podniku)

Department of Finance and Accounting FoE MBU in BB

peter.kristofik@umb.sk, 048/446 21 21

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11202

prof. Ing. Peter Krištofík, PhD. | Ekonomická fakulta, Univerzita Mateja Bela (umb.sk)

prof. Ing. Hussam Musa, PhD.

International Finance (Medzinárodné financie)

Department of Finance and Accounting FoE MBU in BB

hussam.musa@umb.sk, 048/446 63 11

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11455

prof. Ing. Hussam Musa, PhD. | Ekonomická fakulta, Univerzita Mateja Bela (umb.sk)

doc. PhDr. Ing, Martin Boďa, PhD.

Risk and Uncertainty in Finance (Riziko a neistota vo financiách)

Department of Quantitative Methods and Information Systems FoE MBU in BB

martin.boda@umb.sk, 048/446 66 17

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/11590

doc. PhDr. Ing. Martin Boďa, PhD. | Ekonomická fakulta, Univerzita Mateja Bela (umb.sk)

doc. Ing. Ján Huňady, PhD.

Public Finance and Public Choice (Verejné financie a verejná voľba)

Department of Quantitative Methods and Information Systems FoE MBU in BB

jan.hunady@umb.sk, 048/446 63 13

https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/16168

doc. Ing. Ján Huňady, PhD. | Ekonomická fakulta, Univerzita Mateja Bela (umb.sk)

prof. Ing. Emília Zimková, PhD. VUPCH_Zimková

prof. Ing. Peter Krištofík, Ph.D. VUPCH_Krištofík

prof. Ing. Hussam Musa, PhD. VUPCH_Musa

doc. PhDr. Ing, Martin Boďa, PhD. VUPCH_Boďa

doc. Ing. Ján Huňady, PhD. VUPCH_Huňady

The list of teachers is attached to the application of study programme accreditation.

Appendix 3 – work capacity and workload distribution

The list of final thesis supervisors is attached to internal accreditation file.

The scientific and pedagogical characteristics of the final thesis supervisors are attached to internal accreditation file.

Bc. Katarína Maľáková, 1. ročník ŠP FBI (2. stupeň);katarina.malakova@student.umb.sk

Bc. Tereza Michaela Vrábľová, 1. ročník ŠP FBI (2. stupeň); tereza.vrablova@student.umb.sk

Bc. Peter Kresťanko, 1. ročník ŠP FBI (2. stupeň); peter.krestanko@student.umb.sk

prof. Ing. Hussam Musa, PhD.

hussam.musa@umb.sk

048 446 6311

Consultations are available by agreement via email or MS Teams

Study officer: Ing. Lucia Horvátová, lucia.horvatova@umb.sk, 048 446 6127

Study officer: Diana Výlupková, diana.vylupkova@umb.sk, 048 446 6132

Social Affairs Officer: Jana Lobbová, jana.lobbova@umb.sk, 048 446 1152

Coordinator for applicants and students with special needs: doc. Ing. Radoslav Kožiak, PhD., radoslav.koziak@umb.sk, 048 446 2014

International Relations Officer: Mgr. Viera Pavlovičová viera.pavlovicova@umb.sk, 048/446 6727

Iný administratívny personál (ak je zriadený)

Mgr. Miroslav Murin - Administrator of the department of automation and communication (office for UMB cards , help desk), miroslav.murin@umb.sk; preukazy@umb.sk, 048 446 6812, 048 446 6758

Ivana Kapustíková - helpdesk head, AIS report officer, helpdesk, ivana.kapustikova@umb.sk, 048 446 6213

Ing. Pavol Lupták - department of computer and didactic technology (e- mail accounts, LMS Moodle, helpdesk), pavol.luptak@umb.sk, 048 446 2165

Milan Lichý - administrator ICT, helpdesk, milan.lichy@umb.sk, 048 446 2169

Michal Kindl - administrator ICT, helpdesk, michal.kindl@umb.sk, 048 446 2166

Mgr. Jana Štefániková - Administrator for international cooperation and lifelong education, jana.stefanikova@umb.sk, 048 446 6412

PhDr. Zuzana Osvaldová, PhD. - administrator for career counseling, zuzana.osvaldova@umb.sk, 048 446 6227

EF UMB is constantly striving to innovate and modernize the technical equipment in classrooms and auditoriums, as well as the equipment of employees.

It currently has a total of 410 desktop computers. Classrooms, lecture halls or seminar rooms and meeting rooms, which are used by teachers in their teaching, are equipped with 50 desktop computers. Students use 92 RDS clients in classrooms through which they connect to school servers and 87 computers in computer rooms. The rest of the desktops are used by employees in their offices.

The faculty also has approximately 200 laptops, which are primarily used by employees for work at home or during business trips, or some meeting rooms are equipped with laptops.

All lecture halls, classrooms and meeting rooms are equipped with video projection technology in the form of projectors (45 pcs.), TV (12 pcs.), 55 "and 65" touch screens (3 pcs.), interactive boards (3 pcs.), touch monitors for PCs in classrooms and lecture halls (15 pcs).

The classrooms, lecture halls, meeting rooms and special seminar rooms are also equipped with video and audio devices that enable smooth online or hybrid teaching – video conference sets (7 in total), webcams (50 pcs), omnidirectional microphones (50 pcs).

At the same time, employees also have webcams, omnidirectional microphones or sets of headphones and a microphone in their offices, as well as graphics tablets with a stylus or tablets with pens.

The faculty has 8 computer rooms (7 in Banská Bystrica and 1 at IMS in Poprad), of which 3 are equipped with so-called RDS clients (a total of 92), through which students connect to the RDP Server and 5 computer rooms that are equipped with desktop computers (a total of 87 computers).

The students and staff of the faculty can also use remote access to UMB servers from their private desktops or laptops using an encrypted VPN (via RDP client on their PC they connect to the faculty RDS server) and thus have the opportunity to use the necessary software for distance learning unlimited.

The employees of the faculty have at their disposal 10 multifunctional large centrally managed printers with scanner and copier - in addition, they have a total of another 106 printers and multifunction devices (printer, scanner and copier).

All computers and laptops are connected to the Internet by cable. There are a total of 77 WiFi AP devices deployed at the faculty – 32 CISCO and 45 Ubiquiti, which are used by the staff and students in the process of education.

On the premises of the faculty, students can use a copy center, a self- study center for the study of foreign languages, a branch of the university

library with a study room, which is supplemented by 2 other study rooms.

All information about the study program, including information sheets of individual subjects, is available in the Academic Information System (AiS2). Basic information and the recommended study plans of individual study programs are available on the faculty's website and in the study guide. Course syllabi, criteria for obtaining credits and qualitative evaluation are part of the courses created for each subject within the e- learning portal LMS Moodle (LMS).

LMS is on the Moodle platform, and is intended as the primary tool for managing distance learning (materials, lectures, scripta, tasks, tests, deadlines, evaluations, etc.).

Within the courses for individual subjects in LMS, students get all study materials necessary for successful completion and mastery of the subject.

Access to study literature, information databases and other information sources

In addition to the traditional print study materials available in the university library, students also have access to electronic book resources, scientific articles and other publications through the university library. From each school PC, it is possible to access 20 licensed databases of publications (e.g. ProQuest eBook Central, Emerald, Science Direct, Wiley Online Library or HST and other). Students also have access to the above- mentioned online databases from the comfort of their home via a VPN connection. Scientific monographs, textbooks and scripta of the faculty teachers are gradually digitized and available to students through the Virtual Study Room https://digitalnakniznica.cvtisr.sk/page/umb- digitalna-kniznica) and the UMB Repository (https://bit.ly/3JjixRY) within the open access policy of Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica.

UMB University Library has 5 study rooms, one self-study center, a department of absence lending and the Matej Bel training center. Students can use a self-study center directly at the Faculty of Economics (https://bit.ly/3HJUcnT), where they have access to language and professional databases, 317 printed professional publications, encyclopedias and dictionaries, 8 computers with standard software with a webcam, headphones with a microphone with internet connection, TV, data projector, 1 multifunction device and WiFi. The Economic library provides students with absence and presence lending, user registration, counseling and bibliographic information, reprographic services, the possibility of returning the book through the bibliobox, 32 292 book documents and 37 titles of periodicals in the form of scientific and professional journals, daily press, weekly and monthly magazines.

Access to information technologies

The Faculty of Economics students have a rich and very flexible access to information technology. In case of technical problems with information systems, students and staff can contact the technical support page helpdesk.umb.sk (https://helpdesk.umb.sk/en), where they can find general information, instructions and procedures for user accounts, accounts Office 365, AiS2, LMS Moodle, internet connection and WiFi in the faculty and dormitories and student ID cards.

Schedules are available in AiS2, through which students apply for final and mid-term exams, receive mid-term and final assessments. Teachers communicate with students through student mailboxes, or through bulk e-mails via AiS2 or the respective course in LMS Moodle.

Each student and teacher has access to five Office 365 licenses via their student or employee university account (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, OneDrive, PowerBI, Teams, Whteboard, and more).

Each department operates departmental sections on the faculty website, in which they inform students about important information, news, etc. In addition to the applications available in Office 365 or MS Office 2016/2019, R and R-Studio, IBM SPSS 28 statistical software, SAP, Power BI, SQL, Inkscape are part of the software available to students in the educational process. CorelDRAW, 7Zip, WinRAR, JAVA, Adobe Reader (in some cases Adobe Acrobat Pro), QGIS, Notepad ++, Windows Explorer or Edge web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, IrfanView, VLC player, Total Commander, PC Translator, Abbyy Fine Reader or video recording software (in some classrooms it is Camtasia, in most cases

Open Broadcaster Software) and other.

Distance learning is delivered mainly through regular video conferencing online meetings according to the schedule for the semester through the MS Team application, which allows the use of audio lectures, document sharing, chatting, creating separate study groups.

Each subject has a separate team created in the given semester, whose members are the teachers and students of the subject. Simultaneously with MS Teams, LMS Moodle is used as a tool for providing study materials in the form of study materials, lectures, assignments, data files, solutions and video presentations. LMS Moodle is also used for continuous and final submission of student assignments and providing control in the form of tests and providing feedback to students. In addition to MS Teams, teachers use Zoom or Google Meet or Cisco Webex in some cases. They have the opportunity to use an education license from Slido for better interaction of students in online teaching or obtaining feedback.

In case students need special software installed in computer classrooms, they can use secure remote access to these computers via an encrypted VPN (via an RDP client on their PC they connect to RDS server) and thus have the opportunity to use the necessary software in distance learning

without restrictions.

Access, manuals of e-learning portals

In the case of distance (or hybrid) learning, online teaching takes place through the MS Teams application all students will be gradually added to the subject team, to whom the teacher then gives online lectures, exercises, seminars, consultations, etc.

Instructions for full-time teaching are available to students and teachers at Helpdesk.umb.sk (Slovak and English versions of support are available) (https://helpdesk.umb.sk/sk/23/zakladne-informacie-ms-teams.html) – the instructions also include videos (which are also available for teachers and students in the IT Services course in LMS (IT Services) in LMS https://lms.umb.sk/course/index.php?categoryid=182 or also on YouTube https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxzjGZonsfzV7RTjvqlUizBMq8WeOR F_N). Students and staff can also contact ICT administrators at EF UMB (Administrators of IKT (umb.sk)), who can also help them through remote access.

Procedures for the transition from contact teaching to distance learning

The transition from presence to distance learning can be done immediately thanks to the classrooms and lecture halls equipment with the necessary technology to enable the transmission of audio and video via the Internet.

LMS Moodle courses are created for all subjects of the study program. The use of the portal by students and staff is governed by Directive No. 3/2016 on the use of e-learning at UMB, which is available at the beginning of the environment (https://lms.umb.sk/). Each student gets detailed instruction at the beginning of the study (1st year of study) in the use of e-learning support and other necessary tools and systems at the introductory meeting (https://youtu.be/Po6youDiKj4). In case of problems and questions, he/she can use additional consultation hours given by teachers. At the beginning of the semester, each teacher updates the course and sends students information about accesses (passwords). In addition to the syllabi and conditions for completing the course, the courses also include links to online lessons via MS Teams or ZOOM, videos of lectures with explanations, various assignments, support forums and discussions, surveys, study materials and other activities.

Students can also be evaluated through the courses. If necessary (e.g. the current pandemic situation), i tis possible to move smoothly to the distance form of learning in all subjects of the study program, even in the case of presence teaching.

Within the study program finance, banking and investment there is an internship based on existing cooperation at the University of Matej Bel in Banska Bystrica. The cooperating organizations participate mainly on invited lectures, providing stays and excursions, as well as research activities. These institutions are also primarily the employers who employ graduates of the study program which enhance graduates’ employment applications to these organizations. The organizations are following :

- Bath University

- BirZeit University

- STARTed Iniciative on Education in Standardization, WP6 UNECE Geneva

- European commission representative in Slovakia

- Ministry of finance Slovak Republic

- Slovak association for Corporate Governance

- Ministry of employment, social affairs and family of Slovak Republic

- Financial directory of Slovak Republic

- Slovenská sporiteľňa, a. s.

- Tatra banka, a. s.

- Všeobecná úverová banka, a. s.

- Trimbroker, a. s.

- Allianz – SP, a. s.

- NN Group, a. s.

- Deloitte, a. s.

- ACCA, a. s.

- IBM International Services Centre

- Slovak association of financers

- Slovak office for standards, metrology and testing in Slovak Republic

- Regional European information centre in Banská Bystrica

- City Banská Bystrica

- Kronospan, a. s.

- Continental, a. s.

- SAP Slovensko s. r. o.

- Železiarne Podbrezová a. s.

Due to long standing relationships with these representatives of industry there exist lectures of invited guests as well as other organizations.

UMB offers students rich opportunities for social sports, cultural, spiritual and social activities (brozury.umb.sk/books/ujid/). In the field of sports activities, it offers the opportunity to participate in several sports clubs (athletics club, women's basketball team, gymnastics club, hockey university team, mountain club, karate club, judo club). The sports club for all offers students the following physical activities: swimming pool, sports games - floorball, football, volleyball, fitness - gym, Power Zumba, Country dancing, jumping, classical and sports massage.

In the field of artistic performance, there are three artistic ensembles working directly at UMB: University Choir Mladosť (https://youtu.be/aIUOyNNf24s), University folklore ensemble Mladosť (https://youtu.be/fRZ9GYAj84k) and Chamber orchestra Mladosť (https://youtu.be/75FPEJynxSk). Students also have the opportunity to participate in the activities of the UNIS student theater ensemble, the ensemble is open to students who have a relationship with the theater and want to be a part of it. The University Dance Center offers various dance classes for students (https://www.unidc.sk/mesto/banska- bystrica/).

UMB students can become participants in the International Duke of Edinburgh Award (https://youtu.be/BSy4TKWuD1I). It is a comprehensive development program that gives young people aged 14 to 24 a chance to develop their skills and character traits for real life, fulfill their potential and help them succeed in life. Students of our university can not only become participants in DofE, but can also be trained in the methodology of this program and become program leaders.

For leisure, the faculty offers several suitable spaces for students in its outdoor area (space for sitting on benches, in case of good weather directly on the grass). Directly in the faculty buildings there are 2 cafes, a chill out rest and relaxation zone, 2 respiria, within which students have access to a PC and the Internet and use them for project meetings, studies, etc. Then there is the Economic Library, the Self-study Center. Students and staff have a dining room, a buffet and several vending machines available directly at the faculty.

Before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, students regularly organized fun quizzes for students or Beánie (faculty student ball). In addition to the activities offered directly by the faculty and the university, the city of Banská Bystrica also provides rich opportunities for living, with which UMB actively cooperates and regularly informs students about the possibilities via social networks, the faculty website, e-mails and information boards on the faculty premises.

The possibilities and conditions of participation of students in mobility and internships are governed by Directive no. 4/2019 on Erasmus + mobilities at UMB https://bit.ly/3L4aF8B and are published in a separate section of the faculty website https://bit.ly/3rUE266. Specifically, this is mobility within the Erasmus + program, as well as mobility within other schemes (for example through the SAIA). In addition to the possibility of studying, students are also offered the opportunity to participate in an internship. The call for mobility applications is published every year in the first half of the winter semester. Those interested in mobility submit an application form, cover letter, CV and proof of foreign language competence. Subsequently, a pre-selection of participants takes place, which consists of evaluation of the submitted documents and a personal interview (in presence or online form). The results of the pre-selections are announced to the students after the grant is awarded by the National Agency Erasmus +.

After the end of the mobility, the vice-dean for studies will confirm the recognition of ECTS credits obtained in the mobility on the basis of a confirmed statement of results (Transcript of records).

In addition to the possibility of studying, the study program students are also offered the opportunity to participate in an internship in Slovakia or abroad. Within the Erasmus + internship program, in which Matej Bel University is involved, the student can choose from a wide range of organizations on the website of the Faculty of Economics or contact a selected company or organization within EU countries. The current offer of internships is published on the faculty's website:

https://bit.ly/3J38HDs

All information concerning the admission of applicants for engineering studies (conditions for admission to study and the algorithm for creating the order of applicants) is published on the website of the Faculty of Economics, UMB (Possibilities and conditions of admission to study in the relevant academic year) for the study programme finance, banking and investment must meet the basic personal and knowledge requirements according to the Slovak Qualifications Framework - SKKR at level 6, according to which the bachelor's degree will lead to the applicant's knowledge and understanding in the field of economics and management, which build on their general secondary education and are typically at the level of advanced textbooks supplemented by selected aspects of the latest knowledge in economics and management; are able to use their knowledge and understanding in a way that suggests a professional approach to work and / or profession and have competencies usually demonstrated by putting and defending arguments and (solving) problems in economics and management, have the ability to obtain and interpret relevant data usually in economics and management and, based on them, make ethically and socially responsible decisions, know how to communicate information, concepts, problems and solutions to professional and laic audiences and have developed the skills of education necessary to continue further studies with a high degree of independence.

The basic condition for admission to the 1st degree study is a complete secondary education or a complete secondary vocational education completed by a high school diploma. Another condition is the successful completion of the entrance exam. The entrance exam consists of a written test in one foreign language and a written test in the basics of economics. The conditions of admission also set out the rules under which the candidate is exempted from the obligation to take the entrance examination. The conditions for admission to the master´s degree are published on the website https://bit.ly/3IVDRNB. The admission procedure and conditions of admission are published in the document Possibilities and conditions of admission to study and the planned numbers of admitted applicants for the academic year 2022/2023 on the website: https://bit.ly/3sOyhXP.

The evaluation of tests is performed automatically by the TAP system - by scanning the answer sheets. The results are published for the applicants on the faculty's website on the day of the entrance examination. The admission committee decides on the admission of the applicant. Applicants who have met the conditions for admission to study are sent a decision on admission to study with other relevant documents. The results of the admission procedure are registered in the academic information system.

Due to pandemic situation in Academic Year 2021/2022 the students were admitted without taking the entrance exams. In Academic year 2020/2021 22 students expressed interest in the study out of which 16 students fulfilled the conditions for admission.

Procedures for monitoring and evaluating students' opinions on the quality of the study program are defined in Directive 2/2022 Rules for evaluating the quality of education at the UMB in Banská Bystrica (https://bit.ly/3opb0ZR). Every year, the university conducts a sociological survey at the faculties focused on the evaluation of study programs, which is carried out after the completion of state exams by graduates of the 1st and 2nd degree. There are monitored the findings of a comprehensive view of the course of the entire study, the content of the study program and the conditions created for its delivery. The survey is carried out anonymously by filling in the survey card by students on the day of the state exam.

Another survey conducted at the university is focused on the evaluation of teachers. The aim of the survey is to obtain feedback from students on the quality of teaching by selected teachers, the way it is provided by the teacher, his/her approach to teaching and student evaluation. As part of the survey, students also have the opportunity to openly answer, where they can express their opinion of the teacher, his/her work, or state their dissatisfaction. The survey is anonymous and is done through the academic information system AiS2. Each teacher has access to the results of a survey concerning his/her person, the head of the department has access to the results of a survey of all employees of the department.

During the transition to the distance form of teaching, a survey was conducted after the end of the examination period in the winter and summer semesters through the SLIDO application, the aim of which was to find out students' opinions on the course of the distance teaching and identify problems related to the implementation of the distance

teaching.

The results of student feedback are published on the faculty's website (https://bit.ly/3B99TCV). The results of the survey related to the evaluation of the quality of the study program are available to the head of the department providing the study program and are communicated in detail to the Dean's Collegium, where critical areas are identified and subsequently measures are taken for improvement from the faculty level and the respective department.

The results of the survey of evaluation of teachers by students, suggestions and comments of students are discussed after the evaluation of the survey in the Dean´s Board and Dean's Collegium. The head of the relevant workplaces and the evaluated employees are acquainted with

the results of the evaluation of individual teachers.

According to the procedures set out in Directive no. 2/2022, the evaluation of the quality of the study program (https://bit.ly/3opb0ZR) is carried out also through the following statements evaluated by the graduates (evaluation from 1 to 5)

-    The graduate performs work related to the completed study programme.

- Completion of the study programme should also be recommended to other applicants.

- Teachers of the study programme are interested in cooperating with the graduate.

-  The faculty also provides follow-up educational activities expanding knowledge in the given study programme. In addition to the following areas, other areas related to the study programme are evaluated for the graduates of the study programme: - Suitability (composition) of subjects forming the study programme with regard to the declared profile of the graduate. - Logical sequence and continuity of subjects. - The content of the study programme responds to current knowledge. The results of the last graduate feedback assessment are published on the faculty's website

(https://bit.ly/35FV5zH).

Study order EF UMB | Študijný poriadok a predpisy

Scholarship order EF UMB | Štipendijný poriadok

Disciplinary rules and rules of procedure of the disciplinary board EF UMB | Disciplinárny poriadok

Study guide EF UMB | Sprievodca štúdiom

Doctoral Study - Legislation

Accessible academic environment for students with special needs EF UMB | Študenti so špecifickými potrebami

Fees related to the study EF UMB | Študijný poriadok a predpisy

Student loans EF UMB | Sociálna starostlivosť o študentov

Job offers Ponuka práce a brigád | Voľný čas | Univerzita Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici (umb.sk)

Eating EF UMB | Stravovanie

Accommodation Správa účelových zariadení UMB | Študent | Univerzita Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici

Sports activities Voľný čas | Študent | Univerzita Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici (umb.sk)

Anti-Drugs and counseling services Protidrogové a poradenské služby

Student organisations Študentské organizácie

Student card Študentské preukazy | Preukazy UMB | Univerzita Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici

Informations for applicants EF UMB | Podaj si prihlášku

Alumni Klub EF UMB | Alumni klub UMB

Ethical management and code of ethics Etický manažment a Etický kódex

Quality policy Vnútorný systém zabezpečovania kvality | Základné vnútorné predpisy VSK | Univerzita Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici (umb.sk)

Sustainable development

Student Scientific Conference EF UMB | Študentská vedecká aktivita 2021

Career centre Kariérne centrum UMB

Others References to other relevant regulations and information are given in the Internal Assessment Report.