About the faculty
Presentation of the Faculty of Financial Management and Business
The Faculty of Financial Management and Business (Faculty) was established in 2015 and is one of the departments of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. During this period, the Faculty has been consistently developing, responding to the challenges of the times and the needs of the labor market.
MISSION– to shape patriotic, well-rounded individuals into competitive, competent specialists of the new generation, capable of making effective financial and management decisions and generating innovative ideas for the reconstruction and development of the economy of Ukraine and the Western region in particular, in the context of integration into the global business space.
VISION– a competitive center for educational, scientific, and innovative fintech solutions and digital tools that shape a generation of leaders with a developed corporate culture, high standards of education quality, space for self-realization of each individual, whose activities are aimed at forming intellectual potential for the development of the state, the territorial community of the city and the region, and integration into the international educational and scientific space.
During this period, the Faculty has undergone several stages of modernization, introducing innovative educational programs, internships, and partnerships with leading companies. A significant role in its development is played by teachers and scientists, professors and associate professors (more than 70 people), who actively implement modern teaching methods and conduct scientific research in the field of accounting and finance, management, and business analytics.
The faculty has six departments:
- Department of Digital Economy and Business Analytics
- Department of Accounting, Analysis, and Control
- Department of Financial Management
- Department of Financial Technologies and Consulting
- Department of Economics and Public Administration
- Department of Public Administration and Business Management
Today, the Financial Management and Business is a modern center of education and science that trains highly qualified specialists capable of operating effectively in a dynamic economy, implementing innovative projects, and developing strategies for the development of enterprises and organizations at the national and international levels.
Higher education students acquire professional skills through industrial and pre-diploma internships at the State Tax Service, State Customs Service, Accounting Chamber, foreign companies and firms, banks, insurance and other financial institutions, small and medium-sized businesses, IT companies, SEO companies, outsourcing companies, SMM agencies, state and local government bodies, etc.
Students of the faculty are annual participants and winners of prestigious national and international conferences, Olympiads, and competitions. The best of them are awarded scholarships from the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the President of Ukraine. Students with excellent academic performance who have proven themselves in scientific and public work have the opportunity to receive personalized scholarships.
Every year, representatives of the faculty participate in student academic mobility programs at higher education institutions in Lithuania, Poland, France, Japan, Germany, Italy, Turkey, the Netherlands, and other countries within the framework of university-wide partnership agreements with foreign universities.
The faculty is proud of its graduates who are successfully working in the public sector, business structures, financial institutions, international companies, etc.
The faculty is located in the very center of the city on the street of aristocrats, bankers, and financiers, known since imperial times – Kopernyka Street, 3.