BA School of Business and Finance

BA School of Business and Finance

Banku Augstskola
Former names	Banking College
Type	Public, self-financing
Established	1992
Rector	Andris Sarnovičs
Academic staff	48
Administrative staff	75
Students	1468
Undergraduates	1145
Postgraduates	297
Doctoral students	26
Location	Riga , Latvia 56°58′32.17″N 24°8′5.87″E
Website	www.ba.lv/en

BA School of Business and Finance (Latvian: Banku Augstskola) is one of the leading, self-financing business schools in Latvia. It was founded in 1992 as a Banking College under the Bank of Latvia and received accreditation in 1997

In 2007 BA School of Business and Finance celebrated its 15th anniversary. It supports United Nations initiative and follows the Principles for Responsible Management Education. On December 11 BA School of Business and Finance announced its decision to achieve Investors in Excellence Standard (a national standard which is based on the concepts of Excellence and the nine criteria of the widely used European Excellence Model (EFQM)).

Today it offers undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate programmes in Economics and Entrepreneurship, Business Administration and Finance. The study processes have gained an explicit international dimension. Graduates are nationally and internationally recognized entrepreneurs, managers, consultants, experts and professionals.

Studies

The school offers the following study programmes:

First level professional education programmes

• Entrepreneurship
• Banking Operations
• Accountancy and Finance

Bachelor's degree study programmes

• Business administration
• Finance
• Risk management and Insurance
• Innovation and Product Development in Business

Master's degree study programmes

• Business Administration
• Finance
• International finance and Banking (double degree programme with the Swiss Business School based in Zürich)
• Creative Industries Management
• Innovative Entrepreneurship
• Financial Management
• Cybersecurity Management

Doctor's study programme (3 years)

• Joint Doctoral Programme in Business Administration

Membership in international organizations

• Network of International Business Schools
• Professional Inter-University Management for Educational Networking
• European Association of Institutions in Higher Education
• Baltic Management Development Association
• Central and East European Management Development Association
• European Network for Business Studies and Languages
• European Foundation for Management Development
• Midlands Excellence/Investor in Excellence