This course offers a focus on contemporary international / European business and financial issues, in combination with work in cross-cultural teams in a multilingual environment for the students. This course aims to develop managers originating predominantly from Central and Eastern Europe, capable of working in a pan-European cross-cultural business environment. It also aims to: provide students with an opportunity to develop multicultural and multilingual communication skills which enables participants to communicate effectively with both the academic and the managerial and business communities promote a critical and analytical approach to the use of information in multilingual and multicultural business situations develop students' ability to design and implement a research project based on up to date knowledge and practical experience of the changing European and global business environment improve career development and promotion prospects for future Polish and Czech mangers in the field of European Business and Finance increase further the reputation the Nottingham Trent University currently enjoys in the Czech Republic and Poland and strengthen its links with the partner universities abroad, fellow academics and the wider trans-European business community enhance awareness and understanding of the changing international context for the practice of European business and finance develop student's comprehensive knowledge and understanding of an European finance specialised area. In addition, the course features a placement period between 3 to 6 months that will provide you with the opportunity to develop a range of work based skills.

The process of the business and financial policies and systems between the individual EU countries drives a high demand for the graduates in European business and finance in many EU countries, particularly in the new EU member states that have entered the EU in 2004 and 2007. Our graduates will find employment as middle managers in international companies that develop European/international strategies and as independent consultants and/or advisers.