- Department of Finance
Head of the Department: Assoc. Prof. Anna Bánociová, PhD.
The Department is involved in several domestic and foreign projects. Its research activities are focused on investigating problems of effective allocation of financial resources
and their usage within the economic regions and all economic entities performing in the private, public and non-profit sectors. The subject of component projects is the analysis
of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with emphasis on their financing in connection with Slovakia's accession to the EU, the financing of local municipalities, the
reasons for the fiscal reforms being applied in the Slovak Republic and information sources for financial analysis and accounting.
The Department's teaching activities cover Corporate Finance, International Finance, Taxes and Tax Systems, Financial Markets, Accounting and Auditing, Public Finance,
Economic Policy and Financial Mathematics. The curriculum is a dynamic one which keeps up with current trends and innovations in the financial area.
- Department of Economic Theories
Head of the Department: Assoc. Prof. Rajmund Mirdala, PhD.
The Department's research activity is focused on various issues in the field of macroeconomic analysis, regional development, quality assessment and the business environment.
The courses offered by the Department are designed to provide students with knowledge of basic and advanced economic theories and their application to actual economic
problems. The Department aims to educate students in economics and to contribute to the advancement of the discipline through research and teaching. The major topic areas
covered are Micro- and Macroeconomics, International Economics, Finance and Currency and Public Finance. The Department also provides courses in the social sciences.
- Department of Regional Science and Management
Head of the Department: Assoc. Prof. Peter Džupka, PhD.
The Department's research activities are focused on organisational management (including human resource management and total quality management), marketing, marketing research
and regional development.
The Department is involved in several international and national research projects in the area of management, including health care quality management, marketing management,
regional development and education (continuing and distance education and digital learning systems).
The Department offers courses in Management, Human Resource Management, Quality Management, Service Quality Management, Software Quality Engineering, Strategy and
Management of Small and Medium Enterprises, Business Economics, Marketing, Financial Institution Marketing, Marketing Research and Research Methods for Business Students.
- Department of Banking and Investment
Head of the Department: Assoc. Prof. Radoslav Delina, PhD.
The Department's research activities are focused on analysis of foreign direct investments, actuarial science, e-business and application of information technologies in SMEs and
public sector (eGovernment). The Department staff is involved in several international research projects in the area of foreign direct investments (FDI), socio-economic analysis
of applications of information and communication technologies (ICTs) including e-business, as well as in national research projects focused on e-business - performance
measuring, decision support and risk management. In the educational area topics of e-learning, training and advisory services in e-business management are included.
The Department offers courses in Banking, Bank Operations, Fundamentals of Investment, Portfolio Management, Financial Derivatives, Actuarial Science, Risk and Uncertainty
in Finance and e-Commerce.
- Department of Applied Mathematics and Business Informatics
Head of the Department: Assoc. Prof. RNDr. Jozef Bucko, PhD.
The Department's research activities are focused on the topic of the information society in the context of its impact on citizenship, education and business, and the policy
aspects and regulatory framework for electronic communications networks. The problems of implementation of e-banking and mobile payments systems are investigated. Managerial
challenges of ICT-based learning are also studied.
Courses offered by the Department are oriented mainly towards application of mathematical and statistical methods in economic and financial applications, namely
Mathematics, Statistical Methods, Informatics, Information Systems, and Electronic Banking.