Department of Financial Technologies and Entrepreneurship
Education and Research Institute of Business, Economics and Management Sumy State University

Meeting with Second-Year Master’s Students of the Educational Program “Finance”

On October 9, 2025, the faculty members of the Department of Financial Technologies and Entrepreneurship held a meeting with second-year master’s students of the educational program “Finance”.
The event was moderated by the program guarantor, Assoc. Prof. Liudmyla Zakharkina.
During the meeting, two key issues were discussed.
The first concerned the organization of pre-diploma internship and preparation of qualification theses, including adherence to the work schedule, selection of research topics, and interaction with academic supervisors.
The second issue focused on feedback regarding the content and implementation of the educational program as a whole, as well as the catalog of elective disciplines.
Students shared their views on the relevance and practical value of educational components for their future professional activities and provided constructive suggestions for updating the catalog of elective disciplines in line with current trends in the financial sphere.
In particular, they proposed to include the course “Tax Planning”, which would contribute to the development of modern tax risk management skills, and “Cryptocurrencies”, which reflects current trends in financial technologies and digital investment assets.
The received proposals will be reviewed by the Working Group of the Educational Program “Finance” during the next revision of the program content and the catalog of elective disciplines for the upcoming academic year.