EDUCATION AND TRAINING

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

We build on our business school roots and develop courses that address clear gaps and stakeholder needs.

Offering education and training in specialized areas of financial services is essential to our role as an educational institution within the innovation ecosystem. Our initial courses focus on undergraduate and graduate FinTech business education, and we plan to expand the training offer over time.

We build on our business school roots and develop courses that address clear gaps and stakeholder needs.

Offering education and training in specialized areas of financial services is essential to our role as an educational institution within the innovation ecosystem. Our initial courses focus on undergraduate and graduate FinTech business education, and we plan to expand the training offer over time.

As part of a project funded by the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility, we have developed a set of courses that offer holistic FinTech business development education.

The FinTech Business Education course content is based on stakeholder feedback and gap analysis. We integrate regulatory and business mindsets, addressing the need for a balanced perspective, crucial for long-term business success.

The new courses have been piloted in Spring 2024, and since Autumn 2024 already 72 students of the Riga Business School have completed one or several of these courses.

As part of a project funded by the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility, we have developed a set of courses that offer holistic FinTech business development education.

The FinTech Business Education course content is based on stakeholder feedback and gap analysis. We integrate regulatory and business mindsets, addressing the need for a balanced perspective, crucial for long-term business success.

The new courses have been piloted in Spring 2024, and since Autumn 2024 already 72 students of the Riga Business School have completed one or several of these courses.

Course sets at Bachelor and Master’s levels include:

FinTech Business Models

Formulating an innovative FinTech business idea:
• Understanding the industry and its development
• Recognizing the industry trends, gaps, and opportunities

FinTech Regulation

Understanding compliance requirements:
• Grasping the principles of regulation
• Identifying risks and understanding risk management principles

Capstone: Development of FinTech Product

Developing an innovative and sustainable FinTech product:
• Understanding project management principles
• Developing technical skills
• Learning how to attract investors

Course sets at Bachelor and Master’s levels include:

FinTech Business Models

Formulating an innovative FinTech business idea:
• Understanding the industry and its development
• Recognizing the industry trends, gaps, and opportunities

FinTech Regulation

Understanding compliance requirements:
• Grasping the principles of regulation
• Identifying risks and understanding risk management principles

Capstone: Development of FinTech Product

Developing an innovative and sustainable FinTech product:
• Understanding project management principles
• Developing technical skills
• Learning how to attract investors

Starting from 2024/2025 academic year, our courses are available for integration into existing programs across higher education institutions in Latvia.

We have already trained 29 faculty members for 11 universities to teach these courses, including organising a workshop for them by Harvard Business Publishing Education on the case study method. Currently we are in the process of signing agreements with the universities for handing over the course materials and all the necessary support for the courses to take place.

Alongside courses, we will be launching a series of events that bring together students, faculty and researchers with FinTech ecosystem experts to build a broader learning community.

Through this initiative, we hope to build a FinTech business education community across the FinTech ecosystem in Latvia.

If you are interested in meeting Fintech professionals and learn about their journey in FinTech business, join our “FinTech Close-Up” events. Check our website for the upcoming events here.

Starting from 2024/2025 academic year, our courses are available for integration into existing programs across higher education institutions in Latvia.

We have already trained 29 faculty members for 11 universities to teach these courses, including organising a workshop for them by Harvard Business Publishing Education on the case study method. Currently we are in the process of signing agreements with the universities for handing over the course materials and all the necessary support for the courses to take place.

Our core values and principles:

  • 1
    Co-development and co-ownership of course content and approach with the ecosystem
  • 2

    Systemically accumulating and sharing regional knowledge and know-how

  • 3

    Building a learning and teaching community across Latvia

  • 4

    Evolving, up-to-date course content platform over fixed, rigid content

  • 5

    Student-centered, modern pedagogy

Alongside courses, we will be launching a series of events that bring together students, faculty and researchers with FinTech ecosystem experts to build a broader learning community.

Through this initiative, we hope to build a FinTech business education community across the FinTech ecosystem in Latvia.

If you are interested in meeting Fintech professionals and learn about their journey in FinTech business, join our “FinTech Close-Up” events. Check our website for the upcoming events here.

Our core values and principles:

  • 1
    Co-development and co-ownership of course content and approach with the ecosystem
  • 2

    Systemically accumulating and sharing regional knowledge and know-how

  • 3

    Building a learning and teaching community across Latvia

  • 4

    Evolving, up-to-date course content platform over fixed, rigid content

  • 5

    Student-centered, modern pedagogy

Our core values and principles:

  • 1
    Co-development and co-ownership of course content and approach with the ecosystem
  • 2

    Systemically accumulating and sharing regional knowledge and know-how

  • 3

    Building a learning and teaching community across Latvia

  • 4

    Evolving, up-to-date course content platform over fixed, rigid content

  • 5

    Student-centered, modern pedagogy

Get involved:

We are actively expanding our ecosystem partner network to develop and enrich course materials. We are keen to tap into the local knowledge base and offer students diverse perspectives from FinTech founders and professionals, investors, regulators, policymakers, etc.

Join the initiative to:

  • Give a guest lecture as part of the course or our ecosystem knowledge-sharing events
  • Share your firm’s experience in a short or expanded case study
  • Get involved in the Capstone project course as a mentor or student project evaluator
  • Join the teaching faculty in the future
  • Become part of the ecosystem expert group providing advice on how we should develop our FinTech education offering in the future

Reach out to finance@rbs.lv to discuss potential collaboration opportunities.

If you’re interested in joining our FinTech education community, reach out to finance@rbs.lv.

Currently, BFC courses are being offered at RTU Riga Business School.

If you’d like to become a part of the community, sign up for our newsletter to be updated about course availability and our upcoming events.

Get involved:

We are actively expanding our ecosystem partner network to develop and enrich course materials. We are keen to tap into the local knowledge base and offer students diverse perspectives from FinTech founders and professionals, investors, regulators, policymakers, etc.

Join the initiative to:

  • Give a guest lecture as part of the course or our ecosystem knowledge-sharing events
  • Share your firm’s experience in a short or expanded case study
  • Get involved in the Capstone project course as a mentor or student project evaluator
  • Join the teaching faculty in the future
  • Become part of the ecosystem expert group providing advice on how we should develop our FinTech education offering in the future

Reach out to finance@rbs.lv to discuss potential collaboration opportunities.

If you’re interested in our FinTech education community reach out to finance@rbs.lv.

Currently, BFC courses are being offered at RTU Riga Business School.

If you’d like to become a part of the community, sign up for our newsletter to be updated about course availability and our upcoming events.