MBA
The MBA program is dedicated to executives – members of statutory bodies, directors of commercial companies and managers – who wish to broaden their knowledge in the fields of economics, finance and banking, with a particular focus on central banking.
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Master of Business Administration
The aim of the SGMK MBA is to provide participants with up-to-date, topical knowledge based on practical experience. Lectures and seminars are conducted by a group of market practitioners recognized in Poland and internationally.
The MBA program is dedicated to executives – members of statutory bodies, directors of commercial companies and managers – who wish to broaden their knowledge in the fields of economics, finance and banking, with a particular focus on central banking.
The MBA program offered by Nicolaus Copernicus Superior School provides graduates with prestigious managerial qualifications and access to a unique body of knowledge.
Contact: mba@sgmk.edu.pl.
Participants’ feedback
Adam, Director at a commercial bank:
This MBA program is a ‘deep immersion’ into the financial system and central banking. Extremely interesting
material, presented interdisciplinary by outstanding personalities, the world’s TOP academics and practitioners. It is also an opportunity for networking and establishing relationships that will stay with us after this amazing intellectual adventure. Definitely recommended!
Bartosz, commercial bank employee:
I see the MBA “Banking and Financial Systems” as a unique opportunity in the Polish market to acquire substantive knowledge in this field of study. What is important in my opinion is the international lecturing staff coming from many prestigious world-class universities, as well as others – numerous instructors – who, due to their high positions, had a chance to co-create European and other financial markets. In addition, the unique substantive value is guaranteed by the involvement in the program of staff from the central bank. Having a special role in the banking system, representatives of the NBP perfectly fit the subject matter. In my opinion, the MBA “Banking and Financial Systems” can be an important differentiator for those who are professionally connected with banking/financial market and allows to establish new prospective professional and private contacts.
Julia, scientist, entrepreneur:
I am glad that I decided to participate in the MBA program. It’s high quality. The meetings are led by practitioners and scientists, specialists who co-create the financial system, banking and the information infrastructure on which these are based. What more can you want?! Information direct from the source is always the best, if you have the opportunity to attend. I was delighted to have had the opportunity to meet them and learn from them. They provide a global perspective. The financial system ties the whole world together. That’s why I take great satisfaction in having international lecturers. We talk with them about international cooperation in banking and finance, discuss solutions to specific problems that arise globally. A close-knit community. Whether the lectures/seminars are held in the spacious NBP hall or the intimate halls of SGMK, we meet several times a day in a comfortable backstage area with available coffee and snacks/lunch to get to know each other better and strengthen our ties. Connections for life. Study participants aren’t the only ones intertwining lives. Lecturers spend time with us between classes and are available and willing to work with us. I would love to see the development of future projects in which students would solve real problems occurring in the world.
Marek, expert in investment banking:
I see the MBA program “Banking and Financial Systems” as a gateway to gain advanced banking knowledge. The international faculty, their knowledge and practical experience are inspiring and shape our understanding of complex banking issues. The diversity of perspectives and the global context they brought with them enrich my view of the financial world. My words of appreciation go to the NBP staff who decided to share their knowledge and experience. Their practical knowledge of regulation, monetary policy management and the dynamics of financial markets is invaluable and gave the study an authentic character, combining theory and practice.
Lilianna, Product Manager at a commercial bank:
The MBA “Banking and Financial Systems” is a unique learning and development experience for me. The range of knowledge on the subject of banking, finance and economics that I learn during the program meets my expectations and is presented in an inspiring way. The lecturing staff is an international elite of scientists, practitioners and experts. A permanent element of the classes are lectures given by specialists of the central bank, which, in my opinion, perfectly fits the substantive and practical scope of the studies and adds a unique rank to the entire project, which is the NBP Academy. An invaluable added value for me are the relationships with other study participants. The academy has created an ideal atmosphere for creating effective and unique networking.
Lecturers
- Prof. Harold James, Princeton University
- Prof. dr hab. Grażyna Ancyparowicz, former member of the Monetary Policy Council
- Prof. dr hab. Henryk Wnorowski, member of the Monetary Policy Council
- Prof. Fabio Ghironi, University of Washington
- Prof. Barry Eichengreen, University of California, Berkeley
- David Marsh, OMFIF
- Dr. Aaron Mehrotra, BIS
- Dr. Oleksiy Kryvtsov, Bank of Canada
- Dr. Stefan Ingves, Toronto Centre
- Ian Begg, Professional Research Fellow at the European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science
- Fabrizio Coricelli, Professor of Economics, Paris School of Economics- Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
- Birgit Niessner, Director, Economic Analysis and Research Department, Oesterreichische Nationalbank
- Christos Pitelis, Head of the Department of International Business and Professor of International Business and Sustainable Competitiveness, University of Leeds
- Mario Holzner, Executive Director, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies
- Magdolna Sass, Director, Institute of World Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies (Budapest)
- Fabrizio Giulimondi, University of Rome ‘La Sapienza
- Jiří Rusnok, Governor of the Czech National Bank
- Paul De Grauwe, London School of Economics and the University of Leuven
- Charles Goodhart, Chief Advisor to the Bank of England, London School of Economics
- Iker Beraza, The State Economists Corps of the Spanish Civil Service
- Jacek Kotłowski, PhD, Deputy Director of the Department of Economic Analysis and Research of the NBP, Professor at the Warsaw School of Economics
- Juliusz Jabłecki, PhD, Director of the NBP Financial Risk Management Department
- Ireneusz Dąbrowski, Monetary Policy Council, Professor at the Warsaw School of Economics
- Dr. Piotr J. Szpunar, Director at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
- Dr Bernard Smykla, Legal Counselor, Coordinator of the Team of Legal Counselors in the Legal Department of the NBP
- Grzegorz Pastuszko, Attorney at Law, University of Rzeszów
- Dr Michał Konopczak, employee of the National Bank of Poland and Warsaw School of Economics
- Dr Piotr Bańbuła, Head of the Systemic Risk and Macroprudential Policy Division at the Financial Stability Department of the National Bank of Poland. Assistant Professor at the Warsaw School of Economics
- Dr Paweł Kowalewski, PhD in economic sciences. He works in the Domestic Operations Department at the National Bank of Poland.
- Prof. Juliusz Jabłecki, PhD, Director of the Financial Risk Management Department at the National Bank of Poland
- Prof. Konrad Raczkowski, Professor of Economics, PhD in Management of Public Institutions, Director of the Centre for World Economy, UKSW
- Prof. Paweł Smaga, economic advisor in the Financial Stability Department at the National Bank of Poland
- Paweł Sobolewski, Director of the Payment System Department at the National Bank of Poland
- Robert Klepacz, deputy director of the Payment System Department at the National Bank of Poland
- Przemysław Hoppe, expert with more than 20 years’ experience in IT in ITIL/CMMI-based corporate environments
- Sebastian Ferdyn, Director of the Information Technology and Telecommunications Department at the National Bank of Poland
- Dr Michał Gradzewicz, Economic advisor heading a team in the Department of Economic Analysis and Research at the National Bank of Poland.
Topics of the MBA course
Prof. Harold James – “Central Bank Independence: Principles and Challenges”; “An End of Globalization?”.
Jiří Rusnok – “Recent inflation wave: some lessons learned for monetary policy”.
Prof. Henryk Wnorowski – “Introduction to the financial system”.
Dr. Aaron Mehrotra – “Fiscal policy and its interaction with monetary policy”.
Prof. Barry Eichengreen – “Sanctions, De-Dollarization, and the Future of the International Monetary and Financial System”.
Prof. Fabrizio Giulimondi – “Vescovi Constitutional reform”.
David Marsh – “Financial, monetary and political stability: case studies from the Bank of England Two autumn upsets 30 years apart: Black Wednesday 1992, the UK ‘mini-budget’ 2022 – a comparative analysis”.
Prof. Charles Goodhart – “Central Banking, Past, Present and Future”; “Central Banking Future Outlook and Problems”.
Dr. Oleksiy Kryvtsov – “Monetary policy and its communication: high-frequency effects on housing and stock markets”.
Dr. Stefan Ingves – “Some Governance Issues – How to run a central bank and other institutions”.
Prof. Paul De Grauwe – “How to govern a monetary union: the case of the Eurozone”.
Prof. Fabio Ghironi – “Aggregate and firm-level implications of economic sanctions, and the consequences of trade (dis)integration for monetary policy”.
Dr. Iker Beraza – “Asset Management Companies or how to fight high NPL ratios inside the Eurozone”.
Bernard Smykla, M.A, Dr. Grzegorz Patuszko – “Circulation of information in the system: bank secrecy”.
Bernard Smykla, M.A. – “The role of the NBP within the financial safety net”.
Dr. Piotr Szpunar – “Basic functions and legal basis of banking activities”.
Dr. Juliusz Jabłecki – “Strategic asset allocation” and “Evaluation of investment efficiency”.
Prof. Konrad Raczkowski– “The Global Financial System and the System of Public Finance in the Economy”. Dr hab. Paweł Smaga, Professor at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics – “Financial risk and systemic risk”. Birgit Niessner, Director, Economic Analysis and Research Department, Oesterreichische Nationalbank – “Why do monetary policy and financial stability need good institutions?”.
Magdolna Sass, Director, Institute of World Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies (Budapest) – “Indirect FDI and roundtripping FDI.”
Mario Holzner, Executive Director, The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies – “Major Challenges for CESEE.”
Christos Pitelis, Head of the Department of International Business and Professor of International Business and Sustainable Competitiveness, University of Leeds – “Global Business Strategy”.
Fabrizio Coricelli, Professor of Economics, Paris School of Economics – Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne – “Monetary policy: New challenges in an era of large shocks”.
Iain Begg, Professional Research Fellow at the European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science – “Completing a Genuine Economic and Monetary Union.”
Paweł Sobolewski, Director of the Payment System Department at the National Bank of Poland, member of the Supervisory Board of KDPW_CCP S.A., author of publications on financial markets – “Payment System – Payments Systems and Post-Trade Infrastructure of Financial Markets”.
Robert Klepacz, Deputy Director of the Payment System Department at the National Bank of Poland – “Payment system – payment instruments, cash and non-cash payments”.
Dr hab. Jacek Kotłowski – “Forecasting and data analysis”.
Przemysław Hoppe – “Introduction to cyber-security and regulations covering the banking sphere in terms of cyber-security”; “Introduction to the practice of increasing cyber-security in corporate and personal environments”.
Dr hab. Ireneusz Dąbrowski – “Contemporary challenges for banking”.
Sebastian Ferdyn – “Aspects of artificial intelligence in banking”.
Grzegorz Pastuszko, M.A. – “Circulation of money in the economy”.
Dr. Michal Gradzewicz – “Fundamentals of monetary economics”.
