The University of Montenegro Faculty of Economics ( Montenegrin: Ekonomski fakultet Univerziteta Crne Gore ''Економски факултет Универзитета Црне Горе'') is one of the educational institutions of the

University of Montenegro The University of Montenegro () is a national public university of Montenegro. Its central administration and most of its constituent faculties are located in the country's capital Podgorica, with campuses in Nikšić, Cetinje, and Kotor. Its ...

. The building is located in

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, next to the

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and the Faculty of Political Sciences building. The Podgorica School of Economics is Montenegro's leading educational institution in business end economics.

History

The Faculty of Economics was founded in 1960, and is the oldest institution of higher education in

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. It was a part of the

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until April 29, 1974, when the ''Agreement on Association into the University of Titograd'' (today's

) was signed with the representatives of the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Engineering, the Teaching College from

Nikšić Nikšić (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Никшић, ), is the second largest city in Montenegro, with a total population of 32,046 (2023 census) located in the west of the country, in the centre of the spacious Nikšić field at the foot of Trebjesa ...

, the Maritime Studies College from

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and three independent scientific institutes from

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Degree programs

Undergraduate program

The curriculum of undergraduate studies at the Faculty comprises eight courses: * ''Entrepreneurship and Business'' * ''Finances'' * ''Management'' * ''International Business'' * ''Marketing'' * ''Quantitative Methods in Economics and economics'' * ''Information Systems'' * ''Economy of Public Administration''

Postgraduate programs

The curriculum of postgraduate studies at the Faculty comprises only one course: ''Entrepreneurial Economy''.

Alumni

Some of the school's renowned students and professors include: *

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- current

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Milo Đukanović Milo Đukanović (, ; born 15 February 1962) is a Montenegrin politician who served as the President of Montenegro from 2018 to 2023, previously serving in the role from 1998 to 2002. He also served as the Prime Minister of Montenegro (1991–19 ...

- former

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and

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Momir Bulatović Momir Bulatović ( sh-Cyrl, Момир Булатовић; 21 September 1956 – 30 June 2019) was a Yugoslav and Montenegrin politician. He was the first president of the Republic of Montenegro from 1990 to 1998, after which he served as the Pr ...

- former

and

of the

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* Gordana Đurović,

- former Minister of European Integrations of Montenegro * Vujica Lazović - Minister of Information Society and Telecommunications of Montenegro * Predrag Sekulić - current Minister of Sustainable Development and Tourism of Montenegro * Milorad Katnić,

- current

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of Montenegro

References

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Economics schools

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Business schools in Montenegro 1960 establishments in Yugoslavia