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 ( cnr, Универзитет Црнe Горe / Univerzitet Crne Gore) is a national public university of Montenegro. Its central administration and majority of constitutive faculties are located in the country's cap ...

. The building is located in

Podgorica Podgorica (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; Literal translation, lit. 'under the hill') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd ...

, 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

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, the Maritime Studies College from

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and three independent scientific institutes from

Titograd Podgorica (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; Literal translation, lit. 'under the hill') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd ...

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'' * ''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: * Igor Lukšić, PhD - current

Prime Minister of Montenegro The prime minister of Montenegro ( cnr, Премијер/Премијерка Црне Горе, Premijer/Premijerka Crne Gore), officially the president of the Government of Montenegro (), is the head of the government of Montenegro. The role ...

Milo Đukanović Milo Đukanović ( cnr, Мило Ђукановић, ; born 15 February 1962) is a Montenegrin politician serving as the President of Montenegro since 2018, previously serving in the role from 1998 to 2003. He also served as the Prime Minister o ...

- former

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and

President of Montenegro The president of Montenegro ( cnr, Предсједник Црне Горе, Predsjednik Crne Gore) is the head of state of Montenegro. The current president is Milo Đukanović, who was elected in the first round of the 2018 presidential elect ...

Momir Bulatović Momir Bulatović ( sr-cyr, 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 Prime ...

- former

and

of the

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* Gordana Đurović, PhD - 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, PhD - current

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of Montenegro

References

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Economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

Economics schools

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