Both in the field of education and training, the Institute of Business Studies focuses on the disciplines of marketing and management. The Institute deals with numerous research topics simultaneously, all focusing on knowledge and information management, relationship marketing economic psychology and the measurement of public service performance and market research.
The teaching and research profile of the Institute is determined by two departments, namely the Department of Theoretical Economics and the Department of Regional Economic Development. The main research profile of the Institute is regional economics the subjects of which are widely covered by the competences of the employees at the Institute.
The Institute has a major role in organizing the Finances and Accounting BA degree programme (focusing on subjects of Corporate Finance, Banking, Security Markets, Public Finance and Accounting), the International Economy and Business MA degree programme (including courses such as International Economics, International Finance, International Strategic Management and Global Marketing) and the Economy and Public Policy MA degree programme