Nasdaq Baltic Launches 2015 Student Thesis Competition

15.04.2015 VLN

Tallinn/Riga/Vilnius, Nasdaq Baltic Market, April 15, 2015 – Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announces the start of this year’s competition for the best Bachelor’s and Master’s theses on the Baltic capital market.  

The winner of the Nasdaq Baltic competition will be awarded with a monetary prize of EUR 1000. Second place winner will receive EUR 500 and third place EUR 250.

 “The goal of the Nasdaq Baltic Thesis Competition is to foster greater interest in the Baltic capital market, to encourage students to research and analyze its dynamics, trends and development, its importance for the advancement of the Baltic economies and propose solutions,” says Arminta Saladžienė, Head of Nasdaq Baltic. “This competition is our contribution to greater financial literacy and interest in the capital markets in the Baltic region.”

Nasdaq Baltic invites students to submit theses defended in 2014 or 2015 focusing on the Baltic, Estonian, Latvian, or Lithuanian securities markets to any of the Baltic exchanges – Nasdaq Tallinn, Nasdaq Riga, or Nasdaq Vilnius. Theses may be written in one of four languages: English, Estonian, Latvian, or Lithuanian. The deadline for submitting theses is October 30, 2015.

The theses submitted for the competition will be evaluated by industry professionals as well representatives of the academic community and the Nasdaq Baltic Market.

The winners of annual Baltic Capital Market Thesis Competition will be honored and awarded during the annual Baltic Market Awards ceremony in early 2016.

Detailed competition rules and additional information are available here .

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