Nasdaq Baltic Market Launches Thesis Competition

27.04.2016 TLN

Tallinn/Riga/Vilnius, Nasdaq Baltic Market, April 27, 2016 – Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announces the start of the 2nd annual Nasdaq Baltic Thesis Competition 2016.

Nasdaq Baltic Thesis Competition is organized to honor the best Bachelor and Master Theses about the Baltic capital market. The Competition is part of the broader goal to foster young professionals’ interest in and knowledge of financial markets.

The winner of the Nasdaq Baltic Thesis Competition will be awarded a monetary prize of EUR 1000.

A prize of EUR 500 will be awarded to 2nd place winner and EUR 250 prize will go to a 3rd place winner. The winners will be honored during the annual Baltic Market Awards ceremony in early 2017.

“Nasdaq believes that young minds are shaping our future and organizing a Thesis Competition is a good way to connect the minds of the brightest students with business,” says Arminta Saladžienė, Head of Nasdaq Baltic Market. “There were 45 theses from 6 countries submitted in 2015. Independent scientific thinking, originality, topicality, and applicability – these are only a few evaluation criteria. The bar is set and we encourage all potential competitors to take on this challenge.

Nasdaq Tallinn, Nasdaq Riga and Nasdaq Vilnius invite students to submit theses defended in 2015 or 2016. Theses may be written in one of the four languages: English, Estonian, Latvian, or Lithuanian.  The deadline for submitting theses is October 31, 2016. The competition rules are available at nasdaqbaltic.com.

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

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