NASDAQ OMX Riga Announces Competition of Bachelor's and Master's Theses 2011

15.12.2010 RIG

Riga, December 15, 2010 – NASDAQ OMX Riga for the sixth year in a row invites students to enter a competition for the main prize EUR 1000 by submitting their bachelor’s and master’s theses about:

• the Latvian and/or Baltic securities market
  
  
• Latvian companies’ corporate governance issues

Objective of the competition is to incite students’ interest on securities market and the opportunities it is offering to investors and businesses.

By announcing the competition now when students choose themes for their theses stock exchange expects to increase coverage of the mentioned themes in students’ theses.

The contestants are invited to submit their bachelor’s or master’s theses that have been defended in the last quarter of 2010 or in 2011 on the topics related to the Latvian and/or Baltic securities market or Latvian companies’ corporate governance issues. The theses may be in the Latvian or English language, and should have a score from the competitor’s higher educational establishment no lower than 7 points; the papers may not have been submitted to any previous competitions organized by the Baltic stock exchanges. The winner of the competition will receive an acknowledgement certificate issued by NASDAQ OMX Riga and a money prize of EUR 1000 (net).

The bachelor’s and master’s theses shall be accepted till September 30, 2011. The Competition Commission will include representatives from NASDAQ OMX Riga, Latvia’s leading higher educational establishments, as well as industry professionals.

To enter the competition, students have to deliver their bachelor’s or master’s theses to the Reception of NASDAQ OMX Riga at Vaļņu iela 1, Riga (a hard copy in decent computer printout plus a digital version on a CD or flash), and supply details:

• Author’s name, surname
• E-mail address
• Telephone number
• Residential address
• Higher education establishment
• Tutor’s name, surname and contact information (e-mail and phone number).

Winners of the Theses Competition 2009 recieve their award – E.Orlovaite and A.Racas from Stockholm School of Economics in Riga

Theses submitted for the Competition 2010 currently are evaluated and the winners will be announced at Baltic Market Awards ceremony which will take place on January 20, 2011.

More information and Competition Regulation available on www.nasdaqbaltic.com, under About Us.

Contact:  
Anda Zvīgule
Corporate Communications Specialist, NASDAQ OMX Riga
Anda.Zvigule@nasdaqomx.com; +371 67 212 431