Higher School of Insurance and Finance and DZI set up a joint master's program
"Innovations and business processes in the insurance" is the name of the new master's program at the VUZF University, established in cooperation with DZI. It will get launched this autumn and the application is already open. The program provides students with a comprehensive picture of the insurance business with focus on innovations and the latest trends. It includes everything that young people need to succeed in this dynamic industry. An important elements of the new master program are: focusing on the customer, innovation, creativity and effectiveness of processes in the insurance business.
"VUZF is the first Bulgarian University, which advocates strong partnership with the business and allows us to prepare our students for real working conditions, providing them optimal opportunities for realization. With the new master program we offer students the opportunity to learn from some of the best specialists in the field of insurance, and to experience activities in a company-symbol of insurance in Bulgaria in combination with experienced lecturers of our University "- said Mrs. Detelina Smilkova, vice president of the Higher School of Insurance and Finance.
Master's program "Innovation and business processes in the insurance" will last two semesters for students with a bachelor's degree in economics and three semesters for graduates of other majors. The latter will have a preparatory semester, including items such as "Theory of insurance" and "Insurance products and insurance market", which would allow them to enter the sector.
Among other subjects in the program are "Management and data analysis", "Products in Medical and Life Insurance", "Risk Management and actuarial", "Business Process Management in Insurance" and others. Additional training will be given in learning management of the insurance company, marketing and sales in the sector, innovation, change management, and supervision of insurance.
The subjects will be led by lecturers of VUZF and authoritative DZI professionals with extensive experience in the field. Among them are Prof. PhD. Radoslav Gabrovski, head of the Educational Council "Insurance and social insurance" VUZF, Assoc. Prof. Irena Misheva, a member of the Council of specialty "Insurance and social insurance", both members of the editorial board for VUZF’s publishing house "St. Gregory the Theologian”, Ralitsa Again-Guri, Deputy Chairman of the Financial Supervision Commission, Alexander Peev, Director of "Development of the retail network and sales" DZI, Maria Stoyanova, head of sector "Property damage" in the company and others.
For more information: http://dzi.vuzf.bg/