We educate experts in the field of economic disciplines with an emphasis on public administration, regional development and public sector economics, business economics and management of non-financial and financial entities and in the field of informatics in branches of study closely related to public administration, regional development, business economics and insurance. We offer comprehensive studies at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral level in English. We implement a so-called joint degree programme with the University of Lithuania and we have accredited a double degree programme with the Dresden University of Technology. Our graduates have good jobs in the practice of public administration and private companies, but also in non-profit organizations. They work as experts in economic processes in the development and operation of information technology, they hold positions in the insurance industry. We are involved in basic and applied research projects. To do this, we use funding from national and international grant research agencies. Our projects are focused on issues of public administration, informatics, regional development, economic growth and environmental and safety aspects. We cooperate with the application sphere, involving practitioners directly in teaching, organizing professional workshops, excursions of students to cooperating institutions. We implement professional internships and also process final theses for our partner organizations.