Stocks and bonds, real estate and minerals – at Lazarski University in Warsaw all of them can end up in one portfolio. Personal Investment Portfolio is an English-taught bachelor’s specialisation in which students learn to analyse financial markets, manage risk and build investment portfolios of their own, mostly through projects based on real business cases – and at the end you can check whether studying investments is the right move for you.
Personal Investment Portfolio is a specialisation offered at bachelor’s level at Lazarski University in Warsaw. It is taught in English, lasts three years and is run in full-time mode only. Its focus is practical: students learn how financial markets work, how to manage risk and how to spread capital across different classes of assets. The goal is for graduates to be able to design, build and optimise an investment portfolio of their own and to make well-grounded investment decisions with long-term financial independence in mind.
The university describes its approach openly: theory is limited to what is necessary, and most exercises are projects based on real business cases. Many lecturers are business practitioners who use the same skills in their own professional work.
Before students move on to portfolios, they build a general base. In the first semester the timetable includes Introduction to Business, Introduction to Microeconomics, Mathematics, Information Technology for Business and Academic Writing I (Advanced English), plus physical education. The second semester brings Introduction to Macroeconomics, Introduction to Finance, Introduction to Marketing, Statistics for Business and Academic Writing II. This mix gives students the economic vocabulary, the quantitative tools and the writing skills they need later when analysing markets and presenting investment ideas.
The specialist part of the programme is organised around four main components:
Alongside these, students get an introduction to behavioural finance and learn techniques for managing investment risk. The programme also aims to keep them up to date with current investment trends and technologies.
Learning does not stop in the classroom. Students can take part in an investment portfolio management competition. The university has run internal contests in which the prizes included trips to New York for the Quinnipiac University Global Asset Management Education Forum. Quinnipiac University is also listed as the programme’s academic partner in the United States.
Guest speakers from Warsaw and abroad come for workshops in which they talk about their career paths and the mistakes they learned from. The list of business and finance partners includes Citi, MoneyGram, ING, ING Hubs Poland, Prudential, Deloitte, JP Morgan Chase, PKO BP, Noto360 and the law firm Domański Zakrzewski Palinka. Partners take part in events, workshops, contests and consulting projects, which gives students a chance to build professional contacts before graduation. Students who do well academically or in extracurricular activities can be rewarded with educational trips and conferences.
The study mode is designed to be efficient enough to combine with a job. E-learning platforms and the university’s IT infrastructure support this, while lecturers and programme directors help students look for internships and plan their careers. Classes take place on the Mokotów campus at ul. Świeradowska 43, close to the Wilanowska metro station.
According to the university, the specialisation suits people who:
Graduates are expected to analyse and select assets of different classes, manage investment risk, apply fundamental and technical analysis, understand behavioural factors in investing, and build and manage portfolios. The roles the university points to include investment analyst, portfolio manager, financial planner, asset manager, risk manager, corporate finance professional and wealth manager.
Current admission rules and fees are worth checking on the university’s admissions website, as they vary between intakes.
Personal Investment Portfolio at Lazarski University is a three-year, English-taught bachelor’s specialisation that starts with business and economics basics and then moves into asset classes, market analysis, risk and investor psychology. Project work based on real cases, contact with practitioners and partner institutions, and a portfolio management competition make it a practical option for people who want to work in investments and wealth management.
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