The National Bank of Moldova has launched the fifth edition of its “School of Modern Finance” programme, delivered with the support of the National Bank of Romania and in partnership with the Bucharest University of Economic Studies. The programme has been expanded for the first time beyond its previous focus on students and master’s candidates from the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, adding master’s candidates from the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Sciences at Moldova State University and economic journalists from Moldova. Participants are selected through a competition and will undertake a programme in Romania combining expert and academic lectures, practical sessions with financial and banking professionals, and thematic visits to relevant institutions. The itinerary also includes cultural and historical visits in cities including Iași, Brașov, Suceava and Sinaia; participants will receive certificates signed by the governors of the National Bank of Moldova and the National Bank of Romania, as well as by the rectors of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies and the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, and are expected to promote financial education through explanatory journalistic materials.