The course on Banking Systems has its main focus on the banking industry of the world’s leading countries, including Russia. Banking Systems covers a broad range of topics across various economic disciplines. Being delivered entirely in English, this course pursues an additional goal of exposing students to professional banking and financial terminology in English and thus improving their competitiveness in the job market, particularly among foreign subsidiaries. After completing this course students are expected to have a strong idea about: the size and structure of the world’s most advanced banking systems; types of lending and deposit-taking institutions; top group of banking market participants; state-of-the-art in banking industry regulation and anti-crisis policies; main trends in cross-border trade in banking services and foreign direct investment in banking industries; and institutional particularities of Russian banking. The course will teach students how to take advantage of available information sources including banking statistics and individual bank reporting; analyze independently and make a solid judgment on matters related to banks and banking; and maintain a professional discussion with the help of theoretical ideas and empirical evidence. Graduates will be able to employ the information and skills acquired via studying Banking Systems in their practical work, be it in the financial industry or in any other entity that recurs to bank loans and other banking services.