FINANCIAL LITERACY IN SELECTED GROUPS OF THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

The financial literacy belongs to the most important competencies of the individuals living in the modern global society. The present article brings results of the questionnaire research of the financial literacy among the university students. The research was realized at the faculty that has study programs for the IT specialists and as well for managers. It analyses several areas of the financial literacy as the time value of money, inflation, annuities etc. That enables to compare the competencies between two, relatively different groups of students. The results of the research create a good basis for changes in the subjects concerned in the financial education and development of financial and economic thinking.