There are no ineffective organisations in the world, only poorly managed ones. This statement highlights the crucial role of effective management for any organisation. Current trends in socio-economic development, such as globalisation, digital transformation, adherence to the principles of equality and environmental friendliness, acceleration of innovation, etc., pose fundamentally new challenges for organisational management and require an extraordinary, creative approach to solving them. The educational and professional programme ‘'Management of Business Organisations’’ is aimed precisely at training highly qualified management specialists who possess modern theoretical knowledge, methods, tools and practical skills, and are capable of solving the problems of business organisations.