Baltic Institute of Corporate Governance (BICG) offers education programs related to corporate governance, designed to introduce Board and Supervisory Council members, shareholders and executives to the best principles of corporate governance and provide a strong basis for their implementation in practice.
Board Member Education Certificate
BICG offers an international education program for professional board members. Since its start in 2009, the program has had more than 1000 high level graduates in the Baltic region.
Topics of the program are compiled based on the principles and recommendations on corporate governance by the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group (IFC) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The program is practical and interactive; it takes place over three sessions of two days each, held in Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius. It has board professionals from Sweden, Denmark and beyond sharing their experience and recommendations.
The program is constructed to give non-executives and executives additional knowledge on how to direct their companies, and to enhance their value as non-executive independent board members of Baltic companies.
Three sessions will be held in 2026.
BOARD MEMBER EDUCATION DETAILS
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Good Corporate Governance and Board Work Essentials
Good Corporate Governance and Board Work Essentials is a program, which discusses key good corporate governance and board work principles, outlining how to implement them in practice and what value can be created by by following them.
It is a stand-alone course, but can also serve as the first step before entering the full Board member education program, which expands on the best corporate governance practices and effective board work further.
Two sessions will be held in 2026.
GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND BOARD WORK ESSENTIALS COURSE DETAILS
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Continuous Professional Development for Board Members
Developed for those who have graduated from the Board member education program 5 or more years ago, to bridge the differences in the knowledge about the best corporate governance practices as they were at the time and as they are now.
Focusing on the board’s role in creating value for an organization, the continuous professional development course includes such topics as the changing scope of board responsibilities, effective governance of strategy and risks, questions of sustainability, etc.
The first continuous professional development course was held in 2025 and the registration for the next course will be announced in 2026.
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Chair Education Certificate
Graduates of the Board member program can also join our Chair education. The program takes place in Stockholm and features high level international speakers as well as participants from all three Baltic States.
Organised every two years, the next Chair education course will be held in 2027.
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Program for Corporate Secretaries
Highly practical program offers insight into the varied role and duties of a corporate secretary in ensuring excellence in Board work and improving overall corporate governance practices in a company.
The course is based on the good corporate governance practice framework as well as advice by experienced corporate secretaries and Board professionals.
Held every two years, it will now be organised in 2026.
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In-house development
We provide custom in-house development for a number of companies, tailored to the specific situation.
