Dear Prospective Student!

We are pleased that you have expressed an interest pursuing studies at Plekhanov Russian University of .

Our degree programs are based on solid knowledge and real experience, which provide students with advanced skills and competences. Our business incubators and workshops encourage students to develop and realize their ideas and ambitions. As a result, 90% of our students succeed to find a job even before graduation, and 86% of the alumni work within their degree field. Among our graduates there are ministers, successful managers, businessmen (8 billionaires), and researchers.

Plekhanov University is a large international research center, which offers full-scale research in a number of fields. Continued cooperation with other research centers, think tanks and international corporations also offer great opportunities for researchers to study and shape the world economy.

In addition to study and research, we provide our students with the opportunity to empower themselves through sports, art, and public activities. Various sports and art clubs, participation in university, national and international events will make your student life colorful and truly unforgettable.

Academic board and staff of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics enable students to reach their potential, to explore knowledge with an unfettered curiosity and find new like-minded friends through increased access to educational resources. We invite you to become a part of our active and friendly community.

With best regards,

Victor I. Grishin Rector of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics

the 12th place on the list of the World’s Most Innovative Economies and Russia occupies top positions in World Competitiveness Ranking (2016) Doing Business Ranking (World Bank, 2016) the 6th place Human Development Index (2016) ranked by GDP

It holds It is a country opened to international students. Nowadays more than 200.000 of them study in Russia. Both the Russian government and the universities provide a wide range of scholarships and grants.

5 #PlekhanovUniversity #Russia 6 Moscow

Moscow is one of the largest international business and financial Moscow is ranked centers among the top cities with regards to: the 7th position • Quality of life in Europe in Investment Attractiveness Rating • Quality of urban environment

It is called one of the most beautiful 77 capitals in the world and a city for billionaires live in Moscow youth.

8 It is one of the TOP global cities, billionaires are graduates of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics which makes a significant contri- bution to the development of world civilization. 7 #insta_moskva Russia Location

Plekhanov University is the first We are located in the center Russian university of economics of Moscow

60.000 students are in out prime focus.

9 #PlekhanovUniversity #PlekhanovUniversity#Russia 10 6 >60000 2900 54 students members of academic academic staff departments

900 135 46 partner-companies partner-universities countries represented University 17 26 academic buildings branches in Russia in QS Stars today in Moscow and abroad University Rankings University today

Up-to-date classrooms • Classrooms are equipped with and advanced equipment Thomson Reuters Eikon terminals for analyzing financial market 30 • 6 dormitories and residency halls administrative buildings in the center • Sport facility with swimming pool of Moscow • Congress center • Media center 17 • Lounge area academic buildings • Publishing house

13 #PlekhanovUniversity Faculties Faculties

• Faculty of Finance • Faculty of Marketing • Faculty of Management • Faculty of Trade, Economics and Commodity Science • Faculty of Electronic Learning • Faculty of Economics and Law • Plekhanov International Business School • Faculty of Mathematical Economics, Statistics and Informatics • Plekhanov Business School - Integral • Business School of Marketing and Entrepreneurship 13 Faculty of Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism and Sport Industry faculties • • Faculty of Additional Professional Education • Faculty of Distance Learning

15 #PlekhanovUniversity #PlekhanovUniversity 16 Bachelor degree • Production and Public Catering Master degree • Computer Science and Engineering programs Management programs • State and Municipal Management • Economics • Management • Applied Mathematics • Business Informatics • Economics • Sociology • Human Resource Management • Advertising and Public Relations PhD programs • Political Sciences • State and Municipal Management • Management Tourism Management Human ResourceS Management • • Commodity Studies • • Chemistry Legal Studies Commercial Studies • • Commercial Studies • • Computer Science and Engineering Hotel Management Hotel Management • • Software and Administration • • Industrial Ecology and • Advertising and Public Relations of Information Systems • Technological Machinery Biotechnology and Equipment • Design • Social Sciences Legal Studies • Linguistics Specialist degree • • Legal Studies Applied Computer Sciences • Psychology programs • • Political Sciences and Regional • Technological Machinery • Business Informatics Studies and Equipment Commodity Studies • Customs • • Historical Sciences and Archeology Finance and Credit • Economic security • • Philosophy, Ethics and Religion 17 #PlekhanovUniversity #PlekhanovUniversity 18 English language programs Bachelor degree programs Study area Programs

Economics Finance and Credit

Economics Corporate Finance Management Corporate Management Management Marketing Master degree programs 85 Study area Programs English language, English-Russian, and Russian-English Economics International Corporate Finance

master and bachelor programs Corporate Finance Commercial Policy and International Trade Economics and International Trade Financial Analytics 17 double degree programs Finance and Credit Management International Business Management International Innovation Management

Management International Marketing Management International Financial Management Management 19 #PlekhanovUniversity Management #PlekhanovUniversity 20 Bachelor degree programs

Finance and Credit Corporate Finance Corporate Management Marketing

Finance, Credit, and Marketing degrees are certified by European Council for Business Education

Double degree programs

Finance and Credit and Marketing are conducted jointly with University of Applied Sciences in Steyr, Nottingham Trent University, Cov- entry University, University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, NEOMA Business School, ESSEC Business School, KEDGE Business School, ESC Business School, ICN Business School, Groupe ESC Troyes Busi- ness School, and IÉSEG School of Management.

Corporate Management is carried out in collaboration with Lille University-1. NEOMA Business School, ESSEC Business School, KEDGE Business School, ESC Business School, ICN Business School, Groupe ESC Troyes Business School, and IÉSEG School of Management.

21 #PlekhanovUniversity #PlekhanovUniversity 22 Master degree programs

The degree in International Corporate Finance is in the Top 20 list of the international master degree programs in Eastern Europe according to Eduniversal Ranking.

Commercial Policy and International Trends Financial Analytics International Business International Innovation Management International Marketing International Financial Management The degree programs in International Corporate Finance, International Innovation Management, Inter- national Marketing, Financial Analytics are certified by the European Council for Business Education. MS Project software products, business environment simulator Double degree programs ProBusiness, databases of the

The degree programs in International Corporate Finance and International Innovation Management Russian Federal State Statistics are jointly conducted with the Business School of Lappeenranta University of Technology, and IESEG Service, the webinar platforms, School of Management. Statistica, and Eview.

23 #PlekhanovUniversity Russian Language Courses

The University provides Russian language courses for international students

Russian for economics Russian language, mathematics, social studies, history

Russian for engineering and economics Russian language, mathematics, physics, computer sciences

Russian for humanities and art Russian language, social studies, history, literature The courses include out-of-class activities dedicated to getting acquainted with Russian culture

TORFL certificate

This certificate allows international students to apply for Russian-language degree programs. The cost of the course: $ 1 000 Duration: September – June (1296 hours) Application deadline: August 1, 2017

25 #PlekhanovUniversity #PlekhanovUniversity 26 Foreign Language Courses

6 foreign language courses (English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese)

Advanced training program Translator in the Field of Professional Communication

27 #PlekhanovUniversity #PlekhanovUniversity 28 Internships and Student Mobility Continuing education

The University students can carry out internships in 46 • MBA and DBA all MBA programs are internationally certified countries all around the world • Second degree • Advanced training Plekhanov University collaborates with 135 universities from 46 countries #PlekhanovUniversity

17 double degree programs are conducted jointly with 16 partner-universities

• international students mobility programs • summer schools in 10 countries, such as: Germany, Greece, Latvia, the Netherlands, Norway, , France, Croatia, Sweden, and Japan • Erasmus+ program

29 #PlekhanovUniversity Academic staff

2900 total number of the academic staff

1800 members of the academic staff

300 PhD holders

700 Doctors of Science

31 #PlekhanovUniversity Science Science

11 Dissertation councils • Situation center for social and economic development of Russia’s regions. Students Center for Economic Research #PlekhanovUniversity 7 scientific schools

2 laboratories

5 research institutes

8 science magazines

3 research and education centers

33 #PlekhanovUniversity Abalkin Scientific and Information Unique geographical atlases Library Center Dated back to 1850 (Atlas universel de geographie ancienne et moderne) up to modern publications of XXI century

About 8 000 original PhD theses

11 500 unique and rare books

19 literary monuments

About million volumes of scientific, Collection of foreign literature academic, fiction, and art works 1 35 000 volumes in 20 languages • • The League of Nations publications 1926-1943 гг. • «HISTOIRE UNIVERSELLE», 1744 35 #PlekhanovUniversity #PlekhanovUniversity 36 Internships and Employability

86% of alumni work in their degree field

90% of alumni succeed to find a job before graduation Plekhanov University Career Center

Our alumni work in international corporations, such as: KPMG, EY, Unilever, The highest mark in QS Stars University Rankings/ PwC, Microsoft, IBM, Deloitte, Auchan, OBI, Metro CC, Samsung, Lorea’l, Uniq- Employability lo, Adidas, BMW, Renault, Hyundai, Marriott, GE () The business incubator of PU The business incubator allows our students to implement their ideas and launch startups, build their own teams and apply to professionals

37 #PlekhanovUniversity #PlekhanovUniversity 38 Our partners The University collaborates with

• Oil and gas companies partner-universities from • Banks 135 46 Automotive industry countries around the world, among them: • • Government institutions and companies with state participation • Kyoto University (Japan) • Insurance companies • Peking University (China) • Consulting companies • Durham University (England) • Mass Media • Simon Fraser University (Canada) • Business structure • University of Gothenburg (Sweden) • Corporations 900 national and international companies • University of Turku (Finland) • University of Tampere (Finland) • Beijing Normal University (China) • School of Business and Economics, University of Umeå (Sweden) • University of Cologne (Germany) • University of Konstanz (Germany) 39 #PlekhanovUniversity Student life

More than 13 art clubs and societies

More than 50 university events every year Plekhanov Volunteering Center

4 000 active volunteers

FIFA 2018 volunteering center

41 #PlekhanovUniversity Dormitories and recreation centers

2 university recreation camps Sports and recreation center «Anapa»

Health resort «Ruza»

6 up-to-date residence halls

43 #PlekhanovUniversity Sport

20 university sport teams • Hockey • Cheerleading • Karting Cybersport • Sport facilities • Arm wrestling Football • • Gym Swimming • • Boxing hall • Boxing • Swimming pool • Dance hall • Aerobic hall 45 #PlekhanovUniversity #PlekhanovUniversity 46 Renowned alumni

The University degree programs allow our graduates to become successful politicians, businessmen and scientists. State and public figures Tatiana Paramonova, Deputy Head of the Central Bank of Russia 1992-1997, First Deputy Head of the Central Bank of Russia 1998 - 2007 Tatyana Golikova, head of the Account Chamber of Russia (since 2013), former Minister of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation (2007-2012) Mikhail Zadornov, president and chairman of VTB24 Bank (since 2005), former Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation (1997-1999) Olga Dergunova, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation – head of the Federal Agency for State Property Management (2012-2016), former president of Microsoft in Russia and the CIS (2004-2007)

Scientists Leonid Abalkin, former director of the RAS Institute of Economics (1991-2005), former deputy chairperson of the USSR Council of Ministers (1989-1991) Victor Ivanter, head of the RAS Institute of Economic Forecasting (since 1997) Vladimir Kvint, an international member of the RAS (since 1989) Vladimir Mau, rector of Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation (since 2002) 47 #PlekhanovUniversity #ВыпускникиРЭУ Content

Russia ...... 5 Moscow ...... 7 History of Plekhanov University...... 9 University today ...... 11 Faculties ...... 15 English language programs...... 19 Bachelor degree programs...... 21 Master degree programs...... 23 Russian language courses ...... 25 Foreign language courses ...... 27 Continuing education ...... 29 Academic staff ...... 31 Science ...... 33 Scholarships and funding ...... 35 Internships and Employability...... 37 Our partners ...... 39 Student life ...... 41 Sport ...... 45 Renowned alumni ...... 47