Representatives of Sberbank Corporate University Gave Lectures for GSEM Staff

14:15, July 5, 2017

Within the frameworks of GSEM strategic planning session

Within the frameworks of GSEM strategical planning session, which took place from June 30th to July 1st, 2017, GSEM leadership, academic department heads (programme directors) and the faculty of the EPAS-accredited programme (about 60 people) took part in a brainstorm and business presentations modeling.

Representatives of Sberbank Corporate University Igor N. Baranov, Vice Rector for Applied Research, and Sergey P. Kouchtch, Director for External Projects, gave lectured on business schools development and changes in approaches to education: innovations in education technologies and tools, opportunities of implementation in training at GSEM (project-based learning, gamification, case study, etc.)

All the lectures were based on consulting and recommendations. The lecturers expanded on the topics of main trends in education in 2017, challenges in the field of higher education, and role of universities in the modern society.

Ural Federal University is one of the leading universities in Russia founded in 1920. UrFU is located in Yekaterinburg, the capital of the Ural region, an economic, industrial, scientific and cultural center of Russia. The university is the project office of the Ural Interregional Research and Education Center "Advanced Industrial Technologies and Materials" designed for solving tasks of "Science" National Project.