Principles of Sustainable Economic Development of Russian Universities Taught at UrFU

23:50, August 29, 2017

Participant of the seminar are learning about the modern methods of economic management in higher education

Seminar «Tools for planning and implementation of mechanisms of sustainable economic management of university development» has started at Ural Federal University hosted by Graduate School of Economics and Management. The seminar was designed at the commission of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation in order to increase quality of financial management and efficiency of managing financial and economic activities at higher education institutions.

55 representatives of universities from Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Yaroslavl, Lipetsk, Orenburg, Chvashia. Siberia, and Transbaikal are taking part in the seminar, which demonstrates interest in universities economic development regardless of their location and subject areas.

The seminar participants are taking specialised courses during three days of the programme. The courses cover such topics as strategic planning tools, making management decisions based on economic efficiency evaluation, process approach in constructing a model of university administration, project management, and payment and incentives system. A separate module is devoted to IT development as a resource for increasing efficiency, as well as approaches to

planning and allocation of funds system. At the end of the programme the participants are going to take a test to confirm the quality of gained knowledge.

«Our task is not only to teach but also give an impulse to spread the knowledge at their universities, — says Daniil Sandler, Head of the programme, UrFU Vice Rector for Economics and Strategic Development. — We are proceeding from the idea that economics is the matter of the whole university team and its management».

Ural Federal University regularly holds seminars for Russian universities top management and staff and is considered a recognised expert in the field of staff development and continuing education in economics and management for university community.