Presentation of the Master's programme International Management

10:55, December 6, 2017

The presentation was held in the framework of UrFU Master’s Days

On November 29, 2017, the Master's programme «International Management» was presented in the framework of UrFU Master’s Days. This year's topic is «The Beginning Leader» because the important result of the training at the programme, is orientation to the labour market and career of a graduate, according to the head of the programme Liudmila Ruzhanskaya.

Business today is developing so that the university must be able to see new business requests as soon as they appear, because the changes are happening very fast, whereas the cycle of bachelor's training is 4 years, and master’s programmes last for 2 years.

Two very different companies presented their understanding of a graduate’s career after the programme International Management. One of them was «Sima-Lend», leaders of wholesale of souvenirs and consumer goods in Russia. Future master’s students listened to the presentation of the Head of Personnel Department of the company Maria Kirchanova. The other company was «Rostelecom» (Ekaterinburg), Russia's leading long-distance telephone service provider with predominantly state participation. The largest telecom operator was represented by the Head of Financial and Analytics Department Marina Sysoeva.

The companies presented not only their requirements to candidates, available vacancies, but also two different views, two philosophies in recruiting personnel: developing employee skills from scratch and finding a ready specialist. But both companies are similar in one thing: business needs active people who are ready to learn and go beyond their comfort zone, ready for achievements.

A particularly valuable acquisition of the International Management programme from the employers' point of view was integration of a new trajectory this year: International Financial Management with courses accredited by ACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants). This allows graduates to increase their importance on the labour market. According to Marina Sysoeva, it will be especially important to obtain the accreditation of F7 paper International Standards of Financial Reporting, which in itself is a valuable asset in the hands of a graduate.