French Students to Study Economics at UrFU

15:52, February 13, 2019

10 international students will obtain their bachelor’s degree at the Graduate School of Economics and Management

The UrFU Graduate School of Economics and Management welcomed first 10 French students who came under the double degree program implemented in cooperation with Group KEDGE Business School (which has key international accreditations EQUIS EFMD, AACSB, AMBA under its belt and is in the Financial Times top-35). Students will study for a year and a half under the "Global Economics and International Business" undergraduate degree program (accredited by EPAS EFMD). This is the first double degree program in the Russian regions.

“The students will have classes until the end of their fourth year for 1.5 years. As a result, they will receive two diplomas: from GSEM UrFU and KEDGE BS. Now the first (spring) semester has begun,” Ekaterina Demchenko, the Center for International Cooperation of the Graduate School of Economics and Management Director, explains. “On February 11, we held an orientation day for students who came from France, as well as for other international students, to dive into the educational environment of the Graduate School of Economics and Management and get acquainted with the educational program, teachers, administrative staff. The participants learned about the UrFU’s educational infrastructure, the available educational resources, and the sites where they are to study. The first lesson took place on the same day.”

In the upcoming semester, the students will take part in the International Spring Science Days at the Graduate School of Economics and Management, a short-term Study Tour program for international academic partners and potential UrFU GSEM students, an academic seminar and other events. The first group of students of the Global Economics and International Business Program went to study at KEDGE BS in September last year, the second group will start studies from September 2019.