GSEM International Partners’ Days: new projects, networking, promotion

19:44, April 23, 2019

10 current and future international academic partners of GSEM took part in the programme on 16-17 of April 2019

Within 2 days, representatives of GSEM UrFU and its’ international academic partners participated in the rich programme of events aimed at quality development and new perspectives of their international cooperation. In 2019, the list of participants included:

• KEDGE Business School, France;
• Zagreb School of Economics and Management, Croatia;
• HEC Management School — University of Liege, Belgium;
• Zuyd University of Applied Science (the Netherlands);
• HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management (Germany);
• GISMA Business School (Germany);
• Fresenius Business School (Germany);
• University of Torino (Italy);
• The University of Economics (Czech Republic);
• Montpellier Business School (France).

International Partners’ Days programme contained three main parts. One of them — networking session and events, ideas exchange in the field of cooperation development, discussing of new opportunities. In this part, partners presented their schools to each other and shared their ideas in the frames of the round table “International academic mobility: challenges and opportunities”.

Another part was devoted to introducing of UrFU and GSEM international development and programmes, international administrative staff, international educational programmes to international colleagues. The following programmes were presented:

• International economics and business (EPAS EFMD accredited bachelor programme, 50% English taught);
• International Management (master programme, participant of 101+ QS Master in Management global ranking, ACCA accredited “International Financial Management” track, 50% English taught);
• International and Applied Economics (master programme, 50% English taught);
• Global Energy Business.

International short term programmes were presented as well: Autumn School “Sustainable Business Development: Smart Future for All”, Summer School “Doing Business in Russia”, and International Study Tour. All quests were invited to the main annual international conference of GSEM UrFU in November — “Russian regions in the focus of changes”. Then, international guests took part in the City round tour, which helped them to get feeling of business development, culture and spirit of Ekaterinburg — the dynamic innovative city where Europe and Asia meet.

Third part of the programme was aimed at the promotion of international opportunities of GSEM partners to students. Double degree programme were introduced by KEDGE Business School, France (for the students of International Economics and Business; students of KEDGE BS, currently studying in GSEM in the frames of this programme, participated in the presentation and shared their feelings and emotions about learning at KEDGE BS), Zagreb School of Economics and Management, Croatia (for the students of International Economics and Business), HEC Management School — University of Liege, Belgium (for bachelor students of International Economics and Business programme and International and Corporate Management programme). These and other partners presented their “Semester abroad” and short term programmes, too. More than 200 students attended the GSEM partners’ presentations.

This quality development of international cooperation, particularly double-degree programmes with internationally recognized partners, has become possible thanks to one of the globally leading accreditations — EPAS EFMD — of the BA International Economics and Business confirmed in 2018.

Currently, in parallel to EPAS EFMD re-accreditation process, GSEM is preparing to another globally recognized accreditation — AACSB. These will help GSEM to enter the new level of quality international development.

“International standards globalization means not only academic exchange development, but as well active integration into unified educational space. The students were given a wonderful opportunity to choose a university for a second diploma or for participation in the “Semester abroad” programme and to address their questions directly to the representatives of our programme partner institutions”, — Zhanna Belyaeva, the head of BA International Economics and Business notes.

GSEM International Partners’ Days are annual event. We thank all this year participants and invite our partners to join us next spring!