The track of Economics and Management has started as part of Summer University

14:39, July 13, 2023

The grandiose project of the Ministry of Education for foreigners is being held in UrFU for the first time!

The topic of the track "Economics and Management" is ESG-transformation and digitalization of international business. About 40 students from 9 CIS countries and Latin America participate in the track! The track program includes such “hot” topics as the global ESG transformation of the economy, digital tools and startup management (including IoT, blockchain, etc.), green marketing, etc. As part of the program, the guys will get acquainted with the experience of international companies, visit such enterprises as Innovative Sberbank Hub, Pervouralsk New Pipe Plant JSC of TMK Corporation (the leader of white metallurgy in the Russian Federation), Golden Apple perfume supermarket, where they learn more about the real experience of ESG transformation. And as a result of participating in the program, the guys in international teams will develop their own business projects and present them to a expert jury!

The educational track is implemented by the team of the program "International Economics and Business" of GSEM UrFU (accredited by EFMD since 2015), which follows the most current trends in the field of economic and business education. Already on the first day, the guys met with the track leader Zhanna Belyaeva (Ph.D., Associate Professor, Head of IEB program) and faculty Ekaterina Demchenko (Ph.D., Associate Professor, Director of GSEM International Affairs Office ), Yana Lopatkova (Ph.D, Senior Lecturer, Manager for Cooperation with Corporate Partners of IEB Programme), Ibrahim Alnafra (Ph.D., Associate Professor, Syria), Natalia Starodubets (Ph.D., Associate Professor)

In total, 300 students from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Serbia, Brazil, India, Vietnam, Colombia, Yemen, Egypt, Turkmenistan and other countries came to UrFU Summer University. In addition to a active educational program, the Summer University includes a variety of networking activities, development of soft skills, visits to one of the largest innovative industrial exhibitions in Russia, Innoprom, and cultural program.

 

2 weeks of new knowledge, emotions, acquaintances are ahead! We wish all participants to achieve their goals and a lot of positive impressions!