The analytical center "Expert" conducted a study of the visibility of business schools in Russia and the CIS in the global space. GSEM UrFU took the leading positions

15:36, September 15, 2023

The rating was based on 3 criteria: international accreditations and ratings, the level of research in the field of management, partnership projects with world leaders

In management ratings, the dynamics of Russian universities are predominantly positive. This is especially noticeable in THE ranking “Business and Economics”, where UrFU is in the group 176-200. Another important criteria for the international visibility of business schools is the number of publications in leading international journals. According to the results of the study, UrFU entered the top three for the first time.

This year, differences in Russia's new partnerships have become clearly visible. The leaders in the number of new agreements with organizations with first-level accreditations were India, China, Turkey and Morocco.

Despite this, Academic Director of GSEM UrFU Zhanna Belyaeva notes the growing interest in student international mobility in the EFMD-accredited program “International Economics and Business”

“Internationalization of study process is a necessary element of education. An internship at international partner universities is an excellent opportunity to expand professional boundaries and acquire relevant soft skills. This year, some of our students are completing their studies in double degree programmes in Germany and France; we have maintained this type of programmes, despite the changing foreign policy background,” – Zhanna Belyaeva, GSEM Academic Director

The level of academic mobility still remains quite high and diverse, including due to education in English. According to Zhanna Belyaeva, for example, in the current semester, GSEM students are traveling both towards the West and to new partner universities in the East: “It’s interesting that there are people who want to spend a semester in Kazakhstan, many choose Turkey, China, and are interested in India and Sri Lanka "

Thus, the internationalization of education continues, it allows not only to promote the interests of Russian business abroad, but also to bring out real professionals of the world economy and international business," Zhanna Belyaeva sums up.