International Economics and Business

Where future global Elite Business Analysts are trained

Contacts:

Director of the programme —
Zhanna S. Belyaeva, PhD, Associate Professor

Phone(offices): +7 (343) 375-41-48, +7 (343) 350-75-68

E-mail: zh.s.belyaeva@urfu.ru

Degree: Bachelor in Economics

Duration: 4 years

Language of instruction: Russian /English (3 and 4 year)

Credits: 240 ECTS

Bachelor Degree Programme «International Economics and Business» is EPAS (European Program Accreditation System) accredited by EFMD in 2015 to become the only one outside Moscow and StPetersburg in Russia. This accreditation confirms that the programme meets international standards of business education and confers greater credibility on its graduate’s degree. For European universities, as well as for many foreign employers international accreditation is a sign confirming the graduate’s professional qualification.

Entry level requirements

Ambitious high school graduates with high communicative and analytical skills as well as English proficiency (B2 and higher) and eagerness to continuous self-development

You will know how to:

Successfully close international deals
Project and facilitate economic forecasts
Model optimal decision-making
Measure and manage socio-economic big data
Develop innovation strategies for corporate, private and governmental sectors.
Run international business operations and corporate cost management

Exclusive features of IEB

Additional classes of Business English
30+ English taught courses (3^d and 4^th year of the curriculum)
Balanced curriculum of economic, mathematic and managerial courses
International academic and business faculty
International students in class
Corporate partners’ master-classes
Grants for the exchange-semester for best students
Professional and social traineeships
Extra certificates from Corporate partners

Core Courses in English

World Economy and International Economic Relations
International Business
International Marketing
Models and Methods of International Macroeconomics
International Trade Theory
Industrial Economics
Strategic Management
International Logistics
Cross-cultural Management and International Protocol
International Financial Management
International Operations
Experimental Methods in Economics
International Business Planning
International Currency and Credit Relations
Corporate Social Responsibility

Our Graduates Career Path

The students of the programme are offered ample opportunities to participate in exchange programmes with foreign partner universities, as well as internships in international corporations — partners of GSEM and public authorities of the Sverdlovsk region.

The graduates of the programme are becoming more and more attractive for both Russian employers engaged in international activities and foreign companies. Having the competences in the field of legal regulations of international trade, organisation and modelling of international commodity and financial flows, our graduates get significant competitive advantages in the labour market.

News

Truly International Marketing

10:08, May 21, 2021

Students of the International Economics and Business learned about the specifics of creating and promoting a brand in the global market

Professor Yioula Melanthiou from School of Business, University of Nicosia, Cyprus gave an interactive lecture on global branding to students of the International Economics and Business programme as part of the International Marketing course. Speaker considered not only positive experiences, but also the mistakes made by the most expensive brands in the world, analysing global companies such as Coca-Cola, Starbucks, P&G and others.

An interactive lecture with many examples from real practice, including lecturer’s experience became very useful in terms of the professional development of students in the field of modern international marketing - shared Ekaterina Demchenko, Head of International Affairs Office, International Marketing Lecturer

Cooperation agreement with the University of Nicosia was first signed within the framework of Innoprom 2012. University researchers have repeatedly participated in the Autumn School “Sustainable Business Development”, organised by the International Economics and Business programme. Students and faculty are invited to take part in academic exchange programmes with this university.

Ural Federal University is one of the leading universities in Russia founded in 1920. UrFU is located in Yekaterinburg, the capital of the Ural region, an economic, industrial, scientific and cultural center of Russia. The university is the project office of the Ural Interregional Research and Education Center "Advanced Industrial Technologies and Materials" designed for solving tasks of "Science" National Project.