Economics

Government-funded places: 26

Self-funded places: 131

The program is taught by the experienced and highly qualified specialists:

Konstantin Ordov, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor

Yulia Finogenova, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor

Yulia Tsetrtseil, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor

The program is accredited by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation and the Society of Professional Experts and Appraisers.

The program's goal and tasks. The program is aimed at training highly qualified financial specialists and managers with competencies in financial analytics, financial modeling and forecasting, investment and financial decision-making in a changing economy. The tasks include developing skills in financial analysis, budgeting, risk assessment, and strategic planning.

Key features of the program.

1. The program provides a competitive advantage due to full-time training in English: it forms a professionally oriented foreign language, provides preparation for international certifications (ACCA, CFA, CIMA), and also opens access to internships at foreign universities, internships and employment in global companies, expanding career opportunities both in Russian and in the international labor market.
2. A unique opportunity to gain knowledge about corporate finance from teachers with practical experience in this field.
3. The program focuses on practical skills and innovative practices.
4. The program provides access to the professional community – interaction during the training process with leading representatives of the financial sector forms a network of business contacts for future career growth.
5. The program provides a chance to gain a unique experience of studying and living abroad within the framework of international cooperation programs with universities in different countries.
6. Qualified specialists in the field of corporate finance are in demand in the labor market.

Key disciplines.

• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Financial Planning and Budgeting
• Cash Flow Management
• Company Value Management
• Pricing Management
• Investment Analysis and Management of Investment Projects
• Methods and Models of the Company's Risk Management
• Financial Strategy and Competitiveness of the Company

Professional skills (Hard Skills): financial analysis and modeling; capital and investment management; work with financial instruments; technical skills: advanced Excel; specialized programs; databases; data visualization; fundamentals of programming for analysis.

Flexible skills (Soft Skills): analytical thinking; communication and presentation; skills of convincing argumentation and justification of financial decisions, conducting professional business correspondence (including English); project management; working in conditions of uncertainty; leadership and ethics.

Practical training and internship facilities

In order to implement the practical training of students, contracts have been concluded with practice bases, as well as industrial partnership agreements with VTB Bank PJSC, PJSC Bank PSB, Gazprombank (Joint Stock Company). In addition, students can practice in specialized organizations on the basis of an individual contract.

The main facilities for students' practical training, which have all the necessary equipment to provide practical training: Sovcombank PJSC, Komonvels Partnership LLC, MIT Bank JSC, INMAN JSC, Beterra JSC, MCC LLC, Ozon Technologies LLC.

Employers. Banks (Sberbank of Russia; VTB Bank; Gazprombank, etc.); corporations (Gazprom; NK Rosneft; NK Lukoil, etc.); investment companies; audit.

Possible positions. financial and investment manager, risk manager, corporate finance expert, financial and credit analyst, financial consultant, compliance control specialist, crisis manager, financial director, economist, analyst (civil service), researcher.

100% of graduates find a job within the first year after graduation.