Best Educational Programs: ECONOMICS

SYURKOVA, Sofia Mirgalimovna

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HEI’s image. The University of Management “TISBI” was the first among non-state Russian HEIs to pass public accreditation with the participation of international experts in 2013. The Study programmes in “Economics” were accredited. The training of bachelors and masters is implemented with the help of the best national and international practices in educational, research and economic activity involving employers’ representatives.

Programme presentation. The study programme is provided with academic and methodological materials, electronic resources in all academic disciplines. The faculty uses business games, case-studies, interactive classes in small research groups. Research activity is tightly connected with the educational process, which promotes the priority of mental development and competencies of students over digestion of information.

Teaching staff. The teaching staff which implements the programme is highly qualified. The teachers conduct research activity and have necessary experience in economic work. 39 Faculty’s teachers include 10 Doctors of Sciences and 24 PhDs.

Competitiveness of students. The students of the Faculty win Olympiads and students’ research awards, scholarships of the President of the Russian Federation, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Mayor of Kazan, OJSC “Ak Bars Bank”, Joint Stock Investment Commercial Bank “Tatfondbank” and others.

Interaction with employers. During many years the Faculty keeps up partnership relations with: the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan, Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Tatarstan, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Tatarstan, National Bank of the Republic of Tatarstan, OJSC Joint Stock Investment Commercial Bank “Tatfondbank”, OJSC “Sberbank of Russia”, OJSC “Ak Bars Bank”, Joint Stock Commercial Bank “Spurt” (OJSC), the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tatarstan and many other companies.

Since 2013 the Faculty’s students has been taking courses at the department of banking business in the branch of the Sberbank corporate university in Kazan. Senior students study special programme, which is delivered by professional experts during 5 months. Main objectives of the project – providing practical focus of the study process, implementing new educational standards, implementing good practices of corporate programmes and development strategies of Sberbank and other banks.

In 2014, the Faculty in cooperation with employers implemented two educational projects – academic course “Contemporary Methods of Fund-Rising” and workshop “Master of Business Communications”.