The Department of Economics provides professional training through Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degree programs. The Department traces its history back to 1931.
The Department’s faculty includes six Doctors of Sciences in Economics, twenty-one Candidates of Sciences in Economics, one Candidate of Sciences in Engineering, and one Candidate of Sciences in Pedagogy.
The educational process draws on practicing instructors from leading industrial companies, IT integrators, technology-focused investment and financial ecosystems (Sber, Alfa, Yandex), and consulting firms (Kept, B1, Technologies of Trust, and others).
Mission of the Department of Economics
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To train highly qualified, critically thinking professionals capable of navigating a complex and rapidly changing world, equipped with fundamental theoretical knowledge and economic-management competencies.
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To create an innovative educational environment by integrating cutting-edge research into the academic process and fostering active engagement with business and society to drive sustainable socioeconomic development.
The Department of Economics offers educational programs in the following fields: 38.03.01 “Economics” (Bachelor’s), 38.04.01 “Economics” (Master’s), and 5.2.3 “Regional and Sectoral Economics” (Doctoral).
Instruction is delivered through the University’s proprietary higher education standards, incorporating modern information technologies. The curriculum extensively features masterclasses and proprietary courses, employing professional training methodologies based on situational modeling using real-world enterprises as case studies.
Students are actively engaged in research from their first year and have opportunities to participate in research and practical studies. The unified foundational training during Years
The education provided by the Department is highly valued by employers. The Department’s partners include leading companies across various sectors of the Russian economy, offering students internship opportunities at their facilities with the prospect of subsequent employment.
As part of the College of Economics and Management, the Department participates in publishing the academic journal “Industrial Economics” (included in the Higher Attestation Commission List, K2 category), which features research results from faculty, doctoral students, and collaborative faculty-student research.