The Graduate School of Management of St. Petersburg University (GSOM SPbU) meets its 30th anniversary with great achievements and ambitious plans. December 20, 2022. GSOM SPbU Advisory Board summarized the results of the past year and approved the primary areas of the Business School's development for the near future. 

Sergey Ivanov, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Environmental Protection Ecology and Transport, Chairman of the Advisory Board of GSOM SPbU, opened the meeting.

"Next year the Graduate School of Management of SPbU celebrates its 30th anniversary. The Business School, with its unique past, is proud of its present and confident about its future. The world is changing rapidly today. Russia is in urgent need for a new economy — the economy of knowledge, leadership and innovation. I am pleased to note that GSOM SPbU is not standing still in the fast-changing environment: it is overcoming the challenges of the time with dignity and successfully implementing its development strategy. GSOM SPbU today is a world-class Russian business school. Notwithstanding the current geopolitical situation, GSOM SPbU continues to improve its positions in the Financial Times international rankings. This proves the highest quality of education offered by the Business School", — said the Chairman of the GSOM SPbU Advisory Board.


Sergey Ivanov mentioned the outstanding results of efforts and investments in the creation of an up-to-date digital learning environment as the most notable achievement of GSOM SPbU. Mikhailovskaya Dacha suburban university campus offers unique learning conditions for the new generation of future Russian leaders. Sergey Ivanov emphasized that implementation of such large-scale projects became possible thanks to the support from the Federal Government, advisors and the Business School's partner companies.




Nikolay Kropachev, Rector of St. Petersburg State University and Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, pointed out that the Mendeleev regional development support program run by SPbU gives opportunities to develop the initiatives suggested by GSOM SPbU staff. The program facilitates the University's interaction with government agencies and organizations from various industries. He also spoke about digital education solutions that are actively applied by SPbU and specifically the Graduate School of Management.



"We see how online technologies flourish, and this became possible thanks to many years of experience gained by the University. We started to implement projects related to students' digital portfolio and digital footprint back in 2016-2017. Before Russian content was blocked in March 2022, SPbU was on its way to become the first university in Europe and was among the top three universities in the world by number of online courses on Coursera. It also became the first Russian university to present its courses on XuetangX, China's largest online platform. I am sure that the basis created by the University in this field and the correct choice of educational product development vector made by GSOM SPbU will help to promote both the Business School's and the University's brands", — Nikolay Kropachev said.

 

VTB Bank, the Business School's key advisor and strategic partner, will continue to invest in GSOM SPbU development and campus infrastructure. "We pay special attention to the support of GSOM SPbU, as the Business School's alumni are going to become the leaders to make decisions affecting, among other things, the country's economic development prospects. VTB not only shares its accumulated professional expertise with students, it also creates conditions for the comprehensive development of future managers". — emphasized Andrey Kostin, President and Chairman of VTB Bank Management Board.

VTB Bank supported the creation of an up-to-date digital learning environment and equipment of dormitories at GSOM SPbU. In 2023 new sports facilities will appear at Mikhailovskaya Dacha campus.

A complex of outdoor sports grounds will be built on the 5 hectare park area of Mikhailovskaya Dacha: football pitch, workout and crossfit area, multi-purpose playground, building with locker rooms and coaches' room, spectator stands. The project also involves complex improvement of the park territory, including creation of walkways and renovation of historical linden alleys. 

Next year the historical linden alley that served as the main access road to the grand-ducal residence Mikhailovskaya Dacha will be recreated. The project is financed by fundraising: advisors, partners, alumni and students, staff, faculty and friends of the Business School can participate in the campaign "Gift a tree for the 30th anniversary of GSOM SPbU".

Summing up the results of 2021, GSOM SPbU advisors noted the significant achievements in the implementation of the Business School's development strategy 2020-2025: a number of strategic aims have been reached two years earlier than expected. For instance, ESG topics have been included in all the main educational programs – the strategic performance target of 15% has been reached ahead of schedule, the share of ESG courses is 17,2%. Digital solutions are applied in 70% of courses, while the target was 50%.

"Joint efforts of the Business School, Saint Petersburg University and advisors allowed us to achieve outstanding results. GSOM SPbU is becoming the leader in hybrid learning methodology: more than 700 faculty members from more than 130 universities in Russia and CIS countries received access to modern methods of teaching in a digital environment developed by the Teaching Excellence Lab in Business Education of GSOM SPbU. The Business School together with its advisors has created the best online executive education product for beginner managers in the market. 2023 is the Business School's anniversary year, and it is going to rapidly develop and upscale the successful projects", — Olga Dergunova, Deputy President and Chairman of VTB Bank Management Board, GSOM SPbU Director, told about the achievements of GSOM SPbU in 2022.

 

GSOM SPbU motto for 2023 is "Management of the future for the new world". Digital learning environment development involves, among other things, the creation of the pilot Student's Digital Profile and line manager data marts for Data Driven Decision Making adoption for everyday use by the academic community. New Essentials Executive Education Programs for individual managers, university professors and corporate university lecturers are under development.

 

Traditional GSOM SPbU conferences will be held in the new format. The EMC International Conference will get new meanings and a new name — Economy and Management Conference, and broaden the range of issues discussed. Among the topics of ЕМС-2023 there are such issues relevant for business and management science as: application of information technology in management, smart cities, healthcare enterprise management and digital marketing. 

Management of the Future student conference. is moving to a higher level too. For 10 years the conference has proved itself to be the best career event for future managers: next year GSOM SPbU is going to scale it up using hybrid technologies at Mikhailovskaya Dacha campus. The Association of Managers, which unites the largest Russian companies, will serve as a partner of the event.

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