Yulia Nikolaevna Aray

Associate Professor, Department of Strategic and International Management

Academic Director, Master in Management Program

Yulia Nikolaevna Aray
Courses

Social Entrepreneurship (Master Program, CEMS)

CEMS Block Seminars (Master Program, CEMS)

Research Seminars (Master Program)

Strategies for Sustainable Business (Master Program)

Building Sustainable Value Chains (Bachelor Program)

Management (Bachelor Program)

Project Management in Social Entrepreneurship (Execute Education Program)

Social Entrepreneurship Visiting Professor at Vienna University of Economics and Business (2019)

EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC DEGREES

  • 2015 Candidate of Science (Economics), St. Petersburg University
  • 2009-2014 Doctoral Candidate, Graduate School of Management, St.Petersburg University. Dissertation defense was held on 26 of May 2015
  • 2005-2008 Master of International Business, Graduate School of Management, St.Petersburg University
  • 1998-2003 Specialist Program, Faculty of Economics, St.Petersburg University

RESEARCH

  • Social Entrepreneurship, Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Sustainable development and strategic management
  • Business Models, Business Model Innovation
  • Strategic Analysis
  • Qualitative Methods of Research

ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

  • Academic Director for Master in Management Program (MiM) (2020 – present)
  • Academic Director for International Executive Education Programs (2017-2020)

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

SELECTED PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS

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INTERNSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS

  • 2020 “Sustainable business strategy”, Harvard Business School (on-line)
  • 2018 “Sustainability Mindset Fast Track Program”, LEAP Group, Principles for Responsible Management Education (on-line)
  • 2016 “Case Writing Competition Workshop”, The Case Center (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
  • 2013 “Certificate in Social Business” (HEC, Paris)
  • 2008-2009 Internship (Trinity College, Dublin)

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Research grant: «Determinants and Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure in Large Russian Public Companies», Aray Y., Ermolaeva L., Papasova V. (2019)
  • Visiting grant: Spring Campus 2019 “Universities Alliance for Sustainability” (2019)
  • Travel grant for 79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (2019)
  • Research grant: Building sustainable supply chains under high institutional volatility: The study of large Russian companies, Veselova A., Aray Y., Blagov Y., Knatko D., Logacheva A. (2019)
  • ARNOVA scholarship for young scholars (2015)
  • Grant for first case writer from The Case Centre (2014-2016)
  •  “Outstanding paper” award, Moscow State University, Russia (2014)

News

26 July 2024 | All news | Арай Юлия Николаевна | Master programs | Наука
Yulia Arai: Theory needs to catch up with these realities

Yulia Arai, Associate Professor at the Department of Strategic and International Management at GSOM SPbU, Academic Director of the Master in Management (MiM) programme, visited the Academy of International Business (AIB) 2024 in Seoul

19 June 2023 | All news | Bachelor programs | Master programs | Андрианов Александр Юрьевич | Арай Юлия Николаевна | Голубева Анастасия Алексеевна
The meetings of the Educational Programs Committee took place at GSOM SPbU

The Graduate School of Management of St. Petersburg University (GSOM SPbU) held successfully a case championship on the topic of sustainable development. The final of the ESG Lab and an expert discussion on the relevance of the sustainable development agenda took place on June 6 at the Mikhailovskaya Dacha campus. The event was attended by students and researchers, as well as and representatives of government, business and public organizations.

27 January 2023 | All news | Master programs | Арай Юлия Николаевна
GSOM SPbU together with Yakov & Partners will launch a new educational program

The joint educational track “Strategy and Consulting” will be implemented as part of the flagship Master in Management - MiM program

7 December 2022 | All news | Арай Юлия Николаевна | Наука
Stability in the Unstable: GSOM SPbU Research on Social Enterprise Survival Strategies in the VUCA world

Positive Changes popular science journal published an article by Yulia Aray, Associate Professor at the Department of Strategic and International Management and Academic Director for Master in Management (MiM) program

6 December 2022 | All news | Алканова Ольга Николаевна | Арай Юлия Николаевна | Master programs | Методология преподавания
GSOM SPbU Presented Hybrid Learning and Flagship Program at the Saint Petersburg Scientific and Educational Salon

Professors of the Graduate School of Management of St. Petersburg University told about the benefits of learning at the Business School at the Saint Petersburg Scientific and Educational Salon. The largest event demonstrating educational, research and innovation activities of the city's educational institutions took place from 1 to 3 December at the ExpoForum Convention and Exhibition Center

22 September 2022 | All news | Арай Юлия Николаевна | Наука | Master programs
Today's Hercules: problems of social entrepreneurship in a new study of St. Petersburg University

GSOM SPbU experts have completed the research Sustainable Innovations Through the Lens of Partnership Between Large Corporations and Social Entrepreneurs. The report was supported by Impact Hub Moscow

28 June 2022 | All news | Арай Юлия Николаевна
GSOM SPbU Summer School of Social Entrepreneurship launched on the International Day of Social Business

June 28 is the International Day of Social Business. On this day the School of Social Entrepreneurship was launched, organized by the Graduate School of Management of St. Petersburg University (GSOM SPbU) with the support of JTI and the Our Future Foundation for Regional Social Programs

17 June 2022 | All news | Арай Юлия Николаевна
GSOM SPbU Professor Yulia Aray Held an Intensive on Social Entrepreneurship For Primorye Civil Servants

On June 22, 2022, the exposition “Peter the Great introduced science to us…” opens at the Mikhailovskaya Dacha university campus. The exhibition continues a series of events at St. Petersburg University dedicated to the 350th anniversary of Peter the Great.

18 May 2022 | Арай Юлия Николаевна | All news
GSOM SPbU expert will take part in discussion on social entrepreneurship

On May 25, a public talk “Can a social project be profitable?” will be held in the public and business space of Sevkabel Port. 

25 April 2022 | All news | Master programs | Арай Юлия Николаевна
CEMS made it possible to reach the global level of competence: GSOM SPbU lecturers summarize the results of 14 years of cooperation with the Global Alliance of leading business schools

GSOM SPbU was the only educational institution in Russia that was awarded the honor. The business school was regularly audited to renew its membership in the organization; the commission's last visit took place at the end of last year.

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Associate Professor, Department of Strategic and International Management. Academic Director, Master in Management Program
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Associate Professor, Department of Strategic and International Management Director of the PwC Center for Corporate Social Responsibility Director of the "Project Management for Social Entrepreneurs" program
Karina Alexandrovna Bogatyreva
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Vasiliy Konstantinovich Dermanov
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Diana Mikhailovna Dmitrieva
Diana Mikhailovna Dmitrieva
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Liubov Andreevna Ermolaeva
Liubov Andreevna Ermolaeva
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Olga Leonidovna Garanina
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Tatyana Nikolaevna Klemina
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Klishevich Daria Sergeevna
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Anastasiya Kirillovna Laskovaya
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Andrey Yurievich Panibratov
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Sergey Alexandrovich Starov
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Olga Rafailovna Verkhovskaya
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Rafik Smara
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