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On May 30, 2020, at the Graduate School of Management of St. Petersburg University (GSOM), the second week-long academic module of the further training program “Healthcare Management”, part of the Training Program for National Economic Organizations of the Russian Federation (Presidential Program), was completed.

At the Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg University (GSOM), an online meeting of MBA program alumni, representatives of companies working in different segments of retail took place. The meeting participants discussed how retail has changed during the quarantine period, what challenges companies face today and what opportunities are opening up for the development of the industry.

Evgeny Yu. Blagov, Assistant Professor, Information Technologies in Management Department of GSOM SPbU has joined a working group of the NTI (National Technology Initiative) 2.0 Foresight in the EduNet market, in the area of Creation, personalization, envelopment and technological development of the educational content for all ages, including shifting focus to the development of personal competencies. The Foresight NTI is conducted by the Agency of Strategic Initiatives (ASI), “NTI Platform” and “University 20.35”, which are all autonomous non-profit organizations, along with the Russian Venture Corporation (RVC).  

At the Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg University (GSOM), the first career counseling program based on coaching tools - “Go for Coaching” has completed. The program was launched by the GSOM SPbU Coaching Center in the fall of 2019. “Go for Coaching” was attended by 27 Senior Bachelor, Master and recent alumni of the School.

On May 22, 2020 Liudmila Kokoulina (GSOM SPbU 3rd year doctoral student) has presented the results of the research within the framework of her doctoral thesis on the topic “Human factor in knowledge creation processes in the innovative company”. Her Scientific Advisor was Tatiana A. Gavrilova, Doctor of Computer Science, Professor, Head of Department, Information Technologies in Management Department. 

On May 23, 2020, the Nobel laureate, Honored Professor of the Business School named after Haas University of Berkeley, Honorary Doctor of St. Petersburg University Oliver Williamson was gone. Professor Williamson was rightfully considered one of the most famous classical institutionalists and stood at the origins of the creation of the Graduate School of Management at St. Petersburg University.

On March 20, 2020, the final lesson of the “Design Your Life” program was held at GSOM SPbU, organized by the Coaching Center for students of the first and second year Bachelor programs. At the heart of the program is an approach developed at Stanford University to design life and career, based on design thought methods.

The Graduate School of Management of St. Petersburg University (GSOM), together with representatives of the GSOM Advisory Board, are developing a course on training line managers for corporations. The educational course will become one of the pilot projects as part of the updating of the Business School Strategy until 2025, one of the key tasks of which is to actively interact with the member companies of the Advisory Board in the training of qualified management personnel.