Third Joint Russian-Finnish Research Seminar on Marketing, Innovation and Entrepreneurship organized by Graduate School of Management SPbU and Lappeenranta University of Technology took place on May 25-26, 2017. First part of the seminar was held at Lappeenranta University of Technology on December 12-13, 2016.

The seminar was aimed at strengthening international research cooperation between doctoral students and professors from both schools, promoting the principles of scientific ethics and quality, and providing valuable feedback on papers presented.

During the seminar, doctoral students from Graduate School of Management SPbU and Lappeenranta University of Technology had an opportunity to present their current research. The workshop included discussion on a wide range of topics in the field of innovation, entrepreneurship, knowledge management, talent management, supply chain management and international business.

The provided a room for lively scientific discussion on both GSOM SPbU and LUT doctoral students topics of presentations. During the seminar, doctoral students were given the opportunity to receive valuable feedback from colleagues and discussion panel of professors and researchers from GSOM SPbU and LUT Daria Podmetina (Post-Doctoral Researcher, LUT), Galina V. Shirokova (Academic Director of the Doctoral program, Professor, Department of Strategic and International Management, GSOM), Juha Väätänen (Professor, LUT).

The seminar was attended by 25 people, including SPbU and LUT research and teaching staff and doctoral students enrolled in “Economics and Management” doctoral program in the field of 38.06.01 “Economics” SPbU.