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Over 80% of MBA alumni are satisfied with their career growth. 47% of them rate their growth as excellent, 30% as good (according to mba.su). Sometimes a promotion or transition to a higher position in another company occurs even during training. Vyacheslav Inzartsev, an alumni of the GSOM SPbU and SKILLBOX joint program "MBA — Leaders of Change", talks about how the knowledge he gained helped him become a product manager with the prospect of moving up to a product director.

Andrey Zherebyatev, the General Director of TOO "Ensto Kazakhstan," a representation of the Finnish electrical engineering conglomerate ENSTO, completed the joint program "Executive MBA - Strategic Management and Leadership" at the Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg State University (GSOM SPbU) and Almaty Management University (ALMAU) at the beginning of 2023. In an interview, Andrey Zherebyatev shares the most vivid impressions and practical results of his education.

Alexander Shmakov registered his own children's literature publishing house “Goodwin” when he was studying at the GSOM SPbU master's program. The business is now four years old. In an interview, Alexander talks about the difficulties, the first successes and achievements, as well as the intricate path to the purpose and work of life

Kamilla Shaikhattarova, a second-year Bachelor in Management program's student at Graduate School of Management of St. Petersburg University (GSOM SPbU), spent an exchange semester at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM).

Nikita Mikhailov, a second year student of Master in Management (MiM) program at the Graduate School of Management of St. Petersburg University (GSOM SPbU), has recently returned from India

Iolanta Chomag entered the GSOM SPbU Master in Smart City Management program 10 years after graduating from a pedagogical university. In an interview, Iolanta tells what inspired her to continue her studies and how she feels about being a student again

Maxim Kazhdan, An alumnus of the Bachelor in Management program in 2019 in the direction of financial management, Finalist of consulting case championships, Since 2021 Business Analyst at McKinsey

Vladislav Pererva graduated from the Bachelor program Public Administration at GSOM SPbU in 2019. After graduation, he worked in the non-profit sector for two years, after which, without changing the trajectory, he entered the Master in Smart City Management (MSC) program. What are the benefits of continuing the educational track and who else might be interested in studying on the MSC program, Vladislav tells in an interview.

Rimma Valeeva graduated from St. Petersburg University with a degree in Psychology and a year later enrolled in the Management program at the Graduate School of Management St. Petersburg University (GSOM SPbU). In an interview, Rimma talked about the reasons for the specialty changing, how the skills of a psychologist helped her study for a Master in Management, and shared her impressions of admission and study at St. Petersburg University.

Pavel Myasnikov is a second-year Master in Corporate Finance (MCF) student, an alumnus from the Law Bachelor program at St. Petersburg State University before GSOM. After graduation, Pavel took a gap year, during which he was preparing for a Master degree. In an interview, he talked about the benefits of studying for a Bachelor degree, the synergy of legal and financial education, and courses that helped him dive into the financial sphere faster during the exchange in Vienna.