Graduate School of Management St. Petersburg State University

Graduate School of Management (GSOM SPbU) – structured teaching and research unit of St. Petersburg University - the leading national center of education and science.GSOM SPbU is a full profile university business school and it gives unique competitive advantages in the field of cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary communications. Business school develops a full spectrum of degree programs in management: Bachelor, Master, Doctoral programs, Executive МВА as well as corporate training programs. All these programs are designed and delivered (many of them in English) in collaboration with leading international business schools.

Today Graduate School of Management SPbU – a unique model of a leading Russian business school. The success of the school was confirmed in 2012 by obtaining institutional accreditation EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System). Today Graduate School of Management SPbU – the first and currently the only in Russia and CIS business school, which was awarded this international accreditation. High quality of educational programs is approved by reputable program accreditation AMBA (Executive МВА).

Since 2013 GSOM SPbU Master in Management program has been continuously included to the Financial Times Global Masters in Management ranking and by 2016 improved its position by #39 out of 90 best MiM international programs. According to EdUniversal ranking since 2008 GSOM SPbU is the first business-school in Russia and also in Eastern Europe (2013-2014, 2016).

International recognition of GSOM SPbU is proved by membership in global associations of the leading business schools: EFMD, AACSB, CEMS, PIM, EABIS, GBSN, GRLI.The main asset of business school is faculty, most of whom are prominent researchers and consultants, well known for their excellence during classes as well as for their publications in the leading international research journals. The development of international faculty and their research potential are priority issues in the competitive strategy of GSOM SPbU.

To have a sustained position among top-50 business schools in Europe.By 2022 the school should be recognized as one of top 50 schools by any ranking or survey, including, but not limited to Financial Times, The Economist and Times Higher Education. Any major stakeholder should name GSOM as one of 50 European schools by any significant dimension (research, education, etc.).