Graduate School of Management (St. Petersburg State University)
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The Graduate School of Management, GSOM () is one of the 22 schools (faculties) of Saint Petersburg State University
. It was founded in 1993 as School of Management () later renamed to preserve consistency into Faculty of Management (). In 2005, it was chosen to become a part of the National Priority Project in Education aimed at creating two leading business schools in Russia (the other one is Skolkovo Moscow School of Management). Within the framework of the project, the school was transformed into GSOM and granted the Mikhailovka estate in Petergof to create a campus.
. Among its members:
GSOM has some dormitory premises on Vasilievsky Island
, close to the school buildings. Yet, it appears to be insufficient, and some students have to commute from the University dormitories in Petergof.
Saint Petersburg State University
Saint Petersburg State University is a Russian federal state-owned higher education institution based in Saint Petersburg and one of the oldest and largest universities in Russia....
. It was founded in 1993 as School of Management () later renamed to preserve consistency into Faculty of Management (). In 2005, it was chosen to become a part of the National Priority Project in Education aimed at creating two leading business schools in Russia (the other one is Skolkovo Moscow School of Management). Within the framework of the project, the school was transformed into GSOM and granted the Mikhailovka estate in Petergof to create a campus.
History
- 25 May 1992: The University's Academic Council votes for creating the School of Management
- 4 November 1992: The University signs a cooperation agreement with Haas School of BusinessHaas School of BusinessThe Walter A. Haas School of Business, also known as the Haas School of Business or simply Haas, is one of 14 schools and colleges at the University of California, Berkeley....
- 25 January 1993: The University Rector signs an order on opening the School
- 1 September 1993: The School starts teaching. It counts six professors and 33 bachelor students. The first dean is elected Prof. Yu. V. Pashkus (). The School is supervised by an International Advisory Board chaired by John E. Pepper, Jr.John E. Pepper, Jr.John E. Pepper, Jr. serves as chief executive officer of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and chairman of the board of The Walt Disney Company. Previously, he served as vice president of finance and administration at Yale University from January 2004 to December 2005...
, CEO, Procter & GambleProcter & GambleProcter & Gamble is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and manufactures a wide range of consumer goods....
. - 1994: The first two chairs appear: Management Theory and Public Administration.
- 1995: The School opens a Career Center.
- 1996: The School is renamed into Faculty. Another chair, Finance, is opened. The Faculty receives a new facility in Volkhovsky Pereulok.
- 1997: The Faculty congratulates its first 27 graduates. Upon Prof. Pashkus's death, Valery Katkalo is elected the dean. Admission is broadened with:
- Specialist's degrees in Management, Marketing, HR;
- Master's degree in Management;
- Candidate of Sciences' degree in Management.
- 1998: The Faculty opens two more chairs: HR and Strategic Management & Marketing.
- 1999: The Faculty greets its first 19 Masters and opens an English-speaking ECTSECTSECTS may refer to:* Elementary cognitive tasks, from psychometrics* Engine coolant temperature sensor* European Calcified Tissue Society* European Computer Trade Show* European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System...
-compliant program, Master of International BusinessMaster of International BusinessThe Master of International Business is a postgraduate degree designed to develop the capabilities and resources of managers in the global economy...
, in cooperation with four Nordic business schools. - 2000: The Faculty launches its first MBA program, two new chairs: International Management and Information Management, Management Consultancy Center, and Publishing Center.
- 2001: The Faculty greets its first 22 graduates in Public Administration.
- 2002: The Faculty opens its new premises in Volkhovsky Pereulok, greets its first 27 MBA graduates and launches its first research journal. An alumni association is created.
- 2003: The Faculty launches its second research journal, the Russian Management Journal ().
- 2004: The Faculty creates its R&D institute, signs an agreement with four European business schools to create an International Executive MBA (IEMBA) program, and joins AACSB.
- 2005: Most programs have transferred to the Bologna model, the Faculty starts offering Doktor NaukDoktor naukDoktor nauk is a higher doctoral degree, the second and the highest post-graduate academic degree in the Soviet Union, Russia and in many post-Soviet states. Sometimes referred to as Dr. Hab. The prerequisite is the first degree, Kandidat nauk which is informally regarded equivalent to Ph.D....
's degree. - 2006: The Faculty joins CEMSGlobal Alliance in Management EducationCEMS, the Global Alliance in Management Education is a cooperation of the world's leading business schools and universities with multinational companies and NGOs...
and EFMD and launches an Executive MBA (EMBA) program. President Vladimir PutinVladimir PutinVladimir Vladimirovich Putin served as the second President of the Russian Federation and is the current Prime Minister of Russia, as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when...
lays a cornerstone into the foundation of the school's new campus in Mikhailovka, a former royal estate in Petergof. - 2007: The Graduate School of Management is created by uniting the Faculty and Institute of Management, with a new Advisory Board headed by Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Ivanov.
- 2008: GSOM launches corporate education programs in cooperation with Fuqua School of BusinessFuqua School of BusinessThe Fuqua School of Business is the business school of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, United States. It currently enrolls 1,340 students in degree-seeking programs...
, joins PIM, and gets accredited by AMBAAssociation of MBAsThe Association of MBAs is a London-based international organization that accredits postgraduate business programs at business schools worldwide. The Association is one of the three main global accreditation bodies in business education and styles itself "the world's impartial authority on...
(Executive MBA) and EPAS (Bachelor's). - 2009: GSOM joins GMAC and launches a Dual-Degree Executive MBA program in cooperation with HEC Paris.
Programs
- Bachelor's degree:
- International Management
- Financial Management
- Marketing
- Information Management
- HR Management
- Master's degree:
- Master of International BusinessMaster of International BusinessThe Master of International Business is a postgraduate degree designed to develop the capabilities and resources of managers in the global economy...
(MIB) - Master in International Technology & Innovation Management (MITIM)
- Master in Corporate Finance (MCF)
- Master of International Business
- Master's dual-degree:
- within the MIB, MITIM, MCF programs
- CEMS Master in International Management (CEMS MIM)
- HEC-Paris
- School of Business, Lappeenranta University of Technology
- Executive Education:
- Executive MBA
- Dual-Degree Executive MBA in English
- Executive MBA in Russian
- Corporate Education
- Open Programs
- Professional Development Programs
- Executive MBA
- Candidate's and Doctor's degrees
Dean
The School, like St. Petersburg State University's every faculty, is headed by Dean elected for a five-year term. On 16 April 2007, the School's Academic Council voted for Prof. Valery Katkalo, who was later appointed the University's Vice Rector for Admission. Meanwhile the University amended its Charter, and it has become impossible to combine posts. Thus, Prof. Katkalo has left the GSOM Dean's position, and a new election is to be held in autumn 2010.Advisory Council
GSOM is supervised by the Advisory Council chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Sergei IvanovSergei Ivanov
Sergei Borisovich Ivanov is a Russian senior official and statesman. He was Minister of Defence from March 2001 to February 2007, Deputy Prime Minister from November 2005 to February 2007, and the First Deputy Prime Minister from February 2007 to May 2008...
. Among its members:
- Alberto J. Verme, Citi
- Alexey Miller, GazpromGazpromOpen Joint Stock Company Gazprom is the largest extractor of natural gas in the world and the largest Russian company. Its headquarters are in Cheryomushki District, South-Western Administrative Okrug, Moscow...
- Andrey Fursenko, Minister of Education and Science
- Andrey Kostin, VTB
- Bernard Ramanantsoa, HEC Paris
- Blair Sheppard, Fuqua School of BusinessFuqua School of BusinessThe Fuqua School of Business is the business school of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, United States. It currently enrolls 1,340 students in degree-seeking programs...
- David TeeceDavid TeeceDavid J. Teece is the Chairman of Berkeley Research Group, LLC, and Thomas W. Tusher Chair in Global Business and director of the Institute of Management, Innovation, and Organization at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley. Teece received his M.A. and Ph.D. in economics...
, Haas School of BusinessHaas School of BusinessThe Walter A. Haas School of Business, also known as the Haas School of Business or simply Haas, is one of 14 schools and colleges at the University of California, Berkeley.... - Dezső Horváth, Schulich School of BusinessSchulich School of BusinessThe Schulich School of Business is York University's business school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is an internationally-ranked business school. Schulich offers undergraduate and graduate programs in business administration, finance, public administration and international business as...
- Elvira NabiullinaElvira NabiullinaElvira Sakhipzadovna Nabiullina is a Russian economist who was appointed as Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Russia on September 24, 2007...
, Minister of Economic Development - Frédéric Rozé, L’Oréal
- German GrefGerman GrefGerman Oskarovich Gref , born February 8, 1964) is a Russian economist of German ethnicity, the founder of Center of the Strategic Development. He was the Minister of Economics and Trade of Russia from May 2000 to September 2007...
, SberbankSberbankSberbank Rossii is the largest bank in Russia and Eastern Europe. The company's headquarters are in Moscow and its history goes back to Cancrin's financial reform of 1841... - John E. Pepper, Jr.John E. Pepper, Jr.John E. Pepper, Jr. serves as chief executive officer of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and chairman of the board of The Walt Disney Company. Previously, he served as vice president of finance and administration at Yale University from January 2004 to December 2005...
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- Nelly Dennis, PricewaterhouseCoopersPricewaterhouseCoopersPricewaterhouseCoopers is a global professional services firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest professional services firm measured by revenues and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms....
- Oleg DeripaskaOleg DeripaskaOleg Vladimirovich Deripaska is the Russian Chief executive officer of Basic Element company and a member of the Board of Directors and CEO of United Company RUSAL, a Russian aluminium industry company...
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, RUSAL - Robert A. "Bob" McDonaldRobert A. "Bob" McDonaldRobert A. "Bob" McDonald is the current Chairman, President and CEO of Procter & Gamble. He was promoted from within after working for the company for 29 years.-Life and career:...
, Procter & GambleProcter & GambleProcter & Gamble is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and manufactures a wide range of consumer goods.... - Rustam Tariko, Russian Standard BankRussian Standard BankRussian Standard Bank is one of the largest Russian banks and the country's leading consumer lender.The bank was founded in 1999 by Roustam Tariko. It dominates the consumer finance sector in Russia, and has over 54 percent control of the credit card market and over 30 percent control of the point...
- Sergey BogdanchikovSergey BogdanchikovSergey Mikhailovich Bogdanchikov is a Russian manager.He received a degree from Buguruslansky Gas Technicum in 1976. In 1981, Mr Bogdanchikov earned a PhD from Ufa Gas Institute....
, RosneftRosneftRosneft is an integrated oil company majority owned by the Government of Russia. Rosneft is headquartered in Moscow’s Balchug district near the Kremlin, across the Moskva river... - Sergey ChemezovSergey ChemezovSergey Viktorovich Chemezov is a former KGB agent and later Russian businessman and official.In 1983–1988 he worked as an undercover KGB agent in an obscure company in Dresden, East Germany, where his neighbor was KGB officer Vladimir Putin....
, Russian Technologies State Corporation - Valentina Matvienko, GovernorGovernorA governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
of St. Petersburg - Vladimir PotaninVladimir PotaninVladimir Olegovich Potanin is a Russian businessman and oligarch. His partner has been for many years Mikhail Prokhorov...
, InterrosInterrosInterros is a Russian conglomerate controlled by Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin with large stakes in mining, metals, energy, finance, retail, real estate and other sectors... - Vladimir YakuninVladimir YakuninVladimir Ivanovich Yakunin is a Russian official, president of state-run Russian Railways company. Yakunin is a close ally of the former Russian president Vladimir Putin and is considered to be one of the members of his inner circle.-Biography:...
, RZD - Vladimir YevtushenkovVladimir YevtushenkovVladimir Petrovich Yevtushenkov is a Russian tycoon with personal wealth of $7.5 billion as of 2010.He is the major shareholder and President of the large Russian holding company Sistema...
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Chairs
- Finance and Accounting (headed by Prof. Alexander Bukhvalov)
- IT in Management (headed by Prof. Tatiana Gavrilova)
- Marketing (headed by Prof. Sergey Kouchtch)
- Operations Management (headed by Assoc. Prof. Yury Fedotov)
- Organizational Behavior and Personnel Management (headed by Prof. Vera Minina)
- Public Administration (headed by Assoc. Prof. Olga Patokina)
- Strategic and International Management (headed by Prof. Valery Katkalo)
Faculty and Students
GSOM employs 65 full-time faculty members and over 150 professors from other faculties of the University and international business schools, as well as leading management practitioners. They teach 1,122 students: 651 undergraduate, 251 graduate (221 at Master's, 40 at Candidate's), 155 MBA, 65 at professional development programs.Premises and Facilities
GSOM is headquartered in Arthur B. Schultz building at 1-3 Volkhovsky Pereulok which houses the administration, library, publishing house and all the post-graduate programs. Graduate programs are located in GSOM's first building at 16 Dekabristov Pereulok. In 2006, the school was given a former royal suburban estate Mikhailovka in Petergof to reconstruct it and create its campus. The long-neglected property was found in a very poor condition, and despite the federal funding of billions of rubles, it is still under development.GSOM has some dormitory premises on Vasilievsky Island
Vasilievsky Island
Vasilyevsky Island is an island in Saint Petersburg, Russia, bordered by the rivers Bolshaya Neva and Malaya Neva in the south and northeast, and by the Gulf of Finland in the west. Vasilyevsky Island is separated from Dekabristov Island by the Smolenka River...
, close to the school buildings. Yet, it appears to be insufficient, and some students have to commute from the University dormitories in Petergof.