Graduate School of
Public Administration
(GSPA) Lomonosov
Moscow State
University
Moscow
Graduate School of Public
Administration
The Graduate School of Public Administration Lomonosov
Moscow State University (GSPA MSU) is a joint project of
Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov and the
National School of Administration of France (ENA) aimed at
training middle and senior managers for the Russian state
bodies, state corporations, public-private and large businesses.
The Graduate School of Public Administration is a member of the International
Association of Schools and Institutes of Administration (IASIA) and the European
Group of Public Administration (EGPA).
Competitive Advantages of the GSPA
• Tough requirements to quality indicators in education;
• Learning through finding practical solutions to real problems or cases from
the sphere of public administration and interaction between the authorities
and business;
• Participation of the representatives of the Presidential Executive Office, the
Government Executive Office and business structures in the educational
process and School management;
• Topics of degree works are recommended and supervised by supreme
bodies of state power, large public-private and business structures;
• Opportunity to study English and French, training and internship abroad;
• Planning and coaching in career development during the educational
process and after graduation.
Programs
of Higher and Further
Professional Education
offered by
The Graduate School of
Public Administration
Lomonosov Moscow State
University
Educational Programs
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Higher Education:
Specialized Master’s Program «Public Administration»
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Additional (to higher) education:
MBA Program «МВА – Government Relations (GR)»
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Further Professional Education:
Professional Retraining Programs
Training Programs for Expertise Updating
Educational Programs
Specialized Master’s Program «Public Administration»
Objective: training middle and senior managers for state bodies of the
Russian Federation, public corporations and state-owned companies, as
well as businesses
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Target Audience:
representatives of administrations of federal and regional executive
authorities of the Russian Federation, municipalities and state-owned
companies;
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representatives of business community aiming to improve the efficiency of
their company's interaction with state and municipal structures, as well as
aiming to pursue a career in state bodies of the Russian Federation, major
public-private or commercial structures;
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last-year students of Bachelor’s , Specialist’s and Master’s programs of all
higher educational establishments of Russia and foreign countries.
Educational Programs
Specialized Master’s Program «Public Administration»
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Training duration – 2 years (more than 1500 contact hours / in-class hours).
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Training form – full-time, flexible schedule (2 weekday from 18-30 to 21-30
and Saturday from 10-00 to 16-30).
Admission of documents - June-July. Beginning of studies - September.
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Graduates receive a state-recognized diploma in Management of
Lomonosov Moscow State University and are awarded the degree of
“Master of Management”, specialization “Public Administration”.
Educational Programs
Structure of the Specialized Master’s Program “Public
Administration”:
Core part
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History and methodology of management
Managerial economics
Research methods in management
Strategic management
Corporate finance
Organizational behavior
English language
French language
Educational Programs
Structure of the Specialized Master’s Program “Public
Administration”:
Major courses
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Strategic management in civil service
Administrative law
Administrative skills in public administration
Communicative management in civil service
Human resources management in civil service
Issues of international public administration
State finance
Educational Programs
Structure of the Specialized Master’s Program “Public
Administration”:
Optional Courses
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Administrative reform in the Russian Federation
Reform and development of civil service in the Russian Federation
Anticorruption measures in public administration
Investment planning
Local self-government
Partnership between state and private sectors
Public and personal management
Adoption and implementation of administrative decisions
Change management in administration
Innovation management in public administration
Program and target-oriented planning and administration
State management: comparative analysis
Crisis management
Innovation management
Management of projects and target programs
Educational Programs
Structure of the Specialized Master’s Program “Public
Administration”:
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Internship, research work and management
workshops
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Managerial and administrative practice
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State examination and Master’s thesis
Admission Requirements
Basic requirements for admission to the
Master’s program “Public Administration”:
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Higher education (state-recognized diploma of Bachelor,
Specialist or Master);
Submission of documents to the Admission Commission
of the GSPA MSU;
Good results in competitive entrance tests (Management
- written and an interview, English);
Tuition fees (paid each semester).
Educational Programs
MBA
Master of Business Administration
МВА – Government Relations
Educational Programs
MBA – Government Relations
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Training duration – 2 years
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Training form – evening classes (1 week day + Saturday).
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Admission of documents – without date restriction (all the year round).
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Beginning of studies – November.
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Tuition fee – 480 000 rubles for 2 years (the sum is divided and paid for each
semester).
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Entrance tests:
- essay;
- interview.
Graduates receive a state-recognized Lomonosov Moscow State University
diploma of additional (to higher) education and are awarded additional
qualification “ Master of Business Administration (MBA)”.
Educational Programs
Key objective of the program
«MBA – Government Relations (GR)»:
Individual training of highly qualified managers for GR-departments of
companies. Our graduates possess strong and profound theoretical and
practical knowledge in the field of state and business management,
psychology of contact, cooperation between business and state
authorities, public management, economics and law, as well as up-todate skills for professional work with state bodies on the federal and
regional level.
The program aims to train directors (vice-directors), deputies or
advisors/consultants in the field of government relations.
Educational Programs
Structure of the Program «MBA – Government Relations (GR)»:
Section I Scientific Foundations of Public Administration and
Business
1. Economics for managers: macroeconomics and microeconomics
2. Legal environment of public administration and business
3. Informational and analytical management techniques
4. Financial and credit system of the Russian Federation
5. Accounting, Management accounting and audit basics
6. Tax policy and taxation
7. Financial analysis for managers
8. Organizational behavior and personal leadership
9. Relations between business and state authorities/ Government
relations/
Educational Programs
Structure of the Program «MBA – Government Relations (GR)»:
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Section II Key professional courses
General and administrative management
Effective marketing management
Innovation management
Strategic management
Human resources management
Public and personal management
Change management
Corporate finance
Risk management
Techniques and features of public administration
Mechanism of decision making and implementation of decisions in
state bodies and businesses
Project management
Corporate management
Educational Programs
Structure of the Program «MBA – Government Relations (GR)»:
Section III Courses of specialization / Major courses
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Organization of cooperation with state bodies
International GR practice
Methodology and practice of effective dialogue and negotiations
Control and assessment of GR activities in a company
Managerial GR- consulting
Professional skills of a GR-manager
Business protocol and etiquette
Educational Programs
Structure of the Program «MBA – Government Relations (GR)»:
Optional Courses
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Quality management
Infrastructure projects in production and social sphere
Investment planning
Placement of state orders for state and municipal services
Order of registration, licensing and changes in the constituent
documents
6. Public relations (PR)
7. Implicit human manipulation
Admission Requirements
Applicants to the program “MBA –
Government Relations (GR)” are required
to have a state-recognized diploma of
higher education and at least two years of
practical work experience.
Admission Requirements
Documents required for admission:
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application form to the Rector of Lomonosov MSU (to be filled in at the
premises of the Admission Commission using the standard form);
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applicant questionnaire (to be filled in at the premises of the Admission
Commission using the standard form);
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copy of the state-recognized diploma and its supplement;
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4 photographs 3x4 (matt, without headgear, without corner);
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certificate from the workplace or copy of work record book confirming
the availability of at least two years of professional work experience
certified by the director's signature and seal;
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passport copy.
Note:
When submitting copies of documents to the Admissions Commission of
the GSPA MSU original documents must be provided.
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Modern Teaching Methods
Management workshops and video courses which form core
competences of the graduate:
• Analysis of problems and resolution alternatives;
• Efficient management in the changing environment;
• Analytical techniques for managers;
• Efficient decision-making;
• Applied methods of economic analysis;
• Project risk management;
• Gossip management;
• Regular management;
• Proper behavior in conflict situations;
• Cooperation;
• Persuasion skills;
Modern teaching methods
Management workshops and video courses which form core
competences of the graduate:
• Business etiquette: the image of a successful manager;
• Tough negotiations;
• Master of negotiations;
• Coaching methods in the manager’s work;
• Motivational management;
• Time management skills;
• Organizational behavior management;
• Public speaking;
• Effective team formation;
• Communications in the organization;
• Listening skills.
Modern teaching methods
Management workshops and video courses which form core
competences of the graduate:
•Development strategy creation;
•Successful transformation of the organizational structure;
•Corporate negotiations;
•Business management in Russia;
•Target market selection;
•Project management;
•Stress-free management: psychological stability and resistance to
manipulation;
•Intensive: secrets of the super-negotiator.
Foreign Lecturers
As the Graduate School of Public Administration Lomonosov Moscow State
University (GSPA MSU) is a joint project of Moscow State University and the
National School of Administration of France (ENA), acting civil servants of France
share their experience and deliver lectures to the school students on permanent
basis.
Among our lecturers are:
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Dominique Gepp – Senate Administrator of the French Republic, an expert in the field of
territorial entities.
- "Decentralization of State Administration”
Krief-Semitko Catherine - Professor, University of Paris XII.
- "European law”
Lelong Gilles - Advisor on International Affairs in the Department of Continental Europe of the
Foreign Ministry of France
- "European relations”
Pino Michel - Member of the State Council of the French Republic.
- "Public security policy”
Susevik Perica – leading specialist of the Ministry of Economy of France.
- "E-Government. Experience of France”
Etc.
Workshops and seminars
- Igor R. Agamirzyan, CEO of the JSC "Russian venture company” - “Innovative technological
entrepreneurship”
- Alyaksandr V. Bazhenov, director of the Public-Private Partnership Center of Vnesheconombank - “Condition
of public-private partnership in Russia”
- Alexey A. Venediktov, editor-in-chief of the radio station "Echo of Moscow" - "Information in the XXI century
as a means of manipulation”
- Olga U. Golodets, member of the Board of RSPP, former deputy CEO of MMC "Norilsk Nickel" in social policy,
one of the most authoritative experts in the field of social policy - "Social Policy of the Russian Federation“
- Vladimir L. Kvint, Foreign Member of the RAS, professor of Foreign Business at the American University’s
Kogod School of Business in Washington D.C. the USA, head of the MSE MSU Financial Strategy Chair, Doctor
of Economics, Professor – “Methodology of Strategy Creation and Implementation”
- Edward Dzh. Kokoity, President of the Republic of South Ossetia - "Development of the Russian-South
Ossetian relations as a factor of stability in the Caucasus“
And many other well-known professors and practitioners from the sphere of public administration and
business…
Welcome
Admission Commission
More information can be obtained by calling the Admission
Commission of the GSPA
Tel:+7(495) 510-52-23, 510-52-05
Documents are submitted to the Admission Commission:
Address: the Graduate School of Public Administration,
Lomonosov Moscow State University,
Leninskie Gory 1, building 61, room 222 , Moscow, Russia 119992
Tel.: +7(495) 510-52-23, 510-52-05
Fax: +7(495) 510-52-32
E-mail: admission@аnspa.ru info@anspa.ru
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