Department of Public Governance

The Department of Public Governance of the School of Governance and Politics has been providing training for bachelors and masters for more than two decades.

The Department implements the following bachelor programs: «Digital Public Governance», «Management of International Projects», «Big Data Public Governance», as well as the master programs: «Smart Cities Management», «Management of State-owned Corporations», «Management of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Projects». All training programs are in great demand among applicants, and the master program «Smart Cities Management» is recognized as one of the 10 most promising in Russia according to «Rossiyskaya Gazeta».

The Department provides undergraduates with comprehensive training in such disciplines as «Public Governance in the Modern World», «Theory of Management», «Public Governance of Socio-Economic Development», «Civil and Municipal Service», «Public Policy», «Regulation of Political Conflicts», etc.. In addition, the Department offers a range of disciplines focusing on the digital transformation of society and public governance. Such disciplines include «Blockchain Technologies», «Artificial Intelligence», «Data Mining», «Data Science», «Venture Investments», «Public management of innovations», etc.

Well-known Russian experts, professionals in their field, work at the Department of Public Governance. The teaching staff are actively working scientists whose research forms the basis of educational literature. Most of the disciplines are provided with unique manuals developed by a team of MGIMO teachers.

BACHELOR PROGRAMS

Form of education: full-time
Duration of study: 4 years
Class start time: 09:00
Language: Russian

1. «Digital Public Governance» Program (DPG)

The goal of the program is to prepare highly qualified specialists who have the necessary set of knowledge and skills to work with modern technological solutions in public governance. The widespread development of the digital economy requires updating both basic and special disciplines, which is reflected in the curricula of the Department of Public Governance. The key profile disciplines read for students of this program cover modern information technologies, such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, digital platforms, etc.

Potential employers:

• Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation;
• Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation;
• Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation;
• Committee of the Federation Council on Science, Education and Culture;
• Innovation and Technology Centers (Skolkovo, Sirius, etc.);
• Russian educational platforms such as: GetCourse, Uchi.ru, Skillbox, etc.

2. «International Project Management» Program

The program prepares specialists of a universal profile for the public service and the commercial sphere, capable of planning, implementing, supporting, monitoring and controlling international projects in various fields of activity. In order to fulfill this goal training is provided in the following specialized disciplines: strategic management, corporate finance, risk management, global markets and international development institutions.

Potential employers:

• Government of Moscow and executive authorities of other subjects of the Russian Federation;
• Federal Tax Service;
• Roscongress Foundation;
• Dom.RF;
• VK WorkSpace.

3. «Big Data Public Governance» Program

The program aims to train universal specialists in the management of digital products. In the training curricula, special emphasis is placed on disciplines related to working with Big Data and advanced analytics. The key profile disciplines of the program include Big Data Economics, Artificial Intelligence and Computerized Learning, Data Analysis and Visualization, Cryptoeconomics and Blockchain Technology, etc.

Potential employers:

• Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation;
• Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation;
• Yandex;
• Rosatom;
• Roskosmos;
• VK WorkSpace.

MASTER PROGRAMS

Form of education: full-time
Duration of study: 2 years
Class start time: 19:00
Languages: Russian, English

1. «Smart Cities Management» Program

The program is aimed at preparing highly qualified specialists using the world’s best smart city management practices, giving each future master an opportunity to try his/her hand at implementing management projects in cooperation with federal authorities and international organizations.

Profile disciplines:

• Project financing;
• Organizational and legal mechanisms for the implementation of urban development programs;
• Management of spatial development, etc.

Potential employers:

• Government of Moscow and executive authorities of other subjects of the Russian Federation;
• Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation;
• Ministry of Digital Development, Telecommunications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, etc.

2. «Management of State-owned Corporations» Program

The goal of the program is to prepare highly qualified specialists with deep knowledge in project and process management by studying digital public governance and participating in projects together with the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation and the Skolkovo Foundation.

Profile disciplines:

• Fundamentals of corporate finance;
• Corporate risk management;
• Public finance and audit, etc.

Potential employers:

• Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation;
• «Rosatom»
• «Roskosmos»
• «Skolkovo» Foundation, etc.

3. «Management of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Projects» Program

«Management of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Projects» program is aimed at preparing specialists with the skills of project activities, management and communication in the cultural, scientific and educational environment, capable of developing, maintaining, implementing and examining state and commercial projects in the field of education, science and culture in Russia and abroad.

Profile disciplines:

• State cultural policy;
• Modern strategy for the development of scientific and educational space;
• Information support of social and cultural projects;
• Creative entrepreneurship;
• Management in the field of culture and art.

Potential employers:

• Ministry of Culture;
• Ministry of Science and Higher Education;
• Ministry of Education;
• Profile committees of state bodies of executive and legislative power (State Duma Committee on Culture, Federation Council Committee on Science, Education and Culture);
• Museums, galleries and film funds;
• Innovation and Technology Centers (Skolkovo, Sirius);
• Russian educational platforms such as: GetCourse, Uchi.ru, Skillbox, etc.

Contact us
Bachelor programs:
Sofia Ustimenko, the Secretary of the Admission Committee, School of Governance and Politics
Tel.: +7 905 598-30-28
E-mail: s.ustimenko@inno.mgimo.ru

Master’s programs:

Maria Utkina, Deputy Dean for Master’s Programs and International Cooperation, School of Governance and Politics
Tel.: +7 495 229-54-24, +7 495 229-40-57
E-mail: utkina.m.f@my.mgimo.ru

Staff

Henry Sardaryan

Doctor Habilitatus (Political Sciences)

Department of Public Governance - Associate Professor

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