We have changed the standard approach to education, whereby SKOLKOVO MBA students “learn by doing” instead of simply attending lectures to study theory.
Given the emphasis that SKOLKOVO places on learning by doing, a key element of the educational process is the opportunity to learn how business is conducted in various companies and receive information “first-hand”. Each student will take part in a corporate project in India or China and see personally the effect that various social and government conditions have on business in rapidly growing economies. In the US, students will carry out business projects that will complete the picture by enabling them to compare their experience with that gained in the emerging markets.
Part of the programme will involve carrying out projects in groups, which will enable you to draw on all of SKOLKOVO’s expertise and business contacts. Whether you are in Russia, India, China or the US, you will have the full support of SKOLKOVO.
Corporate, social and start-up projects. You will learn about not only a whole range of developing economies but also a wealth of managerial opportunities. Two corporate, one social and one start-up project will enable you to develop leadership skills and become an effective manager, one who can deal with a broad range of sectors and situations.
Innovative partnership with teams of experienced managers and leaders. You will have the unique opportunity to work in a team of external managers and MBA students, take part in the innovative Blue Ocean seminar, and learn how new markets are created, including the drive to increase value and reduce costs. This experience will equip you with a proven practical approach to devising profitable growth strategies that can be applied easily.
Social project. As part of this project, you and your team will devote your time and energy to helping the local community. This will teach you about various key issues that are inherent in local life and enable you to observe them in your future career.
What kind of projects are on offer as part of the SKOLKOVO MBA programme?
.Examples of state and social projects, .
that SKOLKOVO students have already completed:
• Change the Law
- Project to prepare amendments to the federal law “on State Purchases” (No 94)
- Client – the Russian Association for Public Relations and the Komsomolskaya Pravda business club.
• Airport of the Future
- Project to create a public-private partnership based on Sheremetyevo airport in Russia’s airport industry
- Client – Transport Minister Igor Levitin
• The “Mono-City” Investment Agency
- Project to create an investment agency in Cherepovets
- Client – Cherepovets Mayor Oleg Kuvshinnikov
• Strategy for Svetly
- Project to devise an investment programme for the city of Svetly, in Kaliningrad
- Client – Sergei Lyutarevich, head of the municipal administration
• Perm: New Ideas
- Project to develop creative sectors in Perm Region
- Client – Oleg Chirkunov, regional governor
• Golden Mile of Kaliningrad
- Project to set up a convention centre in Kaliningrad
- Client – Felix Lapin, head of the Kaliningrad administration
• School: Reform Strategy
- Project to prepare a development plan for School No 261 in Moscow
- Client – School No 261 and the Dar charity fund
• Tretyakovka and Cirque de Soleil
- Management project in the culture and entertainment sector
- Clients – Tretyakov Gallery and Cirque du Soleil Rus
More information about these projects can be found in our brochure
