Saint Petersburg State University of Economics

The Saint Petersburg University of Economics (UNECON, SPbSUE, Saint Petersburg State University of Economics; СПбГЭУ, Санкт-Петербургский государственный экономический университет) is a public university located in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was formed in 2012 by merging Saint Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance, Saint Petersburg State University of Engineering and Economics, and Saint Petersburg State University of Service and Economics. The university consists of 7 faculties, 45 departments, has 1 branch and includes the College of Business and Technology.

Assignation Bank
In 1769, during the reign of Catherine the Great, the Russian Assignation Bank was founded in St. Petersburg to issue and exchange banknotes in the denomination of 25, 50, 75 and 100 rubles. These notes, known as Assignation rubles, were based on the copper money then circulating in the country. In 1786, the Moscow and St. Petersburg branches merged to form the "Imperial Assignation Bank", which was allowed to perform currency exchange operations with foreign states.

In 1799–1805, the buildings of the bank also housed the Saint Petersburg Mint, which produced coinage. By 1817 the bank had issued banknotes worth 836 million rubles, and the value of these Assignation rubles declined considerably. In 1843, Assignation ruble notes were withdrawn from circulation, and replaced by the state credit notes (Russian: государственные кредитные билеты). In 1930 the building of the former Assignation Bank was granted to Leningrad Institute of Finance and Economics, the forerunner of Saint Petersburg University of Economics.

Campus
The campus is urban and consists of 24 buildings including 6 student dormitories.

Main Building
The university's main building and the seat of the rector and administration is the building of the former Assignation Bank. The Assignation Bank was erected on Sadovaya Street, by the decree of Catherine II of 1782.

Cast Iron Railing
The cast iron railing along Sadovaya Street constitutes one of the essential components in the overall concept.

Bank Bridge
The Bank Bridge over the Griboyedov Canal connects Kazansky and Spassky Islands in the central area of St. Petersburg. The bridge was named after the Assignation Bank next to it.

Faculties

 * Faculty of Economics and Finance
 * Faculty of Humanities
 * Faculty of Law
 * Faculty of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics
 * Faculty of Management
 * Faculty of Business, Customs and Economic Security
 * Faculty of Service, Tourism and Hospitality