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VLADIMIR BRANCH OF THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL ACADEMY OF NATIONAL ECONOMY AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

History

The history of Vladimir branch of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation goes back to Vladimir branch of the Russian Academy of Public Administration (RAPA). . The Russian Academy of Public Administration (RAPA) was set up in 1991.Vladimir branch of the Russian Academy of Public Administration (RAPA) was founded by order of the President of the Russian Academy of Public Administration (RAPA) on June, 9 in 1995. The RANEPA was founded as a result of merger of the Academy of National Economy (ANE) which was established in 1977, the Russian Academy of Public Administration (RAPA), and 12 federal state educational institutions. Each of the merged academies had already earned reputations as leading universities training specialists in the areas of public administration, public policy, and business administration. The RANEPA was founded by presidential order on September 20, 2010. With the foundation of the RANEPA in 2010 Vladimir branch of the RAPA became Vladimir branch of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) under the President of the Russian Federation. Nowadays the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) is the largest institution of higher learning in Russia and Europe. The RANEPA is a leading university in Russia in the areas of public administration, public policy, and business administration. The RANEPA has got the most expanded network of branches. It as got 64 branches. Academic programs

Vladimir branch of the Presidential Academy offers bachelor’s, specialist’s, master’s and PhD programs. Vladimir branch of the RANEPA trains managers, human resources managers, specialists in state and municipal administration, economists, lawyers as well as specialists in economic security and national safety. Vladimir branch of the RANEPA has got a full-time department, a part-time department and an evening department. Entrants apply to the academy after they finished a school, graduated from a college or a university.

Curriculum

The Academy curriculum is both theory- and practice-oriented. It combines lectures, seminars and tutorials. The curriculum consists of three major groups of courses. The first group of subjects are the humanities, social and economic sciences. They are Philosophy, History, Sociology, Psychology, Study of Culture, Law, а foreign language, Political Science, Economic Theory, etc. The second group of subjects are mathematical and natural sciences. They are Mathematical Analysis, Algebra, Probability Theory, Statistics, Concepts of Modern Natural Science, Information Technologies, etc. The third group of courses are professionally oriented subjects: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Business Accounting, Marketing for future economists, Management, Law of Employment, Financial Management, Business Planning, Strategic Management for management students, Theory of State and Law, Civil Law, Criminal Law, Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, Financial Law, Tax Law for law students, etc. Within each group of subjects students are offered different optional classes.

Academic program

The academic program takes four or five years to complete for full-time students and from three to six years for part-time students. The typical academic year runs from 1 September till 30 June. Generally full-time students have 3 – 4 classes a day. At home students do homework. In the third and fourth years full-time students spend considerable time on research and writing a diploma.

Exams

Examinations are held at the end of each term. Final examinations are taken at the end of the course of studies. Professional capacity of students is tested by the Examination Board comprised of several members of the teaching and administrative staff.

Extracurricular activities

Extracurricular activities play a vital role at Vladimir branch of the Russian Presidential Academy. The most talented and active students form the Student Counsel. They organize and take part in various activities: scientific conferences, debating societies, concerts, KVN performances, sports and volunteer events, summer camps, intellectual quizzes, and beauty pageants. Traditional annual events are an adaptation session for first-year students, first-year students’ party, KVN Cup, Student Spring Show. Vladimir branch has its own KVN team which takes part in regional and All-Russian KVN Cups. Vladimir branch of the Russian Presidential Academy provides students with many opportunities to do sports. Students play basketball and volleyball in the gym, participate in regional table tennis, chess, track and field competitions. Volunteering is very popular among the students. They participate in such volunteer activities as “Dobrosummit”, “Kindness Week”, “Good Deeds Festival”, “Blood Donor Day”. The Students of Vladimir branch of the RANEPA participate in Enactus program. It is an international nonprofit organization. It provides a platform for students’ teams to create community development projects. Much attention is paid to students’ personal development. Our students visit such regional forums as Young Activists’ Meeting, “Your Format”, “Believe in Motherland” as well as All-Russian events Seliger Forum, Summer Campus of the Presidential Academy, “Baltic Dream”, sessions at the personal development school “Progress” and Gaidar Forum.