INTERNATIONALSTUDY TOURS

ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA

IF YOU....

ARE

• an MSc student, MBA/EMBA participant, or entrepreneur

WANT

• career acceleration, enhancement of your international knowledge base

NEED

• to enhance your existing portfolio of skills and knowledge, and understand how business is conducted in different cultures WISH

• to learn more about business in Russia and networking opportunities, or refresh your existing knowledge

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International study tours provide a unique opportunity to:

1. Bridge the gaps between different global environments

2. Enhance your international prospects and contact base

3. Learn about the business climate in Russia, its

challenges and opportunities

4. Enjoy a rich cultural experience

• Course length: 6-14 days

• Format: a combination of lectures, workshops and

company/site visits.

• Language: English

• Credit transfer: yes

• Group size: 7-20 participants

International study tours

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*Individual programme plans can be arranged upon request

Day 1Arrival, transfer, check-in to accommodation.Gala dinner.Mini-consulting projects: preparation and presentation

Day 2 Programme opening, admin matters Lecture №1 The various ways in which Western and Asian companies operate in Russia.The Peterhof Palace

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Day 3 Company visit №1 - BaltikaGuided boat/bus trip

Day 4 Company visit №2 KidburgLecture №2 Five Romanov tsars – �ve models for Russia’s future?Guided excursion to the Hermitage Museum.

Day 5Company visit №3 - TransasLecture №3 - 3-D business modeling

Day 6 Company visit №4 - SlavdomLecture №4 - Doing business in and/or with RussiaBallet at Mariinsky Theatre.

Day 7 Gala-breakfast. Certi�cate presentation ceremony. Return Flights

Study Tour Example

Components

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STUDY

PRACTICE

CULTURE

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Master-classes, interactive workshops on a whole range of topics: international management, project management, trade, development issues, leadership, education, history and many more, ensuring a successful outcome in learning the required topics.

Exploring a range of industries through visits to leading companies and organizations. You will learn about their business-models, their organizational structure and activities, and meet their specialists, representatives and executives – a valuable opportunity for networking and �rst-hand experience.

By request we can incorporate a rich cultural programme into your study trip – guided boat/bus trips around the city and visits to St Petersburg’s most outstanding places: • The Hermitage Museum • The Peterhof Palace• The Mariinsky Theatre

Available lecture topics

• Doing business in and/or with Russia• The various ways in which Western and Asian companies operate in Russia. • Five Romanov tsars – �ve models for Russia’s future?• 3-D business modeling• Project management• Consulting mini-projects

Study programmeoptions

Minimum Medium Maximum

Company visits to market leaders in their respective industries

Culture: guided trips and excursions

Interactive workshops, master-classes, lectures

Transfer to and from airport and accommodation

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International Management IMISP provide courses on the next topics on your demand:

• Doing Business in and/or with Russia – its challenges and perspectives, historical and cultural peculiarities.• Doing Business in the Global Arena – driving successful operations in an international context, features of cross cultural management

Your entire programme plan can be customized so that it is relevant to your interests and specialization:

• Oil, gas and energy• Shipbuilding• IT• Heavy machinery and transport• Chemicals and life sciences• HoReCa• Tourism• Wholesale and retail trade

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BENEFITS

Discovering the Russian EconomyThe characteristic features of business in Russia – challenges and opportunities

Immersing intoRussian culture

Visit the most outstanding landmarks- UNESCO World Heritage sites

MBA study to international standards

• AMBA, IQA, PMI accreditation• Practising professors - business experts

Networking with Russian businesspeopleFirst-hand experience

Save timeGain credit transfer towards your �nal degree

Practical benefits• Hone your managerial skills

• Individual project development

Why IMISP?

IMISP was the �rst business school to be founded in St Petersburg, in 1989

IMISP is a leader in Russian business education, ranked as one of Russia’s best-known business schools worldwide according to International ratings

Historically, IMISP was established as an alliance of St Petersburg University (Russia) and SDA Bocconi (Italy) and was strongly supported by ESADE (Spain), E.M. LYON (France), HENLEY (UK)

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IMISP MBA /Executive MBA Programme Portfolio is accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA).

IMISP is a certi�ed provider of the Project Management Institute - PMI (USA).

IMISP is a private school �rst in Russia to have earned the international accreditation IQA (International Quality Accreditation)

IMISP staff lecturers – are winners of the annual academic-programme competition organized by the Russian Association of Business Education (RABE) and the ETF (European Training Foundation).

IMISP is ranked as one of Russia`s TOP 3 most world-famous business schools according to international rating Eduniversal and awarded for excellence by AASBI

International Recognition

Why St Petersburg?

A political, economic, cultural and scientific centre, as well as a trading and logistical hub between Europe and Asia

Recognized as Europe`s leading destination by the World Travel Awards in 2016

A unique cultural setting, with world-famous historic and cultural landmarks including awe-inspiring UNESCO World Heritage Sites

A great variety of industry sectors, giving participants the opportunity to learn as many business models as possible without leaving the city

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Current participantsRich experience in providing study tours since 1989 IMISP has completed a number of projects for MSc International students and MBA participants from:

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Henley Business School (UK)

Narxoz University (Kazakhstan)

AlmaU – the Almaty Management University (Kazakhstan)

CEIBS – the China and European International Business School (China)

The Estonian Business School (Estonia)

The University of Bath (UK)

GIBS – The Gordon Institute of Business Studies (South Africa)

Kufstein University of Applied Sciences (Austria)

TestimonialsThanks for your great lectures and arrangement, as you said I am sure nobody got 0 (zero) outcome in this program. Also even I have been to Russia It was a great opportunity for me because it was the �rst time to know about Russian business reality. I hope I will visit Russia again in my business projects in future.

Takahito Honda, University of Bath

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MBA

IMISP

2200IMISP MBA graduates

26000IMISP graduates

in regular programmes

Get started with us!If you are interested in organizing a study tour in Russia then don`t hesitate to contact us!

Dmitry PavlovDirector for Development and External Relations O�ce: + 7 (812) 320 6172 Mobile: + 7 (921) 915 2805Email: pavlov@imisp.ru

Valentina BazhanovaProgramme CoordinatorO�ce: + 7 (812) 320 1919 Mobile: + 7 (931) 973 1323Email: bazhanova@imisp.ru international@imisp.ru

For further information please follow the linkwww.imisp.ru/en/studytours