Financial University

It has on offer 13 bachelor degree programs with 37 concentrations; 14 master degree programs with more than 60 concentrations; 16 post-secondary training programs, and 35 professional development programs, incl. 10 programs and 183 advanced training programs. In total, there were 12,075 graduates of bachelor, specialist and master degree programs in 2016/2017 academic year (University Branches included). he number included: Graduates of bachelor, specialist and master degree programs: 3,549 students who studied in face-to-face mode; 161 students who studied in off-campus/on-campus mode; 4,837 students of correspondence study departments; Graduates of post-secondary training schools: 2,780 students who studied in face-to-face mode; 748 students of correspondence study departments. The competition for the student places at the University is fairly fierce as the University ensures high quality of training and the University graduates have good employment prospects and career development opportunities after graduation. The Financial University has implemented and is improving the training scheme based upon availability of various learning paths in and modes of continuous education. The system includes post-secondary training programs, as well as bachelor, master and specialist degree programs. The quality of training offered by the University is widely recognized and is due to the highly qualified teaching staff employed. As at 1 September 2018, there are 1,378 teaching staff members who are based in Moscow, including 1,116 holders of academic degrees. The number includes 301 Doctors of Sciences and 815 holders of PhD degrees. There are 741 teaching staff members who have academic titles (incl. 186 Professors, 544 Associate Professors, and 11 Senior Research Fellows). There are 1,124 teaching staff members who work in the University Branches and post-secondary training schools, including 627 instructors who teach within higher education programs, 497 instructors who teach within post-secondary training programs. 547 instructors are the holders of academic degrees. The number includes 79 Doctors of Sciences and 468 holders of PhD degrees. There are 319 teaching staff members who have academic titles (incl. 45 Professors, 274 Associate Professors). There are 67 University researchers based in Moscow and 9 researchers based in the University Branches. Those include 62 holders of academic degrees. The number includes 25 Doctors of Sciences and 37 holders of PhD degrees. There are teaching staff members who have academic titles (incl. 14 Professors, 15 Associate Professors, and 2 Senior Research Fellows). The University was one of the first Russian universities to open a registered endowment fund that raised 255,575,539.38 Russian Rubles (as at 31 January 2017). The University has developed and offered an innovative program of study entitled Development of Innovative Education System for Training Financial Experts/Leaders of the Competitive Economy. The program has become an important incentive for the University further development. The Financial University has developed the 3rd generation of federal state educational standards for training economists who major in Finance and Economics, Lending and Economics, Accounting and Audit, World Economy and International Business, Taxes and Taxation. The University proactively uses the new learning technologies and introduces the individual student learning paths into the teaching process using a competences-based approach to training. The Financial University has taken some restructuring measures aimed at improving quality of training within the period of 2009-2013. More than 20 new departments and new faculties were formed within the period. The newly formed faculties are the Faculty of Finance and Economics, the Faculty of Lending and Economics, the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Sociology and Political Science, the Faculty of International Finance, the Faculty of Management, the Faculty of Mathematical Methods and Risk Analysis, the Faculty of Post-Secondary Training and Further Education. The Center for Financial and Economic Research has been formed that includes 6 research centers, namely, the Center for the Study of International Economic Relations, the Center for the Study of Economic Development Issues, the Center for Financial Research, the Center for Tax Research, and Information and Analysis Center. A Research Foundation, the Institute for Education Finance and Economics, the Institute for Legal Research and Innovation, the Center for Research and Product Innovation and a Consulting Center have also been formed. The University has undergone structural reforms aimed at forming a comprehensive information area that have helped build a solid IT-based research and teaching process support system and the University infrastructure support system. The University has obtained a Certificate of Conformity that confirms that the University Quality Management System is in compliance with the ISO 9001:2008 standards for doing the research and for the development and implementation of programs of study (tertiary degree programs, further and continuing education programs). The University and University Branch Quality Assurance Standards were adopted in 2016. They are based on the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG). The University quality assurance policy is aimed at building a good learning environment for the applicants; developing higher education, post-secondary education, further education programs based on the research findings, professional standards and current trends in the economic and social development; updating and use of new learning technologies with a view to develop self-education skills and ensure self-realization through the support of scientific schools and fostering employees' creativity; ensuring the graduates will be in demand at the labor market; harmonizing teaching, research and industry standards in the University. New Learning Technologies