Corporate Finance

Graduate School of Management SPbU is the first business school in Russia to be included
in International FT ranking. This is the only school in Russia that offers the prestigious Joint
Degree with CEMS and Double Degree Options with leading Universities.

This program provides a compulsory semester abroad at top business schools in Europe, Asia,
North and South America. Outstanding curriculum and world class professors from GSOM
SPbU and over the world are involved into a learning process.

Program’s obligatory courses:
• Corporate Finance
• Financial Accounting and Reporting
• Financial Markets and Instruments
• Quantitative Methods in Finance
• Risk Management
• Financial Analysis and Valuation

Program’s elective courses:
• Introduction to Business Management: Statistics
• Contemporary Financial Intermediation
• Financial Econometrics
• Management Accounting
• Marketing of Innovative Products
• Cases in Corporate Finance

Students practice at:
• VTB
• BCG
• Citi
• KPMG
• McKinsey & Co
• PwC
• Schlumberger
and many others

Graduates work at:
• VTB
• BCG
• Citi
• KPMG
• McKinsey & Co
• PwC, Schlumberger
• Philip Morris Izhora
• Unicredit Bank

Documents required to apply
1. An application for Admission to
an educational program
2. Copy of an identity document with
the indication of nationality
3. Original educational credentials
(BA diploma or academic record)
or a copy thereof
4. Photographs 3 x 4 (4 pieces), made
during the calendar year

Applicants have to pass the Admissions Tests including:
1. The English Language Test
2. Management and Business English Test
3. Business Communication in English: a written essay
and a personal interview

Foreign applicants on government-funded basis should
also submit a copy of the medical certificate on absence of
contraindication against studying and a copy of the medical
certificate on the absence of the H IV virus and AIDS
The admission rules, criteria for the tests assessment, and
a comprehensive list of documents to be submitted are
downloadable from the Admissions Office web page:
abiturient.spbu.ru

As specified in the Governmental decree of Russian Federation (October, 8 2013 № 891"On Fixing an Education Quota for Foreign Nationals and Stateless Citizens in the Russian Federation"), foreign citizens are provided an opportunity to take part in an Competition for state-funded educational places at Universities in Russian Federation, including SPbU (funded from the budget of Russian Federation). Information about order of admission will be available on this page in the terms defined by the Government of the Russian Federation. http://abiturient.spbu.ru/index.php/russkij/admissions-of-foreign-citizens/admissions-of-foreign-citizens/m-admission-procedure-gov

Submission period

For russian applicants:
June 20 – July 10
(online application from April 10)

For foreign applicants:
- on government-funded basis: April 10 – June 15
- on fee-paying basis:
April 10 – July 10 (for applicants requiring an entry visa)
April 10 – August 10 (for applicants not requiring an entry visa)