Investment Project Management

The first world-class master's degree in Russia with the aim of training investment project management professionals for the economy of the 21st century (heads of project offices of large companies).

• Synthesis of knowledge and skills of investment management and project management and their teams in a changing environment.
• Project approach and mixed (offline/online) educational formats.
• Mastering project management methods in the context of digital transformation.

Training format: full-time.

Duration: 2 years.

Education Language: Russian, with a number of courses taught in English.

Master's degree in the direction of 38.04.02 "Management"

The leading business schools of the world with specializations in project management are involved in the development and implementation of the programme.

• Integration of different directions in one programme: project management, finance, investment, strategic management.
• The presence of a large number of unique author's courses developed from scratch specifically for the programme by practical teachers with extensive experience in project management and evaluation, and research teachers who are at the forefront of international science in this field.
• Close ties with business, which make it possible to attract business teachers to conduct individual courses, and also provide students with the opportunity to immerse themselves in project work from the first year, solving actual problems in real partner companies of the programme, analyzing real investment projects and their features.
• International integration, which is expressed primarily in the compliance of the programme courses with international project management standards: PMBoK, ICB, P2M, ISO, etc., as well as in the field of investment assessment and management decision-making: CIMA. In addition, in the second year students have the opportunity to continue their studies abroad at business schools: ESCP, Paris-12, Laval, Lancaster, etc.

The structure of the programme assumes serious knowledge of basic management disciplines at the bachelor's standard level, therefore, the program includes a block of adaptation courses that contribute to better inclusion in key courses at the initial stage of training. The main part of the programme is an interconnected complex of advanced disciplines in strategic analysis, finance, project management, investment and innovation and aimed at providing students with the stated competencies.

The compulsory disciplines of the programme are divided into two large blocks:

1) three mandatory courses that form basic competencies in the field of research, strategic management and finance;

2) six disciplines forming the core of professional competencies related to investment and financial decision-making, business planning, project and risk management, implementation of digital transformation of business and ecosystems, digital models and project management tools.

The variable part of the programme includes:

1) selection of 3 out of 6 different special disciplines dedicated to management of consulting projects, financial modeling and forecasting, management of engineering, venture projects, management of transformational programs, project team management.

2) 3 courses from a variety of university-wide pool of disciplines: "Magolego", the choice of which will be helped by an academic mentor. There is an opportunity to take adaptation courses at the very beginning of training for a more complete development of the key courses of the programme.

The key seminars of the programme are represented by research seminars necessary for writing a master's thesis, as well as project seminars related to the practical development of project managers' competencies.

Course projects are carried out in teams and are associated with solving real cases in partner companies of the programme.

Graduates of the programme will have high competitive advantages in the labor market and will be in demand in various sectors of the economy:

• public administration bodies, ministries and departments involved in the initiation, financing and monitoring of the implementation of investment projects;
• large vertically integrated companies in the energy, oil and gas, engineering, high-tech and other sectors of the national economy;
• medium and small industrial enterprises implementing investment projects;
• consulting companies engaged in the implementation and support of investment projects in companies;
• venture funds and private equity funds;
• innovative enterprises, including those within technoparks, regional innovative scientific and technical zones and science cities.

More specifically, we are talking about the training of managers of a wide range of specializations and competencies in the management of investment projects, both in terms of the implementation of individual project solutions, large and complex projects that combine the efforts of many participants using various types of resources, and projects of companies launched to achieve their development goals and increase competitiveness.

Graduates of the programme are interested in the ability to assess risks, develop complex business plans and feasibility studies, identify sectors, regions and investment parameters, venture investment schemes and exit projects, monitor and post-audit investment projects.

No enrolment in 2023