The Graduate School has been fully accredited by the Russian Federation. The Graduate School's graduates receive state diplomas which are valid abroad.

The MBA Program has been accredited by the European Council for Business Education. This indicates that the Graduate School's MBA program meets contemporary international requirements in business education.

The Master of Environmental Science Program was initiated in collaboration with the Educational Department of Moscow Government and Moscow Environmental Foundation which pays full tuition for the students.

Educational programs and organization of educational processes in the Graduate School are developed on the basis of the best Russian and foreign. graduate schools'experience. Some basic courses like Management, Finance, Accounting, Business Law are taught by both Russian and foreign professors, allowing students to study both Russian and foreign experience in corresponding fields.

The students get basic training in the main required courses and special training in their Majors. For example, the students of the Master of Journalism Program have internships at such newspapers as «MK» (Moskovskiy Komsomolets) and « Independent Paper» (Nezavisimaya Gazeta) taking part in editorial work and writing articles.

Students choose their majors according to their individual priorities from any number of research projects and special classes. Usually the students make their choice according to what they are most deeply interested in and what field they expect to be working. Some examples are: Marketing at Financial Manage-ment, Auditing, Project Investment, Banking, Stock Market, Editorial Management, Mass Media and Public Relations, Policy and Economic Analysis.

Basic courses are taught by such famous scholars as Profs. B.Z.Milner (Organizations and Management), V.N.Livshits (Micro- and Macroeconomics), E.A.Konovalova (Accounting), V.N.Sivokoz (Financial Management), A.A.Ovsyannikov (Marketing), A.Ya.Livshits (State Regulation of Economic Policy), V.V.Bezbakh (Business Law), G.A.Yagodin (Environment and Sustainable Development), D.N.Kavtaradze (Simulation Methods in Education), P.N.Gusev (Journalism), V.T.Tretyakov (Political Analysis and Mass Media) and others.

Master's Programs in

1. Management (Business Administration);
2. Economics (Finance);
3. Management Information Systems;
4. Environmental Science;
5. Journalism (with the focus on business);
6. Commercial Law;
7. Special Master Program in Business Administration for Military Officers (this program was designed for retiring military officers and has a special social significance).

The Doctoral Program

In 1997 the Doctoral Program was designed for individuals wishing to pursue careers in business schools, universities, governments, industry, think tanks and consulting and research organizations. Candidates can receive a Doctorate of Economics in three majors: Political Economy, Organization and Management and Finance, upon completion of the dissertations.

Executive Programs, Research and Consultancy

For improving and upgrading the skills of managers and specialists of state and commercial organizations, the Graduate School offers a number of programs in the following areas:

1. Entrepreneurship;
2. Privatization and Restructuring of Business Enterprises;
3. Project Investment and Business Planning;
4. Financial Management;
5. Accounting and Auditing;
6. Management;
7. Strategic Management;
8. Human Resource Development and Personnel Management;
9. Marketing;
10. Real Estate Management;
11. Property Assessment;
12. Crisis Management.

The Graduate School professors maintain an active presence in business management by performing consulting and advisory services and directing research projects with state and commercial organizations. As a rule, Graduate School students participate in research projects.