Pyatigorsk State University

Since its formation the chair has been working at perfecting the contents, forms and methods of students training. The professors create curricula and academic programmes that engage students in innovative project making activity, which integrates theory and practice. The chair has worked out and introduced into the teaching process over 38 innovative methods and teaching techniques, most of which are interactive, such as case studies, role games, creative projects, ‘question-answer’ lectures, problem case lectures, etc.

The chair has set up a scientific educational project laboratory ‘Scientific and applied research in advertising, PR and journalism’. The scope of its scientific interests includes the formation and spread of mass communications, the modern global informational processes, shaping of public opinion within the country and abroad, the specificities of working out and implementation of PR campaigns for the state-run and commercial organisations, political consulting, PR activities in international relations, etc.

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PR , Advertising,

The objects of professional activity are the governmental organisations of the federal, regional and local levels, NGOs, commercial companies and the mass media. The graduates’ activity is aimed at operating PR and advertising agencies, organising events enhancing the image of a company, market promotion of a product, participation in the formation of effective intra-company communication; planning and implementation of advertising and PR campaigns and events.

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full time, part time

The sociocultural environment of the Pyatigorsk state university is designed and developed by means of educational activities aimed at forming general cultural, professional, innovative project competences as well as social and personal qualities of graduates in their integrity to train the graduates not only to perform their professional activities, but also to the employment and future career. The graduates must be prepared to develop new products on the basis of up-to-date technologies and diversify their professional activities.

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The research activities are directed at: 1) conducting complex scientific research in tourism, hospitality industry; 2) the systematic marketing analysis of travel services and forecasting its development and prospects; 3) the development and introduction of innovative technologies in service and hotel business

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Management, Hotel Management, Design, Development of Tourist Products

The professional educational program is directed at the satisfaction of urgent market requirements. Its aim is the education of the competent and psychologically prepared personnel for service organizations capable of analyzing the requirements of clients, mastering the technology of producing relevant services and competent of operational and high-quality consumer service (in foreign languages as well).

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full time, distance learning

Second University of Naples (Italy) University of Cadiz (Spain) Piaget Institute (Portugal) Aix-Marseille University (France) University of Toulouse (France)

The professional educational program provides еру training of students in the field of development, promotion and implementation of the tourist product having the qualities meeting the consumers’ (tourists) requirements, the organization of the complex tourist servicing in the main sectors of the tourist industry (in foreign languages as well), getting the managerial, legal, economic, technological, research knowledge and abilities allowing to organize the competitive international and domestic tourist market.

yes

full time, distance learning

Second University of Naples (Italy) University of Cadiz (Spain) Piaget Institute (Portugal) Aix-Marseille University (France) University of Toulouse (France)

The program allows to train hoteliers as the specialists in the particular sphere. It combines fundamental scientific preparation and education of an innovative type with the traditions of the classical linguistic school, it directs its activities at the preparation and education of the creative persons having high-quality professional knowledge in the hotel sphere, ready to competitiveness and success in the future professional career, capable of further self-improvement in the Russian and global hotel industry.

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full time, distance learning

Second University of Naples (Italy) University of Cadiz (Spain) Piaget Institute (Portugal) Aix-Marseille University (France) University of Toulouse (France)

The students studying the program get the skills of development and implementation of the tourist products having the qualities which meet the consumers’ requirements, organization of the complex tourist servicing in the main sectors of the tourist industry, design and management of the tourist and recreational zones and complexes. The education of masters in the sphere of tourism is oriented, first of all, to the needs of the North Caucasian Federal District and Stavropol region as it is aimed at the solution of a number of social and economic tasks.

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full time, distance learning

Second University of Naples (Italy) University of Cadiz (Spain) Piaget Institute (Portugal) Aix-Marseille University (France) University of Toulouse (France)

Personnel Management (Motivation and Stimulation of Personnel) (B)Bachelor (incl. BA honours)

Teaching and learning in Business studies is implemented on the basis of competence approach that presupposes forming key skills and competences that allow the graduates to organise the work of a modern HR-department by making use of innovative technologies in HR management. During their studies students gain sufficient experience thanks to the institution's cooperation with companies working in different spheres of business and economy. In the study process a variety of active and interactive teaching methods are used (business games, case study etc.)

Students in the programme take part in research on a regular basis. They participate in scientific conferences and practical projects aimed at meeting real companies' demands. The students also write a number of papers all of which analyse certain companies' practices. Academic staff teaching in the programme consistently participate in research and report it in a number of national and international conferences.

Personnel Selection, Strategic and Innovation Management, Public Administration

The programme aims at preparing specialists in the sphere of small-scale business, who are capable of entrepreneurship and familiar with modern methods of small-scale business management. The programme covers technologies in personnel management, taxation and accounting principles, as well as the theory and practice of managerial decision-making. The graduates are specialists and/or business owners who possess critical functional skills and complex knowledge that ensure their stable professional development and successfl career paths in ever-changing economic environment.

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full time, part time, distance learning

The programme aims at preparing specialists in the sphere of public administration at federal, regional and municipal levels. The programme covers the theory and practice of managerial decision-making and their implementation, as well as the system of public and municipal administration and technologies in personnel management in the government sector. The graduates are key specialists of public administration on different levels who possess critical skills and complex knowledge that ensure their stable professional development and successfl career paths.

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full time, part time, distance learning

The programme aims at preparing specialists in innovation, project management and entrepreneurship who are aware of current developments and global trends in the sphere. The students study modern strategic analasis, legal basis of innovative entrepreneurship and business planning in sufficient detail.

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full time, part time, distance learning

Education of Bachelor Degree students enrolled in the program includes such kinds of professional activities as creational work and practical training; organizational and managerial work; art management of culture-related establishments; activities on science and methods; project work and pedagogical work. The program curriculum includes academic disciplines aimed to form professional competencies in the sphere of sociocultural work management and marketing.

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A lot of importance is given to scientific and research work of students: participation in student scientific conferences, composition of course papers, composition of the thesis within the program.

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Social Technologies, Advertising and PR, Recreation and Sports and Health Tourism

Professional activities for bachelors enrolled in the “Socio-cultural work” program are realized within the socio-humanitarian scientific field, in the sphere of sociocultural work theory; in the sphere of cultural policy and administration; in the sociocultural management and marketing sphere; in the area of socio-cultural creative work; in the sphere of entertainment, recreation and tourism; in the cultural and educative work sphere and education. The objects of professional activities are the systems of state and non-state organizations management.

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full time, distance learning

Professional activities for bachelors enrolled in the program include communication process in such spheres as interpersonal, social, political, economic, cultural, educational, and scientific spheres; activities involving methods and technologies of mass, business and personal communication; the study of means of propaganda for competitive goods, services, businesses, non-profit and social organizations, state establishments and bodies, their positioning on the market; public opinion.

yes

full time, distance learning

FH St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences (Austria)

Professional activities for bachelors enrolled in the “Recreation, sports and health tourism” program include sports and health tourism; activities involving health improvement of the nation through physical training, sports and tourism; the industry of tourism, entertainment and recreation; tourism and recreational facilities, establishments and system; sanatoriums and spa facilities and institutions; other services in the sphere of physical training, sports, recreation and tourism.

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full time, distance learning

Professional activities for students enrolled in the master’s program are realized within the socio-humanitarian scientific field, in the sphere of sociocultural work theory; in the sphere of cultural policy and administration; in the sociocultural management and marketing sphere; in the area of socio-cultural creative work; in the sphere of entertainment, recreation and tourism; in the cultural and educative work sphere and education.

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full time, distance learning

Teaching and learning in Computer Science are rather practically oriented, but with a good theoretical base. The learning process is realized in modern hard and software labs with a vast use of e-learning elements. The learning program includes various projects on professional disciplines. Active IT-specialists and organisations take an active part in the teaching process.

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Teachers and students take an active part in research work. Annual conferences are held both for students and teachers at the university and ouе of it. Various science contests and olympiads, science projects and other kinds of science and research activities are also the parts of the learning process.

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Information systems and technologies

The program focuses on applied computer science in management. Due to this it is quite interdisciplinary oriented. The program also has much relevance to students’ research in the area of information systems and IT in general. The program is more oriented to practice than to theoretical learning.

full time, part time, distance learning

The program focuses on the various aspects of information and cyber security and management of information security. Due to this it is quite interdisciplinary oriented. The program also has much relevance to students’ research in the area of security and IT in general. The program is more oriented to practice than to theoretical learning.

full time, part time

The University provides a practice-oriented learning model aimed at gaining professional experience at enterprises and organizations; students undergo internships in enterprises and organizations of various legal forms and forms of ownership; they learn how to develop projects on the implementation and adaptation of information systems based on "1C technologies" for companies in the city and region; the University provides a combination of traditional and modern forms of education (case studies, workshops, business games, test forms of intermediate control

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We develop decision support systems to optimize economic management; e-imitation models and the models of experimental economics to analyze the activities of complex social and economic systems and identify efficient development directions; design tools, development and maintenance of information systems for various business entities: formalized domain representation methods, software, database, corporate data storage, knowledge base, communication technology.

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Computer and analytical modeling