Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (mesi)

Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI) is one of the oldest higher educational establishments in Russia. The University was founded in 1932 (former Moscow Institute of Economics and Statistics).

Currently, more than 5, 000 students study on full-time, part-time and extramuros basis. MESI is an autonomous higher education institution under the authority of the Ministry of General and Professional Education of the Russian Federation; it is also chairing the Association of Higher Educational Establishments in Economics.

MESI is the leading training University in the CIS in the fields of Economics, Statistics and Information Systems applied to Economics.

In the field of economics, MESI rates third among Russian higher educational establishments. The University has five main institutes: Statistics and Econometrics, Information Technologies, Economics and Finance, Marketing and Law, Management.

The students have a broad choice of fields of studies:

• Economics

• Information systems in economics

• Statistics

• Banking

• Financial management

• Insurance

• Marketing

• Accounting, taxation and auditing

• Consulting

• Computer science

• World economics (international business)

• Operation research

• Corporate administration

• Economic geography

• Economic history

• Languages and business communication

• Law

• Management of small and medium-size companies

• Mathematics, etc.

MESI is managed jointly by the Scientific Council, the Rector and the Administrative Office.

The highest decision-making body is the Scientific Council, which consists of the deputy rectors, directors and representatives of the staff. The Rector chairs the Council, which is responsible for general administration of the University.

The Rector supervises general and international issues and takes the financial decisions. Each institute is run by the institute board and the director of the institute. The institute boards supervise the curricula.

Institutes are divided into departments which are headed by heads of departments. Departments are responsible for the teaching, approve degrees and make proposals concerning curricula.

MESI also houses a Second Higher Education allowing intensive business and economic training and retraining.

The University uses state of the art software and hardware including modern computer training equipment as well as multimedia and telecommunication facilities. Classrooms, laboratories and special «training firms», which actually simulate the activities of industrial, commercial or financial companies are all equipped with PCs and the necessary software.

About 450 professors, associate-professors and assistant-professors work at the various MESI departments. About 50 of them can provide classes in English and other European languages.

MESI has its own publishing house and its publications are well-known.

The MESI library has a wide stock of Russian and foreign special literature.

A preparatory department is training applicants entering higher educational establishments. MESI departments carry out scientific research in a wide range of areas: statistical research of socio-economic problems, forecasting economic trends, developing information technologies adapted to business, insurance, taxation, various forms of property, marketing and management.

MESI trains specialists of higher qualification, candidates and doctors of science in «statistics», «economics and statistical methods», «economics», «finance», «informational technologies».

Many specialists from Russia and other countries study at postgraduate and doctorate courses.

MESI has scientific exchange programmes with many centres and universities in different countries of Europe, Asia and America.

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