International week for MBA students from EADA business school: “Doing business in Russia” program

The Graduate School of Management St. Petersburg State University welcomed MBA students from EADA business school who came to St. Petersburg within the bounds of “Doing business in Russia” program. During a week (from 22 till 26 March 2010) 24 companies’ managers from Barcelona were studying the particularities of business development in Russia.

The program included the following lectures: “The business environment. Global Economy Impact &Russia”, “Cross-cultural Management”, “Opportunities and Threats to Enter into Russian Industries and Markets” and “Ethics and business. Business and society in modern Russia”.

Also, the students visited the following companies: Nokian Tyres, Lenta, Slotex.  The top-managers of successfully developing enterprises shared the practical experience of doing business in Russia and conducted the tours around the companies’ operations departments.

The program was highly evaluated by participants and positive feedback was received:

“Content was very interesting and insightful. It broke my stereotypes in perception of Russia”.

“The program was very well structured – the lectures’ content nicely spilled over the company visits”.

“Highly professional professors and excellent organization – you opened my eyes on the opportunities of doing business in Russia and St. Petersburg”.