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No 1 in Russia and Eastern Europe
No 58 in Europe
The first Russian business school to be accredited by AACSB International
Accredited by AMBA since 2007
National NASDOBR accreditation
NASDOBR
Who we are
We are a world-class business school, making an impact through its community of students, alumni, faculty and global partners. IBS is a collegiate business school of the biggest University in Russia – RANEPA. From a small independent business school, established in 1988, over thirty IBS has grown to become the leader in Russian business education. Today we are a full-service business school, offering transformational learning experience at all levels of business education - from undergraduate to doctoral and executive education.

Our programs attract the best talent in the country, which is evidenced by the fact that over 180 IBS alumni are on the TOP-1000 Russian managers list. We are constantly building a culture of life-long learning and are committed to serving the community, offering a range free retraining programs to women with little children, unemployed people and senior citizens who wish to continue working after retirement.
Our School is one of the founders Russian Association of Business Education, with the School's Dean holding the position of RABE President. We closely work with the major international accreditation agencies and educational organizations worldwide to promote the principles of excellence in education and research, as well as engagement and impact in Russia and beyond. Over the years, members of IBS management team and faculty have served on a number of governance bodies of international organizations: AACSB Board of Directors, PRME Central and Eastern Chapter and PRME Chapter Eurasia, EDAF Committee (EFMD), CEEMAN International Advisory Board, ETS (GRE, TOEFL), AACSB ERN Leadership Team, AACSB RME Affinity Group and many others.

The school is deeply committed to the principles of ethics, responsibility and sustainability, We were the first school in Russia to become a PRME signatory in 2008 and has been a PRME Champion for the last four years.
Accreditations and rankings
We are proud to be ranked No 1 in Russia and Eastern Europe and # 58 in Europe by the Financial Times European Business Schools ranking. We are the first AACSB accredited school in Russia, and also have held AMBA accreditation since 2007.
All our degree programs are accredited by the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

Our MBA and EMBA programs are accredited by the National Accreditation Council for Business and Management Education (NACBME), founded by the leading Russian employers’ associations.
IBS has been ranked 1st by the Peoples’ National Ranking of Business schools (based on MBA alumni surveys) for 10 consecutive years.
Governance & structure
IBS is headed by IBS Director supported by an Academic council and an Advisory Board. Siх standing committees where all major stakeholders are represented. facilitate the decision-making process, propose initiatives, formulate objectives and monitor progress towards goals' achievement in their respective areas.
The School has three main structural departments: two departments for bachelor and full-time master programs and one department for graduate programs and continuing education. The School includes four academic departments and four foreign language academic departments.
As a structural unit of RANEPA, IBS acts in line with the mission and strategic goals of its parent University RANEPA and is supported by RANEPA in all its initiatives.
Look at our organizational chart
RECTOR (DIRECTOR)
ACADEMIC COUNCIL
General Meeting
ACADEMIC COUNCIL
ACADEMIC COUNCIL
Strategic planning committee
Financial committee
Assurance of Learning committee
Faculty and Staff Management committee
Research Committee
ERS committee
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT
PROGRAMS
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS AND RESEARCH CENTERS
Finance and Accounting
Marketing and Sales
Alumni Association and Career Center
IT and IT support
Legal and Personnel Support
Supply and Maintenance
Video Production Center for Online Education
Undergraduate programs departments (bachelor and pre-experience master)
International Business and Business Administration
International and Regional Studies
Graduate and Doctoral Programs Department (MBA, EMBA, post-experience master, DBA)
Joint EMBA Program with Antwerp Management School
Executive Education: Center for Corporate Programs
Organization and Management
Management Science
Humanities, Ethics and Social Responsibility
International Economics and Political Relations
Foreign Language departments: English, European, Chinese
Laboratory of Research and Management Technologies
Campus facilities
The main RANEPA campus is situated at 82 Vernadsky Prospekt, Moscow near the Yugo-Zapadnaya metro station (red line #1).

It consists of 9 buildings including hotels, dormitories, sport centers and pool, libraries, parking and other facilities such as office services, a copy center, dry-cleaning services, clothing and shoe repairs, and two bookstores.
Our students and staff have access to several libraries. The library stock comprises more than 1,200,000 items in Russian and foreign languages, including books, theses and periodicals.
The campus also has a sports complex with a gym, a sports hall, a swimming pool, a sauna, an open air sports ground and tennis courts.

Both the students and the faculty and staff of IBS may use the services of a medical center and medical laboratories, located on campus, with general practitioners, medical specialists, dentists and nurses.
Alumni

The Association arranges meetings, consultations, seminars and conferences as well as short courses on the newest developments in management for alumni, arranges alumni reunions, helps IBS students and graduates find jobs and develop their careers. The Association actively engages in charity activities.
IBS Alumni Association is a platform, uniting highly qualified Russian leaders, managers and professionals that are IBS alumni. IBS has over 35 000 alumni.
+7 (495) 564-84-62
alumni@ibs-m.ru
Some of our alumni
Alexander Dotter
Sales & Logistic Director, SUBARU MOTOR, Russia
Maxim Shkvaruk
Director, ATLAS VENTURES venture fund, Singapore
Dmitri Balatski
Retail Sales and Dealer Development Manager DAF TRUCKS RUS
Arsen Vartanyan
Senior Officer, Head of UN Collaboration Unit, FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS (FAO)
Roman Shmakov
Secure Power Business VP, Russia & CIS at SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
Irina Zorina
Corporate Marketing Manager
SEPTODONT, France
Yana Nartova
Oncology BU Lead, Russia&Belarus - PFIZER
Alexander Batrakov
CEO, URAL ENERGY RETAIL COMPANY
Andrei Duryagin
Senior manager JSC "REGIONFINANCERESOURCE ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY"
Sergei Karpushov
CEO, GK "ASVA"
Evgenia Levchenko
Marketing Director, MuzTV
Julia Alekhina
HR Leader at JOHNSON & JOHNSON, Russia, Ukraine & CIS
Evgenia Usanova
CEO and Founder, FRANCOS Llc
Maxim Kuznetsov
General Director, PHILIPS, Central Eastern Europe & Russia
Vadim Mamontov
Director & Founder of Russia Discovery Travel Company
Alexey Kharitonov
General Director, Kirov Tire/ Pirellii
Yulia Uzhakina
Director General of the ROSATOM Corporate Academy
Irina Eliseeva
Sales Director at Henkel Beauty Care in Russia
Valentin Gryaznov
Deputy General Director at GAZPROM Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk LLC
Julia Sinchuk
Founder and CEO "Atameken Business", Kazakhstan
Contacts
Main office
119571 Moscow, p. Vernadsky 82.
m. South-West.
5th educational building, 2nd floor, office 219

Office on Prechistenka
Moscow, Prechistenskaya emb., 11, building 2
m. Park Kultury