FinU First among Universities to Hold Open Doors Day at Russia EXPO

On January 16, 2024, the days of the Russian economy started at the Russia EXPO. The industry marathon opened the Finance Day, one of the key events of the large-scale educational program which was the Open Doors Day of the FinU.

Stanislav Prokofiev, Rector of the FinU, welcomed the guests of the meeting, noting that financiers solve a huge number of tasks, and financial resources and the ability to manage them correctly are key factors for the successful implementation of projects of any scale.

“FinU is a university of opportunity. Over 105 years of work, we have trained more than a million specialists. Today, FinU is the largest university that trains professionals in economics, management and finance and is one of the five largest universities in the country. Being the flagship of financial and economic education, we are shaping new trends,” explained the FinU Rector.

Stanislav Prokofiev outlined the unique educational project of the University, which allows combining two specialties in a diploma, as the first trend developed by the FinU. The educational model combines such specialties as business audit and law, international communications and corporate culture, corporate reporting and business law, and others. 

“The profession of a financier today requires knowledge in professional and communication skills, the ability to work in a team, strategic thinking, knowledge of digital technologies and the ability to apply them,” added the Rector of the FinU.

Following the concept of academic leadership, the FinU develops unique training courses and trains new types of specialists who can find non-standard solutions and use high-tech digital tools. 

“FinU implements a unique course on Digital Finance, where we teach design thinking and train mathematical economists who speak the R programming language, which is in demand for solving specific functional problems,” Stanislav Prokofiev noted.

FinU, being the leader of financial and economic education, forms the skills and worldview of students of economic specialties throughout the country, as well as expands skills in other areas through collaborations with Russian universities - leaders in their subject area, 

“For the 2024 admission year, we are opening 6 double degree educational programs with leading universities in Russia, including Bauman Moscow State Technical University, GITIS and the State University of Land Use Planning,” Stanislav Prokofiev said.

Speaking about cooperation with foreign partners, the Rector of the FinU stressed that the University is actively developing cooperation with leading educational centers in China, the EAEU countries, and the Persian Gulf, focusing on changing economic development vectors.

Stanislav Prokofiev also drew the attention of the guests to the importance of lifelong learning and noted that a unique ecosystem has been formed at the University for the personal and professional growth of young specialists. He also added that the University pays great attention to the development of practice-oriented education, scientific and educational infrastructure: in cooperation with market leaders, unique laboratories, modern coworking and media libraries have been created on university campuses. Also, students of the FinU have a unique opportunity to get an internship in market-leading companies, learn more about the best practices of regional management, and can try themselves in science and business. The FinU Rector stressed that the students’ extracurricular activities organically continue the learning process and are aimed at fully revealing the talents of young people in science, creativity and sports. In addition, the university’s students have the Lesnoe Ozero Resort, where activists regularly hold sports and creative events.

Concluding his speech, the Rector drew the attention of the guests to the fact that the University’s infrastructure is accessible not only to the citizens of Moscow, but also to the students from regions and many countries of the world, “Today, FinU has the most modern network of halls of residence, which is rightfully the subject of our pride – these are 11 buildings of the FinU halls of residence, in which more than 5 thousand students live. We create comfortable conditions for them to live and study,” Stanislav Prokofiev added.

During the day, an exhibition of the university’s faculties – consulting areas - was open for future applicants and their parents, where they could learn about the admission rules of how to prepare for admission. University experts conducted training and workshops for future students, where they gave tips on exam preparation and talked about career planning. The guests of the Open Doors Day also talked with volunteers and representatives of the FinU Student council and took part in career guidance workshops.

The educational program was continued by the Career Day in the financial sector, organized by the Ministry of Finance of Russia and the Bank of Russia, as well as relevant departments. As part of the poster exhibition, the students attended various lectures and workshops from industry experts.