2. Contractual basis State Funded Scholarship ADMISSIONS
Tuition fees apply
State Funded Scholarship
100% grant on tuition fees
Monthly allowance
Reduced price for student halls

3. For applicants for Russian Government scholarship:
Deadline for Applications
In 2018
For applicants for Russian Government scholarship:
February 12 – June 8
For applicants on fee-paying basis:
February 1 – July 6

4. Requirements: abiturient.spbu.ru
APPLICATION PROCESS
Requirements: abiturient.spbu.ru
“Admission of foreign applicants”

5. APPLICATION PROCESS
Forms of admission tests: Competitive selection of documents (Portfolios)
Motivation letter
Essay
Additional part: Individual achievements, confirmation of foreign language competences, etc.

6. CONTACTS
International Admissions Office 13B Universitetskaya Emb., , St. Petersburg +7 (812) www. abiturient.spbu.ru

7. Political Governance and Public Policy
Master’s Programme

8. Mission
Education of highly qualified specialists for the government, business and NGOs, who will possess up-to-date skills of public policy making and analysis. The programme is committed to advancing of the leadership qualities of the graduates for the successful implementation of public strategies in the modern world.

9. Skills/competences Analytical Managerial
Strategic and project management skills
Leadership and communicative competences
Ability to resolve complex managerial problems and develop decisions in modern public sphere
Ability to utilize quantitative and qualitative methods of public policy analysis
Knowledge of the contemporary approaches to policy evaluation
Research skills and ability to conduct expertise and prepare policy papers on different issues of the political governance

10. Curriculum 36 disciplines (core courses and electives)
3-semester Master’s capstone (research and managerial seminar).
Internship
Preparation and defense of Master thesis

11. Core Disciplines Theories of Public Policy
Qualitative Methods in Public Policy Analysis
Quantitative Methods in Public Policy Analysis
Comparative Public Policy
Informatics for Public Policy

12. Core Disciplines Macro and Microeconomics for Public Policy
Political Methodology and Philosophy
Political Leadership and Strategy
Russian Political Governance and Decision-Making
Policy Evaluation

13. Some special courses Project Management in Politics
Russian Administrative Law
Political Psychology and Public Policy
Political Development and Change
Inequality and Social Policy in Russia
Russian Economic Policy
Foreign Affairs and Public Policy
Contentious Politics in Contemporary Russia
Business and Interest Groups in Russian Public Policy
Russian NGOs and Political Parties in Decision-Making
Governance Though Communities
Environmental Public Policy
Political Discourse and Public Affairs
Urban Governance and Policy
Expertise And Political Consulting

14. Partners Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation
The Council of municipalities of Saint Petersburg
Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg
Government of Leningrad Region
Institute of Sociology (Russian Academy of Science)
GR-department of “Baltica” Brewing Company
Regional Branch of the “United Russia” Political Party

15. Professors
The courses are delivered by professors in political science, economics, sociology, philosophy and law
The lecturers of the programme have published more than 10 textbooks and more than 100 research papers on different aspects of public administration, public policy analysis, political studies
Department of Political Governance have introduced the online course “Political Governance and Public Policy in Russia” at the Coursera platform
Professors who teach at the programme have vast experience of leading the research projects
We are the members and participants of the events organized by IPSA, ECPR, IPPA

16. Research projects
Governability and Competitive Ability of the State under Uncertainty: Comparative Analysis of BRICS countries
Networking in Public Policy as a Factor of Advancing of the Modern Urban Governance
Civic Participation in Public Policy under Formation of Digital Governance
Explanatory Power of Network Theory in Political Research: Methodological Synthesis as Analytical Strategy
Political Ontology of Blockchain, Networks and New Formats of Governability (the application for funding is waiting for response)

17. Events
International seminar “Governance of Public Policy”

18. International Cooperation
Students from 5 countries are currently studying at the Programme
Apart from Master students who are enrolled to the Programme there are also several students from abroad who attend our courses within one semester academic exchange programmes.
Students of the Programme have the opportunity to participate in the academic exchange programmes and study for one semester at the partner Universities of SPbSU
Students may take part in the international academic events and get funding for travel expenses from the University

19. International Cooperation
Public lectures/meetings with foreign scholars

20. Examples of the Master thesis topics
Multilevel Governance in Eurasian Economic Union
Inclusive Institutions and Social Policy (Cases of Educational Policies in Developing Countries
The Role of Public Agenda in Electoral Strategies of Parties in the Russian Federation
Transformation of Political Leadership Phenomenon in Modern France
Government Relations Strategies of Transnational Companies (Case of Brewing Companies in Russia)
Democratic Audit in Macedonia: the Methodology of Monitoring
State Regulation of Financial Internet-Market in China

21. Master thesis defense

22. We are in Social Media Department of Political Governance in Facebook
Telegram-channel of the Department of Political Governance

23. Thank you for your attention!