Regions’ Leaders. St. Petersburg

Regions’ Leaders. St. Petersburg

The program is designed for those who aspire to address real-world issues in public and municipal administration and to understand how management decisions are made and implemented.

The training is focused on hands-on learning: working on projects, cases and tasks set by the government agencies. The acquired management skills and experience are applicable not only to the public sector but also to commercial and public organizations.

The program brings together future managers focused on the development of regions and territories.

Main courses:

Technologies of an effective public and municipal administration

• Change Management
• Process Management in Public Authorities
• Digital Public Administration and Open Data
• Strategic Planning and Spatial Development of Regions
• Artificial Intelligence Management
• Digital Ethics and Regulation of Government Algorithms
• Ecosystem Thinking in Public Policy

Modern technologies of the human resources policy in public and municipal service

• Digital transformation of HR work in public service
• Competency models and talent management in public sector
• Ethics, values, and corporate culture in public service
• Innovative methods for assessing and motivating civil servants
• Managing diversity and inclusion in public sector
• HR analytics and forecasting regional HR needs
• Building and management of a regional talent pool

Creative development of territories and regional urban projects

• Basics of Urbanism and Integrated Territorial Development
• Management of Local Creative Projects
• Creative Economy and Cultural Industries in the Region
• Urban Sociology
• Tourism, Branding, and Territorial Marketing
• Urban Analytics and Smart Technologies (Smart City)
• Participation of Residents in Shaping the Urban Environment

Advantages:

• Academic exchange

The majority of the training takes place in St. Petersburg and includes elements of academic exchange with trips to various regions of Russia. Regional trips are the part of the educational process and the curriculum.

• Regional internships in public authorities

During studies, the students complete internships with government agencies, working on regional projects for the integrated development of territories and the investment potential of the region.

• Hands-on project outcomes

By the end of studies, the graduates will have a portfolio of completed projects and ideas to improve the work of regional government bodies.

• Academic exchange and regional trips

Each trip is organized as an internship at regional government bodies and is aimed at the implementing of specific project tasks of the region:

Practicum and internship:

Federal level

• Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
• Ministry for the Development of the Far East and Arctic of the Russian Federation
• Committee on Regional Policy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation

 Regional level

• Administration of the Governor of St. Petersburg
• Administration of the Governor and Government of the Leningrad Region

Municipal level

• Council of Municipalities of St. Petersburg

Corporate partners

• “Rosatom” State Corporation
• Rosimushchestvo
• Sberbank PJSC
• Dialogue Regions ANO
• Innopraktika

Federal programs, projects, and movements

• «Time of Heroes»
• «DNA of Russia»
• «Movement of the First»

Competences:

For undergraduates

For graduates