The document discusses the Presidential Program, which provides training and internship opportunities for Russian managers. The program aims to develop international business connections and improve Russia's economy. It offers educational programs in various fields at host universities abroad, followed by internships in Russian or foreign companies. The program is funded through a combination of federal, employer, and employee contributions. It has trained over 60,000 graduates since starting in 1997.

1. Presidential Program
opportunity for Fulbright alumni

2. Important information
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3. Main goal – level up the Russian
business!
• Training managers for national economy.
• Preparing international level managers.
• Launching new domestic businesses.
• Launching new products.
• Creating international business
connections and contracts.
• Program is a tool for human resources.
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4. Interesting facts
• Start - July 23, 1997
• 77 Russian regions
• 60 000 graduates
• 12 000 graduates took
part in internship
Peter The First - Russian czar Boris Yeltsin - President of
(1682-1725) Russian Federation
(1991-1999)
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5. Personal benefits
• Get professional knowledge.
• Improve skills.
• Get domestic and international business
connections.
• Get in the federal and regional human
resource list.
• Become a member of alumni
association.
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6. For whom?
High and medium level managers
of Russian companies
(private, public and state).
Requirements:
• Higher education.
• 3 year experience on
management position.
• Intermediate foreign language
proficiency.
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7. Who is paying?
• Federal budget.
• Employer.
• Employee.
Ask about internship later : )
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8. Program stages
• Selection process.
• Application
• English test
• Training in host universities.
• Internship in Russian or foreign
company.
• Implementation of the project.
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9. Learning process
• Educational programs:
• Management
• Marketing
• Finance
• Public Health
• Public Education
• Host university professors
• Guest speakers
• 2 semesters
• 500 learning hours
• MBA analog
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10. Internships
• Russian or foreign enterprises.
• Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Finland, France, Japan
and others.
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11. Pros and cons
• Time consuming
• Dependence on host university
• Low federal support
• New knowledge
• New contacts
• New ideas
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12. My experience
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13. Internship in Germany
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14. Theory and practice
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15. German companies
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16. Hannover exhibition
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17. Immersion to the culture and traditions
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18. Final project
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19. SABIT – the other business internship
opportunity
• High level managers, officials and non
commercial organization representatives.
• Visiting companies, exhibitions, official
institutions.
• Business learning.
• 3-4 weeks internship.
• Financial, organizational and visa support.
• Competitive base.
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20. Question time!
Helpful links
http://www.pprog.ru/
http://www.giz.de
http://www.cognos-ag.de
http://www.sabitprogram.org/
Andrey Dumchev
Associate professor
Kurgan State University
a.dumchev@gmail.com
Skype: Andrey Dumchev
phone: +7 (912) 977-95-57
http://dumchev.wix.com/andrey
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