Vologda Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

• Location: Vologda, Russia,
• Age of students: from 17 years,
• Type: mixed,
• Language of instruction: Russian.

The branch was established in 2010 in the city of Vologda.

The learning process includes a course of lectures and seminars, practical and laboratory classes, educational and pre-diploma practice.

The educational process is organized in the following departments:

• Social Disciplines,
• Management and Economics.

The university conducts research activities in the following areas:

• Economic history,
• General processes of economic transformation,
• Economic growth,
• Macroeconomic forecasts,
• Fiscal and monetary policy,
• Reforming the tax system,
• Fiscal federalism,
• Problems of development of the social sphere,
• Incomes and consumption of the population,
• Social policy,
• Pension reform,
• Economics of Education,
• Financial Economics.

According to the postupi.info website, the Vologda branch of RANEPA ranks 5th in the city of Vologda among all universities.

The university provides a dormitory for nonresident full-time students.

For meals for students and staff, the university has a canteen and a buffet for 34 seats. 

To involve students in social and scientific activities, the university organizes and takes part in the following events:

• Regional competition of student works "The Best Regulatory Idea",
• Educational Forum "I am a Pro" of the Presidential Academy,
• All-Russian Student Literary and Art Festival,
• Interregional Scientific and Practical Conference "Russian Electoral System: History and Modernity",
• All-Russian Network Competition of Student Projects "Professional Tomorrow",
• Eurasian Olympiad "Accounting Around Us",
• Day of the platform "Russia is a country of opportunities",
• Interregional Anti-Corruption Forum "Anti-Corruption Education: Development Strategy and Best Implementation Practices".

The educational process is carried out on the basis of a single building, equipped with classrooms for lectures and seminars. The classrooms are equipped with modern technology: projectors, screens, TVs and computers.

Students are given free access to the library with a reading room.

For sports, the university has a gym.

In the branch, the academic year is divided into two semesters: autumn and spring. At the end of each, an examination session is held, after passing the students, they are given vacations (in winter in January, in summer in July and August).

Additional expenses:

• Residence
• Transport
• Nutrition
• Leisure and recreation.

For admission to the branch, you must provide:

• Proof of identity, citizenship,
• State-recognized certificate of education and qualifications,
• Confirmation of registration in the system of individual (personalized) accounting (if any),

If necessary, the applicant also provides:

• Proof of use of the right to admission within a special quota,
• Confirmation of individual achievements, the results of which are taken into account at admission,
• Proof of disability or disability,
• 2 photos 3x4.

The necessary package of documents is provided to the university:

• By mail,
• In person to the admissions office,
• Through EPGU.

At the moment, more than 500 students are studying at the branch.

For students to practice and further employment, the university cooperates with the following organizations:

• Department of Public Administration and Personnel Policy of the Vologda Oblast,
• Employment Center in the Vologda Oblast,
• MFC in Vologda,
• Public Chamber of the Vologda Region,
• Department of Agriculture and Food Resources of the Vologda Oblast,
• Department of Economic Development of the Vologda Oblast,
• Regional Center for Youth and Civil Initiatives "Commonwealth",
• Vologda branch of PJSC Sberbank of Russia.

For admission to bachelor's and specialist's educational programs, an applicant must:

• Completed education not lower than secondary general,
• Points received for the exam are not lower than:

• Mathematics — 27,
• Informatics and ICT — 40,
• Russian language — 36,
• Social Studies — 42,
• History — 32,
• Foreign language — 22,
• Geography — 37.

The following types of scholarships are distinguished:

• State Academic,
• State social,
• of the President of the Russian Federation,
• Government of the Russian Federation,
• E. T. Gaidar,
• A. A. Voznesensky,
• D. S. Likhacheva,
• A. A. Sobchak,
• A. I. Solzhenitsyn.

In addition, the university provides financial assistance to students in need.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision