Establishment Date: 2000.

Since the establishment of the Department of Foreign Languages of the Faculty of Economics it has been headed by Elena N. Malyuga, Doctor of Philology, Professor, Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, President of the National Association of Teachers of Foreign Languages of Business and Professional Communication, author of monographs, textbooks, study guides, a number of scientific articles, specialist in functional pragmatics, intercultural business communication, linguodidactics and applied linguistics. 

Teaching a foreign language to students in economy has its particularities. Students are striving to learn the language of professional and business communication along with mastering the basics of a foreign language. The Department has focused its work on training translators. The teaching staff of the Department use the best modern authentic and Russian course books, new methods and technologies of teaching foreign languages in their work. IT technologies are actively used during classes.

The Department actively cooperates with universities and linguistic colleges of Great Britain (London Metropolitan University, Westminster University, St. Giles International, St. George International, British Study Centres, School of English); Germany (DID, Sprachcafe, Berlin), Spain (Malaga Instituto, Malaga), Italy (Tiberius International, Rimini), France (University of Nice), China (Sprachcafe, Beijing), that is why the Department regularly organizes short-term language internships for students.
 

The Department of Advertising and Business Communication became the laureate of the industry research of the Association of Communication Agencies of Russia “Rankings of the Departments of Russian Higher Education Institutions Training Specialists in Advertising”.

The Department cooperates with the following companies:

VTB DC, AST Publishing Group, largest Russian communication and advertising agencies - Total View, JWT, BBDO, Action, Affect, POV Tochka Zreniya, Progression, Y&R, ADV, Artoxmedia, Grey, Vivaki, OgilvyGroupRussia, GroupM, LeoBurnett, MediaArts, Admos, Gallery, SPN Communication, ARK Group, NewtonPR&Communications, Konchalovsky’s production centre, Video International and other companies.

The Department actively interacts with professional organizations:

The Association of Communication Agencies of Russia, Russian Marketing Services Association, Russian Association for Public Relations; Association of PR Consulting Companies, Association of Directors of Communication and Corporate Media of Russia.

All students enrolled in bachelor’s and master’s programmes in Advertising and Public Relations learn two foreign languages: compulsory English and one to choose from -  German, Chinese, Italian, French, Spanish.

10 full-time academic staff members work in the Department and over 50 academic staff members are invited to conduct practice-oriented classes. They mainly include specialists and practitioners from communication industry including:

• 13 heads of Russian and international companies,
• 12 heads of structural units of companies,
• 9 leading specialists of companies.

Leading experts in advertising and PR markets regularly conduct:

• master classes for students,
• classes in summer and winter schools devoted to trends in communication development,
• training activities and business games within the annual international scientific and practical Advertising Vector.

Establishment Date: 1996.

The Department consists of 24 academic staff members including scientists and experts in different fields of management. Most employees of the Department are practitioners and consultants, representatives of Russian and international companies.
The Department conducts research in General Management, HR Management and Production Management. 
 

About 35 full-time RUDN University academic staff members work in the Department. They give students basic knowledge in Economics, Law, Humanities and language disciplines. There are also over 20 visiting academic staff members to conduct special disciplines in Economic Security.

The Department actively cooperates with the All-Russia Research Institute of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, Head Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on Economic Security and Fight against Corruption, Academy of Management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Agencies of the Federal Financial Monitoring Service, Federal Tax Service and other state agencies exercising control and supervisory functions in financial and economic spheres, commercial banks, leasing companies, insurance organizations.

The Department prepares students for the transformation of the modern economic foundations and transition to digital economy. The educational process is built on the following principle - graduates will have a set of skills in economics, digital technologies, management, e-commerce and business which takes into account the growing demand of companies in the field of digital economy.

Leading scientists in digital economy employed at RUDN University and other best higher education institutions of Moscow and a great number of practitioners invited to conduct classes work in the Department. They include heads and leading specialists of Russian and international companies which have leading positions in IT technologies.

Master classes, training activities, business games, case studies with leading business experts and the ones from consulting companies are regularly organized for students.

Cooperation with companies: Ministry of Economic Development, Federal Customs Service, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, Federal Service for Financial and Budgetary Supervision, Russian-Arab Business Centre, Russian-Emirati Business Centre, PricewaterhouseCoopers Russia B.V, ОАО Sberbank of Russia, ООО Deutsche Bank, ZAO Commercial Bank ‘Citibank’, Nestle group, Skolkovo.

Head of Department – Irina Ahmed Zain Aydrus, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor. Director of the RUDN University Centre for Arab Research. Expert of the Russian International Affairs Council. Author of over 100 publications including books, monographs, study guides. Languages: English, Arabic, French, Bulgarian.

The Department has been training specialists under the World Economy programme in the RUDN University Institute of World Economy and Business since 1999. The first graduation was in 2004. Now the Department has almost 20 years of experience of training international economists.

Currently the Department trains students in the bachelor’s specialization “World Economy” and two master’s specializations “International Finance and Banks” and “Foreign Economic Activity” of the field of study “Economics”.

Cooperation with companies: Ministry of Economic Development, Federal Customs Service, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, Russian-Arab Business Centre, Russian-Emirati Business Centre, PricewaterhouseCoopers Russia B.V, ОАО Sberbank of Russia, People’s Bank of Kazakhstan, ООО Deutsche Bank, ZAO Commercial Bank ‘Citibank’, Nestle group, Sophia Antipolis Technology Park (30 international companies), Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Nice.

The Department employs leading scientists in the industry who are working in the RUDN University Departments and other best higher education institutions of Moscow: 14 Professors, Doctors of Science and 36 PhDs, as well as a great number of practitioners invited to conduct classes, including heads of Russian and international companies, heads of business units of companies, leading specialists.