A fairly well-known educational institution in our country is the RANEPA - the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. The head university is located in Moscow. For people who are not able to study in the capital, several dozen branches are open. One of them is located in Saratov. It is called the Volga Institute of Management (PIU named after Stolypin).
Basic information
The Institute of Management in Saratov is one of the prestigious institutions of the city. It offers such training areas and specialties that are in demand in the modern world, which make it possible to find good, well-paid jobs in the future.
The university in Saratov is located in several buildings. At the first and second educational buildings, as well as at the selection committee of PIE them. Stolypin’s address is 164 Moskovskaya Street, 23/25 Sobornaya Street at the third building, and 25 Shelkovichnaya Street at the fourth building. There are several dozens of modern classrooms in each building. It is comfortable to study in them, because they are all equipped with comfortable furniture, copying and duplicating equipment, presentation and multimedia equipment.
A brief excursion into the history of the university
The period of existence in Saratov of PIO Stolypin is filled with numerous events. The main one is the emergence of a university. This moment is connected with 1922, when the Saratov Regional Communist University was opened in the city. His task was to train agitation and propaganda workers, party and Soviet workers, bankers, Soviet lawyers, newspaper men.
Subsequent events in the history of the institute were associated with a change in the institution. It was transformed into courses, a party school, and a personnel center. In 1994, the university became the Volga Academy of Public Administration (PAGS), and in 2010 it became part of the RANEPA and received its modern name.
Educational activities currently
The Volga Institute of Management has implemented continuous education. It doesn’t matter what document was obtained in the past - a school certificate, a diploma of secondary vocational education, a bachelor's or master's diploma - you can start training in one of the proposed areas at any time at PIE.
The educational process is carried out by faculties. In PIE them. There are 7 Stolypin. One of them offers secondary vocational education programs. Several faculties provide undergraduate and specialist studies. Master and postgraduate programs are handled by a separate structural unit.
Faculty of secondary vocational education
This is a structural unit in PIE them. Stolypin RANEPA has been around for 18 years. Over the years, more than 1200 specialists with secondary vocational education have been trained for the city and the region. All graduates have the necessary knowledge and skills for effective work in areas related to economics, management, law, municipal and state administration.
The faculty does not plan to stop at the achieved figures. He continues to train individuals who wish to receive secondary vocational education. To date, the educational process is conducted in 3 specialties:
- "Law and organization of social security."
- "Property and land relations."
- "Economics and accounting (by industry)."
At the faculty of secondary vocational education at PIE them. Stolypin has both budget and paid places. The cost of training in paid places depends on the specialty. Students who choose “Economics and Accounting (by industry)” and “Law and the organization of social security” pay about 42 thousand rubles per year. On the "Property-land relations" the cost of training is slightly more than 50 thousand rubles.
Faculty of Municipal and State Administration
One of the structural units implementing in PIE them. Stolypin (PAGS) Higher Professional Education Program, is a faculty of municipal and public administration. He has come a long way in becoming and development. No wonder they speak of him as one of the oldest faculties of the university. This structural unit has trained several hundred graduates. Among them are politicians, public figures, scientists, successful businessmen and managers.
The faculty implements those educational programs that are basic for the university profile:
- "Municipal and state management" (bachelor's degree). This is a popular destination at the university. It attracts applicants with a universal education. The knowledge gained at the “Municipal and State Administration”, graduates successfully apply both in public service and in commercial structures.
- "Organization of work with youth" (bachelor's degree). This is also a fairly universal direction in PIE them. Stolypin, since it allows you to work in state and non-governmental organizations, public associations and to solve problems related to the implementation of youth policy in the fields of law, labor, culture, science and education, sports, etc.
- "Customs" (specialty). This program is quite interesting, because it implies serious economic training with a bias in the legal block. It also includes management disciplines.
Faculty of Political and Legal Administration
This is another structural unit in the Stolypin PIU, implementing programs of higher professional education. It exists at the university for 18 years. Initially, the unit was called the Faculty of Law. The modern name was assigned in 2004.
The faculty began its activities with a small number of educational programs. Today there are 6 of them - “Jurisprudence”, “Legal support of national security”, “Advertising and public relations”, “Political science”, “Conflictology”, “Foreign regional studies”. The latter program is of particular interest to applicants, because it includes the study of English and German.
Faculty of Economics and Management
This unit has been operating in the structure of the Stolypin PIU RANEPA since 1998. It is engaged in teaching students in 3 areas:
- "Economy".
- "Personnel Management".
- "Management".
Each educational program offered by the institute is interesting. At the “Economy” economists of a wide profile are trained, who are aware of commodity-money relations and the distribution of material wealth in the world and in the state. Students learn to engage in financial and economic planning, evaluate management decisions, analyze economic statistics and draw conclusions.
Specialists who are able to create a powerful and ambitious team in business are being trained in the “Human Resources” direction. Teachers offer students to master the methods of selecting and evaluating personnel, techniques for development, training and motivation of employees in accordance with the goals of the company.
In the last direction, managers are prepared from the above list. This is one of the most sought-after professions in the world. During their studies, students study disciplines related to economics, finance, management, sociology, psychology, information technology. The acquired knowledge is further formed from trained specialists of a wide profile who are able to carry out financial management of the company, work as personnel managers, advertising managers, etc.
Faculty of Second Vocational Education
Organizations and companies often seek to hire people who have knowledge from different scientific fields and are able to solve problems in related fields of activity. To train such specialists, the Volga Institute of Management 15 years ago opened the faculty of the second professional education.
In the structural unit, training is carried out in the most popular areas - "Economics", "Jurisprudence", "Municipal and state administration". Training is conducted in absentia. Widely at the faculty of PIE them. Stolypin uses remote technologies, but their use does not mean that you do not need to come to the university. Traditional educational methods are also involved in the educational process - lectures, seminars, and practical exercises.
Faculty of Masters and Postgraduate Studies
At the Volga Institute of Management, the young structural unit is the faculty of graduate and postgraduate studies. It was opened in 2012. This event was an important step in the transition of the institution to level training.
The Faculty of Magistracy and Postgraduate Studies is designed for people with a bachelor’s, specialist or master’s diploma and who want to expand their knowledge in the fields of finance, economics, management, law, information technology, socio-political relations, pedagogy.
Faculty "Higher School of Public Administration"
In the structure of the existing in Saratov PIU Stolypin there is also a faculty called the Higher School of Public Administration. Applicants may not pay attention to it, since it was not created for them. It is aimed at municipal and state employees, employees of municipal and state enterprises, managers who need to receive additional professional education.
But the provision of educational services is not the only task of the faculty. The structural unit is still conducting sociological research on pressing issues of municipal and state administration, developing and testing innovative human resources technologies.
Tuition fees for higher education programs
Higher education at the Volga Institute of Management can be obtained for free, because there are budget places in areas and specialties. Unfortunately, there are not many of them, so applicants are often interested in the cost of educational services. It depends on the direction (specialty) and form of training:
- In the full-time department, the cost of training is about 79 thousand rubles a year for undergraduate programs and about 88 thousand rubles a year for master's programs. An exception is the direction “Advertising and public relations”. At the undergraduate cost exceeds 90 thousand rubles, and at the magistracy - 100 thousand rubles.
- At the correspondence department of PIE them. Stolypin on the specialties of undergraduate and graduate studies the cost of training is the same. It is about 38 thousand rubles.
Obtaining a second higher education is possible only on a paid basis. Students pay 38 thousand a year in all areas of training and specialties. Such a low price is due to the fact that training is conducted only at the correspondence department using distance technologies.
The project “Become a student now”: acquaintance with the university’s specialties
Each specialty of the Volga Institute of Management is interesting, prestigious, relevant and in demand in the modern world. Because of this, applicants have difficulties with choosing a future profession. University staff help make the right decision. The help in making a choice is rendered thanks to the implemented project called "Become a student now." Its essence lies in the invitation of students during the holidays to university classes.
To participate in the project, students need to fill out a questionnaire on the official website of the institute, indicate the direction of preparation of interest and a convenient day for classes. Persons who have expressed a desire to attend a university are invited to lectures, seminars, trainings, master classes with leading teachers of the institute. During their participation in the project, students not only get acquainted with student life, but also learn the features of the chosen specialties, get an idea of ​​future work.
In conclusion, it is worth noting that the Volga Institute of Management (PIU named after Stolypin RANEPA, formerly PAGS Saratov) is an interesting educational institution. Applicants who have not yet chosen a university for further education should consider this option.