# Asian and African Economies and International Economic Relations (with Asian/African language tuition)

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58.04.01 
*In Russian*

Level of education Master

Type of instruction Full-time

Duration 2 years

Programme description

The master's programme ‘Asian and African Economies and International Economic Relations (with Asian/African Language Tuition)’ is aimed at: developing in students a holistic understanding of the economic characteristics of Asian/African countries; studying the issues in economic growth, investment, international trade and financial systems in Asia and Africa; understanding the processes of globalisation of the world economy, labour migration mechanisms and their impact on state and social policy; and developing the ability to analyse critically economic relations using a systematic approach. Students also study in depth one or more Asian/African languages.

Main courses

- Russia's Foreign Economic Strategy in Asia and Africa
- Concepts of Modern Asian and African Studies
- Microeconomics
- International Economy and International Economic Relations
- Modern Concepts in Macroeconomics
- Economic History of the East
- The language block of Asian/African languages

##### **Elective courses**

- Economy of the Middle East Countries / Japanese Economy / Economic Development of Modern China
- Economics of the East from a Socio-Cultural Anthropological Perspective / Economic Thought in the East / Economic Growth and Economic Policies in East and Southeast Asia
- Management in Asia and Africa / Finance, Money, Credit
- Islamic Financial System / International Money and Finance
- Business Negotiations / Diplomacy of Japan in the 20th-21st Centuries / Islamic Economics and the Politics of Arab Countries in the Middle East

Our advantages

- The programme trains specialists with the requisite professional skills, including cultural and linguistic ones. Graduates are ready to carry out research, academic, educational, expert, analytical, translation, practical and organisational activities in the field of economic and international economic relations of Asian/African countries and peoples
- The programme is designed to develop in students a scientific horizon that makes it possible to: perceive and interpret scientific ideas in various fields of humanitarian research; instil professional skills of scientific inquiries and research; develop the ability to use efficiently the achievements of modern science; work in a research team; and use the knowledge obtained to solve theoretical and applied tasks
- Years of experience in teaching oriental languages are combined with the latest teaching methods and technology
- Students have access to: unique electronic resources in Russian, Oriental and Western languages; and the branch of the M Gorky Scientific Library. Its collection includes: more than 300,000 volumes of scientific, educational, fiction and periodical literature in all target languages; a collection of ancient manuscripts and xylographica; and rare and unique books and lithographs

Teaching staff

- Nikolai Diakov, Doctor of History, Honorary Professor of St Petersburg University, Head of the Department of the History of the Middle East Countries; expert in the history, ethnography, culture and religion of the Arab world, as well as the history of Russian–Arab relations
- Sergei Kurbanov, Doctor of History, Professor in the Department of Korean Studies; expert in the history, culture and ethnography of Korea; author of over 130 scholarly publications. He has participated in numerous academic forums in Russia and abroad
- Nikolai Samoilov, Doctor of History, Professor in the Department of Theory of Social Development of Asian and African Countries; expert in the history of China and China-Russia relations

Main areas of research

- Asian and African economies and international economic relations
- The sphere of interaction with Asian/African countries and peoples
- Russian, regional and international organisations interacting with Asian/African countries and peoples

Сareer opportunities

##### Professions

- Teacher of additional education for children and adults
- Teacher of professional training, vocational education, and lifelong professional education and training
- Expert in education
- Museum curator
- Guide
- Specialist in organisational and document support for corporate management
- Media correspondent
- Media editor
- Translator/interpreter

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