Our History

Institute of Business Studies (IBS-Moscow) within the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, a leading collegiate business school in Russia, was established in 1988.

Its creation was supported by two leading Russian universities:

• The Moscow State University of International Relations that specialises in educating diplomats and experts in external economic relations and
• The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (, 436 кБ) that is known in Russia as a ‘forge of ministers' for its strong expertise in management.

The organisational structure of IBS-Moscow consists of two major units:

• Undergraduate Department
• Postgraduate Department

Their work is supported and carried out by more than 70 employees and over 100 high-quality teachers.

83% of IBS-Moscow’s faculty hold a PhD or a higher degree, being engaged in application studies and management consulting.

Now our long-term degree programmes are delivered to nearly 1,500 students: 500 attending the BBA and pre-experience Master programmes, and around 1,000 attending the part-time MBA, EMBA and Universiteit Antwerpen Management School’s EMBA programmes.

IBS-Moscow currently does not conduct full-time MBA programmes due to the existing market situation (with almost zero demand for them).

Since IBS-Moscow's inception, over 15,000 have completed the School’s degree programmes, 4,000 of whom are members of our Alumni Association.