April 25, 2007

On April 24, 2007 Dr. Ichak Adizes will be speaking for the Academic Council of IBS, Academy of National Economy of the Government of Russian Federation in Moscow

Starting from January 11, 2006 Dr. Ichak Adizes has become a scientific adviser of MBA program in IBS. The Institute of Business Studies IBS - Moscow is one of the most advanced and prestigious business schools in today's Russia, recognized by the business community of Moscow and throughout the country.

The leading American magazine “Business Week” has ranked the Institute of Business Studies among the best world business schools that offer Executive MBA program. The rankings are based on surveys of more than 3,400 graduates of 64 EMBA programs, as well as a poll of 61 EMBA directors. This is the only Russian business school in the rating. This happens for the first time in the history of Russian business-schools. This fact truly verifies the highest quality educational level of the programs in the Institute of Business Studies.

What Does IBS-Moscow Stand For?
by Sergey Myasoedov

It is not just an abbreviation that represents the Institute of Business Studies, Academy of National Economy under the auspices of the Russian Government. It is also the officially registered logo that belongs to one of the most prestigious and famous business schools in Russia. IBS-Moscow was born of perestroika. It was created in 1988 simultaneously with two other "first" Russian business schools, after more than a 70 year period when business education in Russia just did not exist.

From this point of view I am proud to say that IBS-Moscow is one of the oldest business schools in the country. Though one of "the oldest" business schools in Russia, IBS-Moscow in many ways can be compared to an adolescent. And like most youngsters it sometimes lacks experience. Occasionally it makes mistakes. But like the best of the young people it is talented, open-minded, flexible and reliable.

IBS-Moscow learns quickly from its elder brothers in Europe and the USA:

• how to be really market-driven;
• how to be customer-oriented;
• how to be targeted to continuous quality improvement.

The faculties and staff of IBS-Moscow believe that the globalization of the world economy creates a great challenge as well as opportunity. So IBS-Moscow is always focused on the mutually beneficial international cooperation and enrichment through sharing. We are well aware that any fruitful international cooperation is based on reciprocity and is impossible without mutual trust, a win-win approach, adherence to high ethical standards and social responsibility. We are thankful to our numerous foreign friends from the European and American Universities and Business Schools, to our colleagues from the leading world and regional educational associations who have helped us greatly over the past decade and shared with us their outstanding expertise and experience in the field of management retraining and students' education.

Over 12,000 Russian managers and executives have graduated from IBS-Moscow since it was founded and for the last decade the brand name of IBS-Moscow has become widely known in the Russian business education market. We are confident that the future careers of our market-minded graduates representing the new generation of Russian management will be truly impressive. And we believe that their successful business activities will advance the market reforms in Russia and will facilitate the country's integration into the world economy.

Sergey Myasoedov

Professor, PhD (Economy, Sociology), Rector/Dean of the Institute of Business Studies, Academy of National Economy under the auspices of the Russian Government (IBS-Moscow), Vice-president of Russian Association of Business Education (RABE)

www.ibs-m.ru

Phone: +7 495 937 07 47; +7095 434 91 96 Fax: +7095 434 11 48