Kursk Branch of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation

• Location: Kursk, Russia,
• Age of students: from 17 years,
• Type of training: mixed,
• Language of instruction: Russian.

The educational institution was founded in 1957 in the city of Kursk.

The learning process includes a course of lectures and seminars, practical and laboratory classes, educational and pre-diploma practice.

The educational process is organized in the following departments:

• Management and Information Technology,
• Humanities and socio-economic disciplines,
• Economics and Finance.

The university conducts research activities in the following areas:

• Transition to an innovative economy in the context of convergence of labor productivity by sectors of the economy and types of economic activity,
• Implementation of state socio-economic policy on the basis of indicative management tools,
• Green Economy and State Policy of Its Regulation: Systemology of Sustainable Development in the Transforming Socio-Ecological-Economic Environment,
• Transformation of the tax mechanism in the context of stabilizing the country's economic development,
• Methodology of tax regulation of innovative development of the economy,
• Economic security and problems of sustainable development of Russia in the context of increasing economic sanctions,
• Scientific and methodological support of forecasting and analytical calculations in the context of reducing intraregional socio-economic differentiation,
• Ensuring quality management standards in the management system and production and sales activities, taking into account the peculiarities of the company's business processes being implemented,
• Scientific and methodological apparatus for the formation and implementation of effective innovation strategies in the context of end-to-end planning of the functioning and development of enterprises,
• The system of continuous higher and postgraduate education as a factor of sustainable development of the Russian economy and society in the context of institutional transformation.

In 2023, the Kursk branch of the Financial University became the winner of the All-Russian competition for the creation and development of resource centers for financial education volunteers of the Association for the Development of Financial Literacy.

The university provides one dormitory for nonresident full-time students.

For meals for students and staff, the university has a buffet for 36 seats.

To involve students in social and scientific activities, the university organizes and takes part in the following events:

• Financial quiz "FINSemya",
• Scientific and Educational Festival "Economic and Managerial Security: Education and Career",
• Master class "To lead or not to lead? That's the question."
• Interregional Universal Wholesale and Retail Fair "Kursk Korenskaya Fair",
• Financial Literacy Games,
• Quest game "FinHLS46",
• Round table "Sports, patriotic and educational experience of the regions",
• Festival "New Opportunities",
• Cup of the Kursk region in communicative battles of the All-Russian championship on financial literacy,
• Case Championship "Entrepreneurial Trajectories",
• All-Russian Forum of Financial Education Volunteers,
• Regional Forum "Day of the Entrepreneur of the Kursk Region",
• Festival of projects in the field of tourism "KiT-PRO".

The education process takes place on the basis of two educational buildings equipped with classrooms for lectures and seminars. The classrooms are equipped with modern technology: screens, projectors and computers.

Students are given unlimited access to a scientific library with a reading room.

For sports, the branch entered into an agreement with the stadium "Labor Reserves".

At the Kursk branch of the Financial University, the academic year is divided into two semesters: autumn and spring. At the end of each of them, an examination session is held, after passing the students, they are given vacations (in winter in January, in summer in July and August).

Additional expenses:

• Residence
• Transport
• Nutrition
• Leisure and recreation.

For admission to the Financial University. It is necessary to provide:

• Proof of identity, citizenship,
• State-recognized certificate of education and qualifications,
• Confirmation of registration in the system of individual (personalized) accounting (if any),
• Reference 086-U.

If necessary, the applicant also provides:

• Proof of use of the right to admission within a special quota,
• Confirmation of individual achievements, the results of which are taken into account at admission,
• Proof of disability or disability,
• 4 photos 3x4.

The necessary package of documents is provided to the university:

• By mail,
• In person to the admissions office,
• In electronic form through the electronic information system of the university,
• Through EPGU.

At the moment, more than 1600 students study at the university.

Graduates of the Financial University become qualified specialists who are in demand in the labor market in the field of banking.

For admission to bachelor's and specialist's educational programs, an applicant must:

• Completed education not lower than secondary general,
• Points received for the exam are not lower than:
  • Mathematics — 27,
  • Informatics and ICT — 40,
  • Russian language — 36,
  • Social Studies — 42,
  • History — 32,
  • Foreign language — 22.

For admission to master's programs, you must:

• Completed higher education,
• Successful completion of university entrance examinations with scores of at least 20.

The following types of scholarships are distinguished:

• State Academic,
• State social,
• of the President of the Russian Federation,
• Government of the Russian Federation,
• Registered
• Students of the preparatory department.

In addition, the university provides financial assistance to students in need.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision