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Curricula

Specialized Courses "Russian for Foreigners"

A customer has the right to choose any number of lectures of the listed below.

1. Modern state of the world and Russian economy.
2. Legal and economic foundations of foreign economic activities.
3. Objectives and methods of the analysis of the economic situation in regions and countries.
4. Economic information and the ways to use it.
5. Economic security in foreign economic activities.
6. Economic and legal foundations of cooperation with companies and businesses.
7. Foreign economic aspects of business in Russia. Economic mechanism of making transactions.
8. Macroeconomic indexes of the economy of a country.
9. World currency credit markets and foreign currency payments in Russia.
10. State regulation of foreign economic activities in Russia.
11. Stock exchange securities transactions and foreign economic activities.
12. Peculiarities of management in foreign economic activities.
13. The essence and basics of marketing, its peculiar features in foreign economic activities.
14. Analysis and evaluation of regional stability.
15. The role and place of Russia's regions in economic progress.
16. Problems of attracting foreign investment in Russia and regional solutions.
17. Investment policy, its objectives, purposes and characteristics at the regional level.
18. Legal regulations of investment in Russia.
19. System of national settlements.
20. An investment project. Business-plan of the project: structure, development and application.
21. Methods of search for investors. Information acquisition. Establishing contacts. Role of consulting.
22. Structure and problems of the Russian federal budget and national accounts.
23. Company and project promotion on the capital markets (image making, publicity campaign, presentation etc).
24. Forms of capital attraction: crediting of securities, project financing, state support etc.
25. Economic aspects of military production conversion.
26. Essence and terms of leasing. Leasing advantages and opportunities under conversion.
27. Foreign economic contracts: preparation and execution. Pricing in foreign trade. Prices of imports.
28. Customs code of Russia. Economic and legal aspects.
29. Environmental problems.
30. Characteristics of customs regulations of export-import operations in 2001.
31. Representation of the Subjects of the Federation and companies abroad.
32. Ecology and economy: problems and solutions.
33. Diplomatic protocol and etiquette.
34. Negotiation technologies in modern international contacts. Business correspondence.
35. Management of state service personnel and local self-government.
36. International legal foundations of consular service.
37. Consular service activities of the International Law Collegium to protect property and rights.
38. Objectives of consular service in the development of trade and economic relations with foreign states.
39. Questions of entry into and exit from Russia.
40. World civilization and transformation of international relations.
41. Russia in world politics. New tendencies of interaction.
42. Transitional nature of contemporary international relations.
43. Basic factors of RF foreign policy shaping and implementation.
44. Federative structure of Russia: legislative, executive, judicial powers. Structure, functions, objectives and goals. Federal authority and local self-government. Relations of federal authority with the Subjects of the Federation.
45. Comparative analysis of Russian and foreign constitutional systems.
46. Geopolitical position of Russia and its foreign policy.
47. Regional integration and globalization of contemporary development.
48. Interstate relations and regional cooperation.
49. Foreign policy of the USA and Canada.
50. Countries of Latin America in international relations.
51. Interstate relations and integration processes in Europe.
52. Foreign policy of the leading West European countries.
53. Countries of Central and Eastern Europe in international relations.
54. Russia and the Baltic states.
55. Concepts of Russia's policy in the CIS.
56. Strategy of the national security of the Russian Federation.
57. Institution of presidency in Russia.
58. The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the position of Russia.
59. Foreign policy of Russia today.
60. Institutionalization of the party system in Russia. Foreign policy positions of political parties.
61. Internal political situation in Russia.
62. UN and OSCE peacekeeping operations, unblocking international crisis situations.
63. Position and role of Russia in the United Nations.
64. NATO and the EU. European identity in the security field.
65. Position of Russia on NATO eastward expansion.
66. International regionalism and global independence.
67. The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
68. The concept and subjects of international law.
69. The concept and essence of international law, its role in contemporary international relations.
70. Continuity and succession in contemporary international law.
71. Regions of Russia. Issues of international legal existence.
72. Some problems of internal political development of Russia.
73. Legal aspects of international economic cooperation.
74. Contemporary interpretation of the principle of self-determination.
75. Sovereignty and jurisdiction of states.
76. Correlation of international law and internal state legislation.
77. Problem of international legal existence of an individual.
78. Concept of interstate cooperation in the field of human rights.
79. Double citizenship.
80. Diplomatic protection.
81. Protection of minorities and indigenous population.
82. The right to self-defense and non-use of force.
83. Legal rationale of peacekeeping operations.
84. Political and economic aspects of RF security today.
85. Basic goals of mass communications.
86. Russian mass media.
87. Foreign mass media.
88. Russian diplomacy and modern technologies.
89. Information activities of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and of the missions abroad.
90. The role of international information in shaping the image of a state.

Individual or group (3-6 persons) lessons.

Level I. Basic Russian (one semester: autumn or spring).
Intended for those who wish to acquire the basics of Russian quickly to use it in business and everyday life.
Course dates: September - December; February - May
Course length - 320 academic hours (16 weeks: 4 academic hours, 5 days a week)
Stage1 - 160 academic hours; stage 2 -160 academic hours.
Individual lessons - 4800 US dollars per person for the complete course.
Group lessons (3-6 persons) - 1600 US dollars per person for the complete course.

Level II. Intermediate Russian (one semester: autumn or spring).
Intended for students with basic knowledge of Russian (Level I).
Course dates: September - December; February - May
Course length - 320 academic hours (16 weeks: 4 academic hours, 5 days a week)
Stage1 - 160 academic hours; stage 2 -160 academic hours.
Individual lessons - 4800 US dollars per person for the complete course.
Group lessons (3-6 persons) - 1600 US dollars per person for the complete course.

The courses of Russian cover the following:
- oral speaking skills;
- basic grammar;
- skills of social, political and everyday topics discussions;
- reading newspapers and magazines;
- writing letters and cables;
- developing speaking and listening skills as well as writing and reading skills;
- consolidation of phonetic skills.

Level III. Advanced Russian (preparatory course), two semesters.
Course Dates: September-May
Course length - two semesters (32 weeks).
I semester (autumn) - 320 academic hours (20 academic hours a week);
II semester (spring):
Russian - 320 academic hours (20 academic hours a week);
Elective courses adapted to the needs of trainees.

During the course trainees:
- improve the skills of speaking, listening, writing and reading;
- deepen the knowledge of everyday, political and social life of Russia;
- review grammar;
- learn new social and political vocabulary; read newspapers, magazines and books on the chosen subject (politics, economics, law, business, management);
- compile oral and written reports;
- participate in discussions;
- study the art of speaking and make presentations.

On completing the course the trainees receive a certificate.

At the request of a trainee the Diplomatic academy provides lessons of Russian adapted to individual requirements (15 US dollars an academic hour (45 minutes). Trainees may attend individual lecture courses in Russian and English on the subject of their choice. A lecture (2 academic hours) is 40 US dollars in Russian and 80 US dollars in English.