Presidential Decree founded the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) on September 20, 2010. This foundation involved the merger of two previously existing academies: The Academy of National Economy (ANE), which was established in 1977, and the Russian Academy of Public Administration (RAPA), established in 1991. The merger also brought together 12 other state educational institutions.
Each of the merged academies had already earned reputations as leaders in training Russia's political elite. From its creation in 1977, ANE prided itself as a breeding ground for future ministers. With the fall of the Soviet Union, ANE changed its strategic model from training members of the 'Nomenclatura' to providing high-quality business education for a new generation of leaders by becoming an institute of higher education wide array of academic opportunities in management. Likewise, RAPA has traditionally been a national leader in providing public management training for current and future state and municipal civil servants.
Over the years, RANEPA has developed many unique programs to train civil servants for Russia's federal and regional authorities. Russian civil servants have received their training at RANEPA, receiving first undergraduate degrees and later attending graduate and short-term programs. RANEPA was one of the first institutions to introduce the МРА (Master of Public Administration) program in Russia to meet the public sector's needs and develop personnel's talent and capacity.
RANEPA dominates the field of professional education for top-level managers at Russian enterprises. RANEPA was a pioneer in the domestic MBA program market and was the first in Russia to receive international accreditation for its MBA program. RANEPA also introduced the first DBA program in Russia and is at the forefront of implementing Executive MBA programs.
RANEPA MBA and ЕМВА programs have been recognized for incorporating best practices and high quality in the Russian business education market. RANEPA business education programs are accredited by international and national accreditation agencies, such as AACSB International, EFMD, and the Association of MBAs.
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