New Economic School
Russian Federation
This institutional profile has been created for use by University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate programs.
Degree/qualification: Master's (2 years).
Minimum level for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: The degree is postgraduate.
Documents required: Official transcript with seal of school and signatures of school officials.
Description: Instituted in 1992 as an independent graduate school to provide training in western market-based economics. Faculty were initially drawn from visiting professors from the west and the United States but as more western trained economists have returned to Russia school has added Russian faculty. Funding was also provided by western foundations. Admission requirements are a competitive entrance examination and a four year first degree from any country within the former Soviet Union.
Grading system:
| Excellent | 5+ | A+ |
| 5 | A | |
| 5- | A- | |
| Good | 4+ | B+ |
| 4 | B | |
| 4- | B- | |
| Satisfactory | 3+ | C+ |
| 3 | C | |
| 3- | C- | |
| Fail | 2 | F |
Language of instruction: English.
Last updated: May 09, 2005