About the programme
RUDN Global Expansion is a corporate programme for companies entering international markets that want to do it with a working strategy rather than on optimism. It consists of four educational-and-practical blocks, corporate tracking of the team to build managed growth, and an on-site module in a focus country. The format and schedule are adapted to the company's goals, request and participants.
Who it is for
- Executives focused on taking the company into international markets
- Heads of development and new-product directions in corporations
- Managers responsible for business development
Programme goals
- Gain systematic knowledge for the company's international development and market entry
- Create and implement a working international-development strategy
- Master best practices in foreign trade
- Build a network of B2B and B2G contacts in focus countries
Advantages
- International-level practitioner lecturers and modern, hands-on tools
- Mentoring and expert support from professional practitioners
- On-site modules in Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and Africa
- Access to business communities and decision-makers in focus countries
How we design and run the programme
- A meeting with the company to clarify the request and define the participants
- Preparation and approval of the programme, its key blocks, format and timeline
- A strategy session with key participants: goals, tasks, timelines and areas of responsibility for market entry
- Selecting and agreeing experts, a business tracker and practitioners
- Delivering the modules according to the approved programme
- A strategy session to defend the projects and define the next steps
What graduates gain
The tools to perform the roles of director of a foreign branch or network, international-development director, marketing director and product-development director.
Format and qualification
Duration is from 6 months. On campus, online and on-site modules, with a schedule that fits the team. On completion you receive a RUDN professional retraining diploma.
Faculty & experts

Irina Gerasimenko
Expert in strategic transformation and change management
Стратегия
More than 16 years in the strategic transformation of companies with annual turnover of up to 20 billion roubles. She leads the leadership and change-management block.

Olga Vasilieva
Senior lecturer
Личная эффективность
Author and host of a series of trainings on developing intellectual potential and personal effectiveness.
Renata George
Investor, VC partner
Венчурные инвестиции
A syndicator at iZBA VC who invests in early-stage technology companies. Forbes named her among the Top Women in Venture Capital twice — in 2012 and 2015.
Alexander Chumikov
Doctor of Sciences, professor
Коммуникации
A professor at RUDN and the author of more than 40 textbooks and monographs on communications and public relations. His honours include the IPRA Golden World Awards.
