"We
see a country transforming its system of higher education to meet the demands
of the modern world, with institutions
like...the
New Economic School in Moscow."
President Bill Clinton, in remarks
to the Russian Duma, June 5, 2000.
The New Economic School (NES) in Moscow, is an
economics graduate program that brings modern economics to Russia. We offer
a two-year program that leads to a Masters Degree in Economics. To see
our mission statement, click here
.
You can access our most recent annual report by clicking
here.
NES has begun to recruit a permanent, full-time faculty.
To read more about this "second stage" of NES, click here.
Sergei
Guriev was our first appointment, and we have just recruited Stas Anatoliev
(Wisconsin) and Kirill Sossunov (ANU). NES actively recruits new faculty
Click here to see
a copy of our ad in JOE. We also bring visitors
from leading economics programs throughout the world.
If your are interested in teaching at NES, contact: Barry
W. Ickes, Appointment Committee of NES, Department of Economics, The Pennsylvania
State University, University Park, PA 16802, (bwickes@psu.edu).
For a list of faculty who have taught at NES, click here.
In 1995 we created a research center, focused on a research
project called GET
, which stands for Transforming Government in Economies in Transition.
You can learn more about the research center, by clicking here.
NES is actively involved in outreach activities. This
program is designed to bring modern economics to areas outside of Moscow.
To learn about our outreach activities, click here.
NES has another website in Moscow.
This website has more information about us. Click here
to go to the NES Home Page in Moscow.
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This page was prepared by Barry W. Ickes
Last updated: August 2000
bwickes@psu.edu
http://www.personal.psu.edu/i04/index.htm