St. Petersburg State University of Service and Economics

Let me introduce myself. My name is Nikita Maximov. I am 18. This year in August I entered the Saint Petersburg State University of Service and Economics. I am a first-year student. I study on a full time basis. I study Economics. I hope getting higher education will help me to be highly qualified specialist and to climb the career ladder.

The course is difficult but it is very interesting. Our lectures usually start at 9 o’clock and finish at about 4p.m. At university we study various general and special subjects such as Mathematics, Computer Science, Philosophy, History, Macroeconomics, Foreign Languages etc. The second – and third-year students have thorough training in Management, Accounting, Marketing, Advertising, Statistics, Banking, Business Ethics and other subjects which are useful for specialists of Economics and Service Industry. Personally I am happy to study at this university. After finishing school I wanted to enter this particular university because it offers good career prospects for those who want to make career in service industry.

The University of Service and Economics trains highly-qualified specialists in the sphere of service in Saint Petersburg and the North-Western region.

There are 8 departments at the university:

- Economics and Management of Service Enterprises;

- Regional Economics and Management;

- Tourism and International Economic Relations;

- Social Science and Management of Social Processes;

- Arts, Crafts and Design;

- Motor Transport, Municipal Engineering and Household Facilities Service;

- Trade and Restaurant Business;

- Law.

In accordance with Bologna Declaration, the university provides training in two-level system of higher education: Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree. The university also offers Post-graduate courses.

I study at the Department of Economics and Management of Service Enterprises. In 4 years I hope to get the Bachelor’s Degree in Economics. After that I am planning to continue my training and earn the Master’s Degree.

The graduates of our department work as managers, financial managers, accountants or stockbrokers. They also work in banks, local government offices or different service enterprises.