Master Program in International Business Management: Admission
Contacts of Admissions Committee
Website of MSU Central Admissions Committee
Information webpage of the Admissions Office at Faculty of Economics, MSU
VK community for applicants with useful information and feedback from the Faculty Admissions Office
Phone:
+7 (495) 939-05-10
students 10
Russian students 40
international students
Application
Applicants should have a Bachelor Degree in any subject area (the total number of ECTS obtained should not be less than 125).
Application period in 2025. First wave: June 20 to June 25 (6:00 pm) for international applicants and Russian applicants. Second wave: June 20 to August 10 for international applicants (from nations with a visa waiver agreement with Russia) and Russian applicants.
Application website: https://webanketa.msu.ru/
Exam Schedule 2025
| Event | First Wave | Second Wave |
|---|---|---|
| Consultation | June 26, 2025 | August 13, 2025 |
| Exam (test) | June 27, 2025 | August 14, 2025 |
| Exam (interview)* | June 27–28, 2025 | August 14–15, 2025 |
| Reserve Day** (test, interview) | June 28, 2025 | August 16, 2025 |
| Publication of Results | June 28, 2025 | August 18, 2025 |
| Review of Exam | June 29, 2025 | August 19, 2025 |
*The time and date of the interview will be sent to each applicant on June 27 after the test.
**The reserve day is provided only for applicants who, on the main exam day: were ill (confirmed by a medical certificate); were taking other entering exam at MSU (confirmed by a certificate from the admissions committee of the respective faculty).
Entry Exam
Applicants are required to pass an entry exam in International Business Management (Exam Program 2025) that consists of two parts:
First part of the exam will be conducted in the form of test with multiple choice questions. The main objective of this part of the exam is to assess the level of knowledge in the field of Management, Economic Theory and Statistics.
Second part of the exam will be conducted in the form of individual interview with each applicant preceded by the motivation essay which applicants need to upload prior to the interview. The main objective of the interview is to assess applicant's communicative skills, ability to conduct a discussion, ability to express own opinion and provide arguments based on knowledge of contemporary trends in international business.
Exam waivers
GMAT certificate
Applicants with a valid GMAT certificate (with a result of 480 or higher) may be eligible to get a relevant score for the IBM exam in accordance with the conversion table.
International Business Case Competition
Winners and prize takers of International Business Case Competition are to be awarded with 100 points and 85 points, respectively, for the entry exam in International Business Management.