GSB Project Management course receives international accreditation
The accreditation confirms that the GSB’s Project Management course meets international standards in every aspect — from course content and instructor qualifications to teaching materials. These standards are recognized in over 70 countries, including the USA, China, India, Germany, the UK, and France.
The course is taught across a wide range of GSB programmes — from Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees to professional retraining and MBA programmes. Special emphasis is placed on unified international approaches, enabling graduates to work in global markets and speak the same professional language as their colleagues around the world.
Project management today goes far beyond a narrow professional toolkit. It has become a key to implementing change and ensuring sustainable growth for companies in an unstable and rapidly changing environment. Modern project managers must be flexible, able to work under uncertainty, think strategically, and master a wide range of methodological approaches — from traditional to Agile and hybrid. These competencies are at the core of how project management is taught at GSB.
The certificate was issued for a period of two years by the Russian Project Management Association SOVNET, the official representative of IPMA in Russia since 1991. To obtain accreditation, GSB submitted a full set of course materials, and instructors confirmed their qualifications through IPMA certification. The review was conducted by a panel of national experts authorized by IPMA.
Olga Ilyina
Associate Professor at HSE Graduate School of Business, Director of the GSB Project Management Centre
“Accreditation under the IPMA international standard is a significant milestone for GSB. It confirms that our approach to teaching project management meets the high expectations of the global professional community. For us, this is not only a recognition of quality but also a sign that we are developing education in line with global trends and preparing specialists who can work effectively in international settings.”
This international accreditation reinforces GSB’s commitment to high educational standards and strengthens its reputation as a first-choice business school.