On-line Learning for North-West of Russia

Two distance learning (DL) courses ”Up-to-date construction management” and ”Business planning and investment analysis” were developed and successfully carried out by Vocational Renewal Centre ”Management and Computer Technologies” in 1999-2001 within the projects partially supported by grants of Eurasia foundation (www.eurasia.msk.ru). The major part of students (150 in total) present St.-Petersburg, Petrozavodsk, Archangelsk, Pskov, Vologda, Obninsk, Murmansk and other small and middle enterprises and companies of North-West region of Russia. The interest to distance learning courses may be explained by the fact that many managers in CIS companies are rather skilled engineers or accountants but do not have enough knowledge in new forms of management, finances and law.