MASTER’S DEGREE OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATION SPECIALISTS TRAINING: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS
The current stage of development of the world economy will lead to fundamental changes in the living and working conditions of the entire population of the planet. According to a study by the World Economic Forum review, by 2020 more than a third of the skills needed for modern career will change. Taking that into account, it is necessary to change the approach to the master’s training of future specialists. The Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, being the flagship of the training of international economic relations specialists, was one of the first Russian universities to start implementing MA degree programs, preserving the best traditions of their own school - strong language training, an emphasis on the international component, practice-oriented approach nature. However, today’s realities make it necessary to significantly reform the economic master’s program at the University. In particular, the leading universities of the world implement training in enlarged areas - «Economics», «Statistics», etc. Implementing this approach will increase the competitiveness of Russian education in foreign and domestic markets and make it more understandable for foreign students and partner universities. However, as is well known, the Russian MA degree should simultaneously be practice-oriented, prepare future graduates for research and teaching. Thus, the question arises of finding a reasonable compromise between all the requirements for the development of master’s degree programs. The article substantiates the concept of modular education in the magistracy of MGIMO-University in the enlarged areas of training «Economics» and «Finance and Credit», allowing not only to make the master’s programs more understandable and accessible to foreign students and partners, but also to meet the requirements of Russian educational standards, namely: provide practice-oriented education, training future specialists for research and teaching activities.