announces the start of the next intake for the Dual Degree Executive MBA—the joint program with HEC Paris, #1 business school in Europe by the Financial Times 2008. Dual Degree Executive MBA is taught in English, the length of the program is 18 months. The optimized format of the Dual Degree Executive MBA allows for study without interruption of the business process – the program is composed of 13 modules that are held once a month and last 4–5 days. 8 modules take place in St. Petersburg, 5 modules are taught internationally—in France, USA, Belgium, and Asia. The faculty is comprised of the best professors from GSOM and HEC, as well as visiting lecturers from world leading business-schools. The participants of the Dual Degree Executive MBA will obtain two degrees upon program completion: “Master of Business Administration” from GSOM St. Petersburg State University and “Executive Master of business administration from HEC Paris and French Ministry of Education.