Tkachenko Irina Nikolaevna Scientific director of the competition, doctor of Economics, Professor, Head of the Department of Corporate Economics and Business Management

The international competition of research works of young scientists and students “Corporate governance, business sustainability ( ESG ) and development projects ” is held by the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Ural State  University of Economics” with the support of the NP “Elite Club of Corporate Behavior”, ANO “Center for Assessment and development of project management", Ministry of Industry and Science of the Sverdlovsk Region, Ministry of Economy and Territorial Development of the Sverdlovsk Region; Sverdlovsk Regional Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Ural Branch of the Free Economic Society of Russia. 

The purpose of the Competition: the formation of management and research competencies in the field of corporate governance, sustainable development and project management among young managers - future business leaders aimed at applying civilized norms of proper corporate behavior, ESG practices in the field of environmental, socio-economic development, strengthening effective interaction between the state , business and society, application of knowledge in the field of project management. Improving the quality of training of qualified personnel, increasing the interest of young scientists and students in their chosen profession, identifying gifted youth and building personnel potential for research, administrative, production and business activities. 

Participants of the Competition: students, undergraduates, graduate students, applicants for an academic degree, young researchers at universities, academic institutions in Russia and foreign countries, as well as employees of other interested organizations aged 18 to 35 years .

Research works for the Competition can be sent from individual participants and groups of up to 3 people.

Research works and projects are submitted to the Competition in the following categories:

1. Best Research Project on Corporate Governance and Sustainability (ESG) ;
2. Best research project in the field of project management;
3. Best Research Project in Corporate Finance and Investment.

Applications for participation in the Competition, competition works and abstracts of work must be submitted until March 20, 2024. through the site registration system:

• an individual participant submits an application through the site’s registration system, selecting the “individual participation” category
• group participation. Each group member submits an application for participation through the site’s registration system, selecting the “team participation” category, then “team captain” or “team member”. In the “Topic of work” field, everyone indicates the name of their project. The team captain attaches a file with the project and a file with the abstract of the project to the registration form, where all authors are indicated. A team member can attach empty files to complete registration. 

Lists of competition finalists invited to defend their works in person and to participate in the final events of the Forum will be published on the competition page with April 1 to April 10, 2024

The in-person defense will take place on April 24, 2024 from 10:10 to 15:30, awarding on April 25, 2024.

The final will be held in person; in some cases, by decision of the Organizing Committee of the Competition, remote participation is possible . Registered participants, experts, speakers gain access to USUE cloud resources based on the MS Office 365 platform and connect to interactive sessions during events through teams created in Microsoft Teams. 

The winners and runners-up of the Competition are awarded diplomas, orders and cash prizes:

• 15,000 rubles – for 1st place
• 10,000 rubles – for 2nd place
• 5,000 rubles – for 3rd place

The winners of the Competition, awarded a 1st degree Diploma, are awarded points for individual achievements when admitted to study at USUE in master's programs (2 points).

Based on the results of the final events, it is planned to release a collection of abstracts of the Competition finalists with placement in the RSCI and on the websites of the Ural State University of Economics.