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The administration of the Tomsk Region has tentatively approved the provision of more than 3,000 hectares of agricultural land under the first phase of a business project to create industrial plantations of wild berries. The design of pilot plantations will begin in 2019.

Dear colleagues, teachers, and employees of the Institute of Economics and Management! Dear IEM students and graduate students!

The past 2018 was a jubilee year: we celebrated the 140^th anniversary of Tomsk State University and the 120^th anniversary of economic education beyond the Urals. Many employees and students of the Institute are deservedly awarded regional, departmental, and university awards....

On the eve of the New Year, the heads of the departments of the TSU Institute of Economics and Management summed up the results of 2018, outlined plans for the future, and also congratulated colleagues and students. New topical programs as a response to market demand, victories in grant competitions, publications in high-rating magazines - these and other significant events were named in the interview.

The Institute of Economics and Management held a solemn event, dedicated to the graduation of Master’s students. Director of the IEM Victor Dyomin handed diplomas to 32 graduates in Economics, Management, International Management, State and Municipal Management, Strategic Human Resource Management, Finance, and Finance and Accounting in Organizations.

The training of 15 Tomskneftekhim LLC (Sibur)leading employees and 5 employer-sponsored students was held at the Institute of Economics and Management under the advanced training program Production System Lean Production (program size 72 hours).

What is digital literacy and why do we need a competency model? Will the robot replace the teacher and do the students want it? Hot debates about the digital transformation of education, about the collapse of the usual way of economics, and about many other things were held at the 2^nd International Scientific Forum The Step into the Future: Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy, in which IEM TSU teachers took part. Among the forum’s speakers were also the famous scientists from Europa and China.

In November, the European Research Studies Journal (indexed by the Scopus database, included in Q2 in ​​Economics, Econometrics, and Finance) published an article by IEM teachers Svetlana Martynova (head of the Department of State and Municipal Government) and Polina Sazonova (senior teacher at the Department of State and Municipal Government) on the topic of women's entrepreneurship. At the moment, this is the highest-rated article in Economics that that ever has been written by TSU scientists.

120 years ago the foundation for educational and scientific activities on economic disciplines in the territory from the Urals and to the Far East was laid: on October 22, 1898, the Department of Political Economy and Statistics was organized in the Faculty of Law of Tomsk Imperial University. From November 14 to November 17, Institute of Economics and Management held anniversary events dedicated to the great anniversary of economic education in Siberia and the Far East.

Department of State and Municipal Management and the Department of Organizational Behavior and Personnel Management at IEM TSU has organized a round table discussion Manager Competencies and Educational Technologies for their Formation under the international conference HR-trend 2018.

Even a successful leader needs to master project management skills. This conclusion was reached by the participants of the seminar Professional Approach to Project Management organized by IEM with Kaizen Consulting. The presenter was Stanislav Younes, business consultant, CEO of the company. He offered to implement the project using a special simulator, and also shared life hacks on effective project management.

Today it is important not to control and not check the students but to understand how students have mastered economic skills that can support them in the economic process, business relationships, and when working in large companies. And how to teach students economics in an environment where basic information is accessible outside the walls of the university? What is the role of the teacher in this process? This was discussed at the All-Russian seminar Skills of Teaching Economic Disciplines under the 120^th anniversary of economic education in Siberia and the Far East.

On November 13, TSU and Coca-Cola HBC Russia have signed an agreement. TSU is in the TOP-20 priority Russian universities, with which the company establishes collaboration. Under the agreement, it will be organized some events for TSU students that will help to learn more about building a career in an international company. Lectures and seminars from Coca-Cola HBC Russia experts, business cases, job fairs, vocational guidance excursions to production – it is only a part of possible opportunities. The university students will also be among the first to receive information about Coca-Cola HBC Russia positions that have opened for beginners and apply for participation in three months internships and a biennial training program for future managers.

The TSU Foundation for the Management of Target Capital with the support of Timur Khismatullin, a graduate of the TSU’s Faculty of Economics, a member of the Board of Directors of the Siberian Agrarian Group continues to accept applications for the personal scholarships. The amount of the scholarship is 20 000 rubles. TSU students of the full-time course of study who have “good” and “excellent” marks for the last session can receive it.

On October 22, 1898, the Faculty of Law of the Tomsk Imperial University has opened the Department of Political Economy and Statistics. 120 years ago it marked the beginning of educational and scientific activities in economic disciplines in the territory from the Urals and to the Far East. From November 14 to November 17, IEM will host anniversary events dedicated to the 120^th anniversary of economic education in Siberia and the Far East.