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A STUDY ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS NETWORKS IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT AND CREATING FORESIGHTS BY MEANS OF COLLABORATION NETWORKS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMS



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sofiarekord@unecon.ru
Head of the Department of World Economy and International Economic Relations, Saint-Petersburg State University of Economics, Doctor of Economics, Professor
St. Petersburg

Keywords:

  • research cluster
  • inter-company network
  • networks of collaboration
  • Foresight
  • industrial innovative networks
  • project oriented education
  • the network principle of international economy
  • Inter-University research clusters
  • The article provides analysis of basic approaches, principles and learning experience with regard to training postgraduates: the study of business networks through formation of international networks of collaboration, the so-called "proto-clusters", given the changing global economic landscape. Examples of collaborative practices show that the project based training in research clusters provides students with all necessary competences for the adequate addressing present digital challenges and business changes. Besides project oriented education provides students with a breadth of perception and enables them to foresee possible structural and conceptual changes within international business.
    Special emphasis has been given in the article to the "future oriented training" through the use of Foresight techniques which should be included into all students research projects especially in the field of international economy. It is considered critical for perception of origins of changes within global sectors and markets.

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