North-West Academy of Public Administration is a state higher educational institution situated in the center of St. Petersburg, Russia

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The Academy carries out training, retraining and improvement of professional skills of the public employees in St. Petersburg and Northwest region of Russian Federation

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

. The Academy is one of the most authoritative and prestigious educational institutions of St. Petersburg. The Academy was founded in 1991.

The educational process is divided with 6 schools and 21 departments. Courses of instruction include full-time, part-time and correspondence programs.

• 22,000 students attend full-time courses.
• Annually 2,500 persons study on short-term advanced courses and seminars, conferences, round tables and meetings.
• 4,000 employees of the executive authority attend retraining courses in management and administration fields.

Today the Academy comprises:

• School of State and Municipal Management
• School of Public Administrators Training and Retraining
• School of Law
• School of International Relations
• School of Economics and Finance
• School of Social Technologies
• Postgraduates studies in the fields of Political science, History, Law, Economics and Social studies
• Wide network of 13 branches in North-West region of Russia