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From September 22 to 26, 2025, the 25th Anniversary Russian Municipal Forum was held in Anapa (Vityazevo village), co-organized by the State University of Management.
The main theme this year is: “Local self-government and municipal management: creation and development in new legislative conditions.”
For over twenty-four years, the Forum's Organizing Committee has maintained its tradition of bringing together interested stakeholders to professionally discuss current issues in local government and municipal administration and develop proposals for their solutions. The Forum promotes cooperation, the exchange of theoretical developments, practical experience, and information in the field of local government and the training of personnel for state and municipal administration.
More than 140 participants from 36 constituent entities of the Russian Federation took part in the discussions: representatives of federal legislative and executive authorities, state authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, heads and representatives of municipal administrations, representatives of associations of municipal councils, media, scientific, consulting, and non-profit organizations, as well as students studying in the field of "Public and Municipal Administration."
Forum participants were greeted by distinguished guests: Svetlana Yurkova, Chair of the Russian Municipal Forum Organizing Committee and member of the Presidium of the Russian Municipal Academy; Vladimir Zotov, Advisor to the Mayor of Moscow and Professor at the State University of Management; Denis Dzyuba, Head of the Internal Policy Department of the Anapa Municipal Administration; Vyacheslav Timchenko, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Rules and Organization of Parliamentary Activity; and Andrei Maksimov, Director General of the Union of Russian Cities and Chairman of the Commission on Territorial Development, Urban Environment, and Infrastructure of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation.
During thematic sections within the program, issues related to territorial organization models and structures of local government bodies in the constituent entities of Russia and the competencies of municipalities under new legislation were discussed.
On the third day of the Forum, traditionally dedicated to professional training for public authorities and government, Irina Milkina, Associate Professor of the Department of Public and Municipal Administration and Head of the Project-Based Learning Laboratory for Urban Development at the State University of Management, presented a report titled "From Student Projects to a Successful Professional Trajectory." She highlighted the role of a project-based approach in the educational process, which enables students to acquire a range of important competencies necessary for successful professional development and personal growth.
Also on the third day of the Forum, the winners of the 13th Russian Competition of Graduate Theses in Public and Municipal Administration were announced, where GUU graduates traditionally take top places:
1st place in the nomination "Modernization of road transport infrastructure" was awarded to:
Danila Smirnov, a graduate of the Bachelor's program in Public and Municipal Administration. Thesis topic: "Integration of Individual Mobility into the Moscow Transportation System." Kirill Galin, a graduate of the Bachelor's program in Urban Studies and Urban Management. Thesis topic: "Prospects for the Development of Bicycle Infrastructure in Moscow."
Polina Prudnikova, a graduate of the bachelor's program in Urban Studies and Urban Management, won the "Formation of a Comfortable Urban Environment" category with her work "Development of Urban Areas in the Context of Depopulation."
Maria Ananenko, a graduate of the bachelor's degree program in Public and Municipal Administration, was recognized as the best in the "State and Municipal Social Policy" category for her work on "The Role of the Victory Volunteers Movement in the Implementation of Regional Social Policy (using the Northwestern Federal District as an example)."
Nadezhda Oshkina, a graduate of the Bachelor's program in Public and Municipal Administration, took second place in the "Digitalization of Public and Municipal Administration" category. Her thesis topic was "Using Online Platforms for Interaction between Local Governments and Citizens: Challenges and Implementation Practices."
Ivan Ignatov, a graduate of the bachelor's program in Urban Studies and City Management, won third place in the "Managing the Investment Attractiveness of Territories" category for his work "Organization of Control and Supervisory Activities as a Means of Increasing the Investment Attractiveness of the Moscow Region."
We congratulate our graduates and wish them further victories!
The 25th Russian Municipal Forum was organized by the State University of Management, the Corporate University for Education Development (KURO), the Russian Municipal Academy, the Moscow Institute of Economics, Pravda-TOUR LLC, and the Administration and Council of the resort town of Anapa. The forum is supported by the State Duma Committee on Regional Policy and Local Self-Government. Partners include the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, the Union of Russian Cities, and the Federal Expert Council on Local and Public Self-Government and Local Communities.
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