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Oleg Gurov

Research fellow

Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)

Moscow, Russia

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Organizer of academic and research processes, educator, researcher, and public figure with experience in business, science, and education.

My organisation

Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)

Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)

University

Moscow, Russia

MGIMO offers 112 degree programs in 17 areas of study: international relations, foreign area studies, political science, law, economics, journalism, advertising and public relations, management, state and municipal administration, business informatics, commerce, tourism, pedagogy, psychology, sociology, linguistics, ecology and natural resource management. MGIMO has 13 Schools, Gorchakov Lyceum and College. The main MGIMO campus is located in Moscow; other campuses are in Odintsovo (Moscow region) and Tashkent while an educational platform is operating in Geneva. There are 8,600 people studying at the main campus, with MGIMO-Odintsovo and MGIMO-Tashkent having 2018 and 320 students, respectively. The faculty comprises 1233 people. The share of international students is 13%, while the share of foreign faculty is 11%. MGIMO teaches 53 foreign languages (Guinness World Record). MGIMO is the leader in terms of the Unified State Exam scores of its applicants (97.98). MGIMO offers 27 international network programs and network programs with Russian universities such as MIPT, MISIS, MSU, SCOLIPE, Gubkin University, Kuban SAU, Stavropol SAU, RSHU. There are specialized corporate departments and programs of Rostec, Rosneft, Transneft, Nornickel, UMMC, Gazprombank, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Government of Moscow Region, with over 20 regional agreements. MGIMO is a key university for the dialogue with France, Austria, the Czech Republic; Japan, South Korea; for the ASEAN Center. In 2020, MGIMO joined the World-Class Research Center. In 10 years, the number of Scopus publications has increased 22-fold (from 21 to 466 articles), with the share of Q1 and Q2 publications having grown from 10 to 43%. MGIMO publishes and supports 11 research journals. The share of University’s own (non-state) funds is 64% of its total budget. MGIMO holds the 348th position in the QS World University ranking, being 41st in the QS World University Ranking by Subject (Politics). It is also among 200 best universities in the categories of Modern Languages, Law, Social Sciences and Management. MGIMO School of Business (accredited by AMBA) holds the 41st place among the European programs included in the QS ranking (Executive MBA program), being 61st in the QS Global MBA ranking for Europe.
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About me

Place of Employment:  

Center for Artificial Intelligence, MGIMO University – Research Fellow  

Faculty of Economics, Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) – Associate Professor  

Faculty of Philosophy, GAUGN – Associate Professor  

Autonomous Non-Profit Organization "Center for Development of Business Competencies" – General Director  

Academic Degrees:  

PHD in Philosophy (MSU, 2022)  

Global Executive MBA (IE Business School, Madrid, 2013)  

Biographical Summary:  

An organizer of academic and research processes, educator, researcher, and public figure with over 20 years of experience at the intersection of business, science, and education. Author of a monograph and scientific publications in leading Russian and international journals. Expert of the Russian International Affairs Council.  

Education:  

- 1997: MGIMO University, Faculty of International Relations, specialization in "World Politics and Economics."  

- 2007: Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH), Faculty of Art History, specialization in "Theory and History of Culture."  

- 2013: IE Business School (Madrid), Global Executive MBA.  

- 2022: Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), Candidate of Philosophical Sciences.  

Dissertation Topic:  

“The Boundaries of the ‘Human’ and the ‘Technical’ (Based on the Works of D. Cronenberg).”  

Completed under specialty 09.00.13 — “Philosophical Anthropology, Philosophy of Culture” at the Faculty of Philosophy, Lomonosov Moscow State University.  

Academic and Teaching Activities:  

Lecturer and researcher at Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), MGIMO University, GAUGN, and RANEPA. Developer of educational programs for MBA, Master’s, and Bachelor’s degrees in humanities, strategic management, digital transformation, and change management.  

Research Interests:  

Digital technologies, change management, philosophy of culture, strategic management, artificial intelligence. Research focuses on the interaction between technology and society, ethics of the digital age, and educational transformation.  

Publications:  

  • Monograph: “Boundaries of the Human” (2020).  

  • Contributions to Collective Monographs: 9 chapters on philosophy, political science, cultural studies, and digital economics.  

  • Articles: Over 80 scientific and expert publications in Springer, Scopus, Web of Science (WOS), and Russian specialized journals.  

Languages:  

English, Spanish – fluent.

Skills

  • Philosophy
  • Cyborgization
  • digital transformation
  • ethics
  • Philosophy of technologies

Interests

  • Cyborgs
  • Cyborgization
  • Artificial-intelligence
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • digital economy

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