Research Excellence

The International Banking Institute named after Anatoliy Sobchak conducts a wide range of research activities aimed at addressing current and future challenges in economics, finance, and management.

Our priority research areas include:

  • the development of banking business and innovative financial technologies;
  • corporate and sectoral economics and finance;
  • economic security and transport economics;
  • issues of green economy, green finance, and green banking;
  • the transformation of the banking and financial system in the digital era.

Research at the International Banking Institute is conducted by academic departments and specialized research centers and encompasses the full spectrum of scholarly activity, including fundamental research, applied studies, and practice-oriented projects.

The Institute’s academic community brings together highly respected scholars, including recipients of national and professional awards, honorary distinctions, and academic prizes. The faculty includes 25 Doctors of Science and 32 Candidates of Science (PhD-equivalent), forming a strong and highly qualified research team.

IBI hosts authorized Dissertation Councils (Doctoral Boards) empowered to accept for defense Candidate of Sciences (PhD-equivalent) and Doctor of Sciences dissertations in the following fields: 

  • Council 99.0.125.02 (5.2.3 – Regional and Sectoral Economics: Economic Security; Transport and Logistics) – based at Emperor Alexander I St. Petersburg State Transport University (PGUPS University);
  • Council 990.0.139.02 (5.2.4 – Finance) – based at the Research Institute of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation (FRI).

The International Banking Institute provides postgraduate studies (PhD-level) in the following academic fields:

  • 5.2.3 – Regional and Sectoral Economics;
  • 5.2.4 – Finance;
  • 5.1.2 – Public Law (State Law) Sciences.

Every year, the Institute organizes and hosts a series of major academic and scientific events, including:

  • the International Student Research Conference
  • the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Smirnov Readings”
  • the All-Russian Financial Science Forum
  • the St. Petersburg Open Competition named after Professor V.N. Veniaminov.

Through these initiatives, the International Banking Institute continues to strengthen its position as a leading academic and research center, contributing to the advancement of financial science and higher education both in Russia and internationally.