«Avtopromimport» Foreign Trade Enterprise Department was established in 2012 as a unit of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at the HSE. The department is charged with teaching courses on public and corporate governance systems for Bachelor and Master students, managing student project activities jointly with potential employers, conducting research in the field of systems interconnectivity and modern methods of competitiveness assessment and management. A distinguishing feature of the Department activities is maintaining close relationships with the leading companies in the machine building, chemistry industry and the energy sector. We cooperate in the field of implementing effective management solutions based on economic modelling and forecasting methods.