Selection underway for fourth installment of Muravyov-Amursky 2030 Management Programme training civil servants for the Far East and Arctic
The Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic and the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation are working together to implement the Muravyov-Amursky 2030 Management Programme, providing training for civil servants and development institutions in the Russian Far East.
The programme was launched by Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic Alexey Chekunkov at the 6th Eastern Economic Forum in 2021, with programme trainees participating in the Forum in 2022 and 2023.
In 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to extend the programme to include Russia’s Arctic zone. The programme prepares civil servants to occupy managerial positions in the Far East and Arctic.
“The Arctic and Far East are creating new opportunities for our country, but their sustainable development would be impossible without qualified personnel and programmes aimed at protecting people because human capital is key to successfully developing these territories and unlocking their full potential. This lends the 2025 launch of the ‘Personnel’ national project, which looks to provide the Russian economy, its different regions and business, with qualified employees, particular significance,” Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation and Executive Secretary of the ‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’ International Arctic Forum Organizing Committee Anton Kobyakov said.
One of the key tracks of the ‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’ International Arctic Forum, slated for 26–27 March 2025 in Murmansk, is focused on the education of a new generation of specialists. The slogan for the 2025 Forum is ‘The North – the place to live!’. If the region’s unique potential is to be fully realized, qualified personnel must be trained to adapt to northern conditions, juggle multiple challenges, shape the future of Russia’s Arctic, contribute to its development, and integrate into the national economy.
“The programme attracts passionate people to a difficult cause. They are not being called to go on a pleasure cruise or to stuff their pockets – they are being given a chance to serve their country by solving complex problems for the benefit of the people around them. Competition for the programme is fierce, and many give up established careers to travel to the Far East and take part, proving that such people do exist in Russia and that the development of the Far East and Arctic is important to Russians,” Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic Alexey Chekunkov said.
The new installment is a one-year programme consisting of 9 modules in the Far East, Arctic, and Moscow, with an international module in the People’s Republic of China. The training programme fully immerses participants in the functioning of the government structures and regions and seeks to provide a basic knowledge of public administration, history, Asian studies, and practical tools for solving government problems. Mentors play a special role in the programme. Participants receive support from the Deputy Plenipotentiary Envoy of the President of the Russian Federation for the Far Eastern Federal District, officials from the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East, the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation, the Eastern State Planning Centre, the region’s top officials, and the rectors of leading universities.
“This year, the Russian President supported the extension of our programme to include the Arctic and spoke of how the programme was bringing young leaders to the Far East and raising the potential of local personnel. Participants in the new installment will have the opportunity to show if they have what it takes as they work to resolve the issues facing all 19 regions of the Far East and Arctic,” Muravyov-Amursky 2030 Programme Project Office Manager Ksenia Kishkareva said.
The first two installments of the programme successfully trained 96 participants, who now occupy positions of responsibility in the Far East and include regional ministers and deputy ministers, deputy heads of municipalities, and heads of development institutions. Many have brought their families here from other parts of the country. 52 people are currently studying in the third installment of the programme.
Participation in the Muravyov-Amursky 2030 Programme is free with a commitment to take up a position in the civil service in the Russian Far East and Arctic.
Programme graduates receive a professional diploma from the Skolkovo School of Management and partner universities and are added to the registry of civil servants. Participants enrolled in the programme join regional project teams implementing significant projects under the supervision of local governors.
Learn more about the programme and submit an application form by 17 March 2025 at муравьевамурский-2030.рф.