Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

RANEPA, as part of the Presidential Administration, is the leading post-secondary institution in the Russian Federation specializing in public management and economics. Its main campus is located in Moscow, and it has more than 60 other branches across the country. RANEPA is also a key resource for policy research in Russia, as manifested in its developing the agenda for the 2012 Russian Presidency in APEC, and in revising the national socio-economic development strategy to 2020. Each year RANEPA hosts the Gaidar Forum, the top economic policy conference in Russia, with participants from Russia and from many countries around the world.