In the modern world, not only the professions of an economist, lawyer, manager and civil servant are relevant. Specialists in foreign economic activity are in great demand. The training of such personnel forms the basis of the work of the Russian Customs Academy (RTA) - a fairly young state university in Lyubertsy, Moscow Region.
How the educational institution was created
Today RTA is the only educational institution in our country that trains specialists in the field of customs. They thought about opening such a university in the late 80s. The country began to live in new economic conditions, the number of participants in foreign economic activity increased. The personnel training system that existed at that time in the customs service was no longer able to cope with its tasks.
The idea of creating an educational institution was expressed by Vitaly Konstantinovich Boyarov (head of the Main Directorate of State Customs Control under the Council of Ministers of the USSR) and Leonid Arkadyevich Lozbenko (the firstdeputy). In 1989, the Institute for Advanced Studies and Retraining of Customs Workers was opened. In 1993, it was transformed into the Russian Customs Academy.
PTA at the present stage
The activities of the university began at the Suvorov military school in Fili. In subsequent years, active work was carried out to expand the material and technical base. Gradually, the necessary facilities appeared at the academy: a sports building, a hostel, a library. Today RTA is a major educational institution. She has several branches. The property complex of the academy is located in Lyubertsy, Vladivostok, Rostov-on-Don, St. Petersburg. University in total:
- 13 buildings and structures for educational activities;
- 4 dorms;
- 1 canteen.
The organizational structure of the educational institution is not large-scale. It has only 3 faculties responsible for training specialists. The main subdivision is the customs department. Applicants are offered the speci alty "Customs". The duration of study on it is 5 years (full-time) and 6 years (in absentia). At the "Customs" you can choose the most interesting profile for yourself, in order to eventually become a qualified specialist in a particular area. The list of departments also includes the Faculty of Economics and Law.
Receiving specialized education at the academy
РТА strives to meet the requirements of the times. For this reason, the universityregularly reviews its educational activities. Recently, the academy has begun to use a new approach in teaching students. The educational process is structured so that the student can receive not only special customs competencies, but also deep knowledge in the field of foreign economic activity.
Very important in the Russian Customs Academy is given to the acquisition of practical skills. Periodically, work is carried out to expand the bases of practices. In 2017, one of the students of the Faculty of Customs was lucky enough to have an internship at the Representative Office of the Federal Customs Service of Russia in the People's Republic of China.
A very important advantage of the academy is the presence of a legal clinic. It is specially designed for bachelors and masters of the Faculty of Law, so that students can acquire practical skills through providing free legal assistance to people in need.
Training of specialists for foreign countries
The prestige of the Russian Customs Academy is known not only in Russia, but also abroad. For this reason, not only citizens of our country study at the university and its branches. About 500 students are foreign students from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Ukraine, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan and others.
International cooperation with universities, educational centers, representative offices of customs services of foreign countries is at an active stage of development. Established, for example, contacts with Europe. RTA together with universities fromGermany, Italy, Serbia, Poland develops interuniversity master's programs of "double diplomas".
St. Petersburg branch named after Bobkov
From the moment the Russian Customs Academy was opened to the moment the first branch appeared, not much time passed - about 1 year. The educational institution appeared in St. Petersburg. The educational activity of the branch was started on October 1st. Immediately opened 2 faculties - law and customs economics. It was on October 1 that the branch started training lawyers and economists.
Later, the list of destinations in the St. Petersburg branch of the Russian Customs Academy named after Bobkov expanded. Today, the branch in this regard is not inferior to the parent educational organization. He implements training in "Customs", "Jurisprudence", "Economics", "Management". The quality of education in St. Petersburg is no worse than in Moscow. The branch is aimed at producing such specialists who could work competently and protect the economic interests of our country.
Vladivostok branch
The Vladivostok branch of the Russian Customs Academy has existed since December 1994. Today, this educational institution occupies a significant position in the educational system of the city among other universities. The branch is located far from Moscow, but, despite this, in it, just like in the head university, the work is disciplined and well-coordinated. All students receive a very high quality education. This iscan be seen from the results of the activities of the faculties. Students regularly show a good level of knowledge at regional and all-Russian Olympiads in specialized disciplines and related sciences.
An important feature of the Vladivostok Academy is a decent material and technical base. It allows you to keep a high bar both in education and in the everyday life of students. The educational building of the RTA Vladivostok has new equipment. The university also has a comfortable hostel.
Rostov Branch
In Rostov-on-Don, a branch of the Moscow Academy was opened a little later than in St. Petersburg and Vladivostok. The official date of its creation is June 30, 1995. The Rostov branch of the Russian Customs Academy is also quite a worthy educational institution. Its classrooms are equipped with modern interactive equipment. A courtroom is specially equipped for law students. A situational-analytical center was organized. It regularly hosts intellectual games, quizzes, video conferences.
The educational process in the Rostov branch of the Russian Customs Academy is built in cooperation with the customs authorities of the Southern and North Caucasian customs departments. Thanks to this, students receive the most up-to-date knowledge during training.
School rules
A very important nuance that all future students of the Russian Customs Academy and Rostov, St. Petersburg andVladivostok branches is that all students wear a special uniform. For young men, it includes several items of clothing: a cap with a cockade, a tunic with shoulder straps, a tie, trousers and shirts. Shirts are used in pistachio color for everyday wear and white for holidays. The color of the rest of the items is aqua. Complementing the uniform - black leather low shoes.
Girls at the academy are required to wear a cap with a cockade, a tunic with shoulder straps and a skirt, blouse, tie, black leather shoes. The colors of the main items are similar to those of the male uniform. The blouse is also white and pistachio. Pilot, tunic, skirt and tie are sewn from sea-green fabric.
The Russian Customs Academy is an effective university in our country. The educational institution provides each of its students with high-quality knowledge, but it is strict with the order in the RTA, because very important personnel for our country are being trained here.