OREANDA-NEWS. March 30, 2011. Within the scope of the country-wide competition "Mission possible. Your calling is a financier!", gifted school pupils who won and received prizes during the second stage received an opportunity to study at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation without taking any entrance exams. The competition’s prestige was confirmed by its inclusion on the list of school academic competitions for the 2010-2011 academic year. The Bank of Moscow continued its tradition of officially sponsoring the competition.

The final of the competition is preceded by several rounds in which school children from 47 regions of the country, from Magnitogorsk to Kaliningrad, take part, including from country sides. A total of more than 500 works were submitted, with 79 being selected for the final. Of these, 25 were penned by future students, accepted without additional entry exams. The winners demonstrated an outstanding knowledge of economic theory and wrote original essays on an economic theme.

"The Bank of Moscow considers supporting the competition to be of major significance. Talented and persistent school graduates from the most remote parts of Russia gain an opportunity to study at one of the country’s leading higher educational institutions", says Andrey Lapko, Vice President of the Bank of Moscow. "Today, the staff of the Bank of Moscow, including top management, includes more than 100 graduates from the Financial University. I congratulate wholeheartedly the young people who successfully passed the test and wish them interesting studies and a brilliant career".