ISE was founded in 1991 as a non-profit organisation by a group of lecturers from St Petersburg’s economic universities with the aim to improve the quality of economic education in Russia.
ISE is a combination of a small educational institution and professional publishing house.
The main activities of the School of Economics Institute focus on:
- Publishing and disseminating economic literature
- Retraining programs for university lectures and school teachers
- Improving professional skills of managers for small companies and large corporations
Since 1999 ISE has been involved in the creation of the Internet resource center The School of Economics. The center is meant to act a new research network for economists from different universities, schools and organizations.
English and Russian language website contains recently published books, journals (no downloads) and a database on famous economists and their work.