About us

Non-state educational institution «Educational Center «ZNANIE» («knowledge») was founded at the 1987 by four university teachers. First it was registered as a co-operative society "Znanie", from 1996 as non-state educational institution. First we entered additional educational facilities to schoolboys, students and applicants to universities, afterwards we had opened courses on the training of accountants, chief clerks. Soon in connection with the development of computers we entered learning PC users, accountants-PC users, chief clerks - PC users. Since 1995 we educate on professions "Manager". This profession gives a listener base of market economies, structure of business, helping be adapted in heavy conditions of reforms in Russia. We purposive to increase a spectrum of professions in accordance with the computer system and communications development. At the 1999 executive director of Educational center "Znanie" Vasily Novikov was invited in St Louis, MO, USA to take part in Community Connection Program of international exchange between American Businesses and Russian Entrepreneurs . Most of educational courses, methods, curriculums and approaches were considered with American educators and businessmen.