The Stockholm School of Economics Russia (SSE Russia) started its activities in 1997. The School focuses on offering executive training to both Russian and international managerial staff. Both open and company-specific training programs are offered regularly to personnel from both Russian and international corporations. Courses of study include marketing, finance, human-resource management and quality management. Research activities support the training process, which focuses on cross-cultural management, human resources, quality management, customer orientation and business development. The faculty consists of Swedish, Russian and international teachers and the total number of participants in the training programs is approximately 500 per year.