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Professor Romano Prodi
President of the Foundation for Worldwide Cooperation, Chairman of the UN-AU High Level Panel for Peacekeeping in Africa, Honorary professor of MIRBIS visits our Institute at the invitation of the Rector to take part in the Official MIRBIS Academic Council meeting  on September 16, 2009 at 14 p.m. 
 

On September 16,  2009 professor Romano Prodi,  Prime Minister of Italy (1996-1998, 2006-2008) and the President of the European Commission (1999-2005), one of MIRBIS founders will visit our School to attend the Academic Board meeting devoted to bestowing on him the title of Honorary Professor of MIRBIS
In 1988 on the International Economic Forum an inter-government agreement was signed between the USSR and Italy on establishing the International Center for Economic Research and Management Development MIRBIS (at present - the Moscow International Higher Business School MIRBIS). The founders of MIRBIS are the Moscow Institute of National Economy (at present – the Plekhanov Russian Economic Academy) and the Italian economic and research society NOMISMA headed at that time by prof. Romano Prodi. 
MIRBIS Rector, professor Stanislav Savin stressed that professor Romano Prodi was a real initiator of creating our Business School and the inspirer of its further development. In 2008 professor Romano Prodi gave his consent to join the MIRBIS Society of Honorary Professors and accept the Honorary Professorship title. It is a great honor for us to host Professor Romano Prodi in our Institute for this very important event in the life of MIRBIS.

Meeting of Professor Prodi with MIRBIS MBA students, professors, faculty, business partners, alumni, and staff.	14:15 - 14:35
Presentation of MIRBIS Rector, Stanislaw Savin “MIRBIS: 20 years in the Russian business education”	14:35 -15:00
Academic Council Meeting to confer the Honorary Professorship to Professor Romano Prodi	15:00 - 15:55
A  speech of response from professor Romano Prodi	15:55 – 16:20
Meeting with journalists, photo session	16:20
Reception in the MIRBIS reception hall	16:30 – 17:30

MIRBIS address:  34/7, Marksistskaya street, 109147
Conference hall – 7th floor

Prof. Romano Prodi Biography:
Romano Prodi was born in Scandiano ( Reggio Emilia, Italy) in 1939.
After graduation at the Faculty of Law of the Universitry of Milan and at the London School of Economics, his academic career began at the department of economics and at the Faculty of Political science of the University of Bologna, where he worked as an assistant professor (1963), associate professor (1966) and lastly professor (1971-1999) of industrial organisation and industrial policy.
In 1974 he was a visiting professor at Harvard University at the Stanford Research Institute (
He helped establish the "Italian school of industrial policy", and acted for several years as the editor of its quarterly journal, L'Industria, Rivista di Economia e Politica Industriale.
In 1981 he founded Nomisma, the largest Italian institute of economic studies, whose scientific committee he chaired until 1995.
From November 1978 to March 1979, Romano Prodi was Minister of Industry.
From November 1982 to October 1989, he was chairman and CEO of the Institute for Industrial Reconstruction (IRI), which  was the largest Italian public holding.
Recalled to head the Institute in 1993, he saw through the privatization of a number of industrial,banking and  and service companies.
In February 1995 he founded the "Olive tree" centre-left coalition, which designated him as its candidate for premiership
The coalition won the 1996  election and, in May 1996, he was appointed Prime Minister.  He remained in office until October 1998. The bold measures introduced by his Cabinet enabled Italy to meet the Maastricht criteria for joining the Euro zone.
From 1999 to 2005 he has been  President of the European Commission.        During his presidency, the euro was successfully introduced, the Union was enlarged to 10 new countries from Central, Eastern and Southern Europe and the treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe was signed.
In 2006 Romano Prodi was elected leader of the centre-left coalition in Italy and after a victory in 2006 elections he became   Prime Minister, until May 8, 2008.
He is, since then, President of the Foundation for Worldwide Cooperation and in July  he has been named Chairman of the UN-AU High Level Panel for Peacekeeping in Africa
During his academic and institutional career, Romano Prodi has been awarded a number of recognitions and he also holds various honorary degrees.
Married with  Flavia Franzoni,  they have two sons, Giorgio and Antonio.

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