International Market Institute

Information updated 08.09.2026

Overview

International Market Institute (Russian: Международный институт рынка) is a university in Samara, Russia, founded on 4 July 1994 on the joint initiative of the Government of Samara Oblast and the AVTOVAZ automobile manufacturer, aiming to address a regional shortage of qualified specialists.

The institute provides higher education and professional retraining/upskilling programs in economics, management, finance and information technology. It now operates as the Samara University of Public Administration “International Market Institute”.