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The “ministry of happiness” on Sakhalin: A Muravyov-Amursky 2030 graduate’s path in public service
The “ministry of happiness” on Sakhalin: A Muravyov-Amursky 2030 graduate’s path in public service
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Yekaterina Pereverzeva, a graduate of the Muravyov-Amursky 2030 program, which trains highly qualified managers for the Far East and the Arctic, has come a long way to return to Sakhalin and work for the benefit of her home region.Read on to learn how the program helped advance her career, what skills graduates acquire, and why she calls her workplace a “ministry of happiness.”Yekaterina was born and raised in the small port city of Kholmsk in the Sakhalin Region. After school, she moved to St. Petersburg, where she graduated from the St. Petersburg Law Institute (a branch of the University of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation) and the North-West Institute of Management (a branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) with a degree in law. But unlike many who aspire to stay in the metropolis, Yekaterina decided to return.Yekaterina took her first professional steps at the Sakhalin Region Prosecutor’s Office, then transferred to the Ministry of Social Protection. There, she rose from assistant to head of the legal support department. Then came an event that set her on a new career path: she enrolled in the Muravyov-Amursky 2030 program.A star academy for future leadersYekaterina spent a year in the Muravyov-Amursky 2030 program. “Participating in the program had a direct impact on my career advancement,” she notes. “We were taught not only how to conduct ourselves as government officials, but also strategic thinking – how to see a situation from different angles, find creative solutions, calculate risks, and secure resources. All of that certainly applies to my work now.”Yekaterina recalls that one of the key challenges for her cohort was working on a project commissioned by the Republic of Buryatia – a pharmaceutical supply initiative.“I don’t have a medical background, so I didn’t know much about medications. I had to dive deep, study everything in detail, and consider the situation from all angles,” Yekaterina says.Her group successfully defended the project before Alexei Chekunkov, Minister for the Development of the Far East and Arctic; Alexei Tsydenov, Governor of Buryatia; and a review committee.According to Yekaterina, direct access to federal and regional leaders, and the opportunity to receive detailed feedback from them, is what sets the Muravyov-Amursky 2030 program apart from any other professional development courses or advanced programs.‘Working in social protection means always staying humane’Today, Yekaterina continues to work at the Ministry of Social Protection, which she jokingly calls the “ministry of happiness.”Her promotion to Director of the Digital Development and Project Management Department coincided with the completion of her training. Yekaterina admits that the skills she acquired in the program proved useful immediately.“Right away, we formed a community of enthusiastic young people from all over the Far East and the Arctic, from completely different fields. It’s great that you can reach out to them at any time for advice. It’s a very valuable network,” she shares.Yekaterina’s plans have remained the same since returning to Sakhalin: to continue working at the “ministry of happiness” and making her home region thrive – and to prove every day that effective management is impossible without humanity.
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The “ministry of happiness” on Sakhalin: A Muravyov-Amursky 2030 graduate’s path in public service
Yekaterina Pereverzeva, a graduate of the Muravyov-Amursky 2030 program, which trains highly qualified managers for the Far East and the Arctic, has come a long way to return to Sakhalin and work for the benefit of her home region.
Read on to learn how the program helped advance her career, what skills graduates acquire, and why she calls her workplace a “ministry of happiness.”
Yekaterina was born and raised in the small port city of Kholmsk in the Sakhalin Region. After school, she moved to St. Petersburg, where she graduated from the St. Petersburg Law Institute (a branch of the University of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation) and the North-West Institute of Management (a branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) with a degree in law. But unlike many who aspire to stay in the metropolis, Yekaterina decided to return.
“I wanted to help develop my home region,” she explains.
Yekaterina took her first professional steps at the Sakhalin Region Prosecutor’s Office, then transferred to the Ministry of Social Protection. There, she rose from assistant to head of the legal support department. Then came an event that set her on a new career path: she enrolled in the Muravyov-Amursky 2030 program.
A star academy for future leaders
Yekaterina spent a year in the Muravyov-Amursky 2030 program. “Participating in the program had a direct impact on my career advancement,” she notes. “We were taught not only how to conduct ourselves as government officials, but also strategic thinking – how to see a situation from different angles, find creative solutions, calculate risks, and secure resources. All of that certainly applies to my work now.”
Yekaterina recalls that one of the key challenges for her cohort was working on a project commissioned by the Republic of Buryatia – a pharmaceutical supply initiative.
“I don’t have a medical background, so I didn’t know much about medications. I had to dive deep, study everything in detail, and consider the situation from all angles,” Yekaterina says.
Her group successfully defended the project before Alexei Chekunkov, Minister for the Development of the Far East and Arctic; Alexei Tsydenov, Governor of Buryatia; and a review committee.
According to Yekaterina, direct access to federal and regional leaders, and the opportunity to receive detailed feedback from them, is what sets the Muravyov-Amursky 2030 program apart from any other professional development courses or advanced programs.
‘Working in social protection means always staying humane’
Today, Yekaterina continues to work at the Ministry of Social Protection, which she jokingly calls the “ministry of happiness.”
“Our guiding principle is to love people. We try to help everyone who needs it,” she says with a smile.
Her promotion to Director of the Digital Development and Project Management Department coincided with the completion of her training. Yekaterina admits that the skills she acquired in the program proved useful immediately.
“Right away, we formed a community of enthusiastic young people from all over the Far East and the Arctic, from completely different fields. It’s great that you can reach out to them at any time for advice. It’s a very valuable network,” she shares.
Yekaterina’s plans have remained the same since returning to Sakhalin: to continue working at the “ministry of happiness” and making her home region thrive – and to prove every day that effective management is impossible without humanity.
