# Officially a Qualified Manager > Almost three years of study, dozens of courses and conferences – and here it is, another honours diploma. I am now officially a qualified manager! - Canonical page: https://shorin.me/en/blog/2025/05/manager-with-diploma/ - Page language: English - Published: 2025-05-26 - Tags: Career, RANEPA, LifeLongLearning, Shorin, Management, Conference, Networking, CDTO, Copyright, Publication - Russian version: https://shorin.me/blog/2025/05/manager-with-diploma/index.md Officially a qualified manager On Friday, my nearly three years on RANEPA’s Public and Municipal Administration programme reached their natural conclusion: we were formally presented with our diplomas. In case anyone missed it, I enrolled at [RANEPA](https://shorin.me/en/blog/2024/04/visit-ranepa/index.md) in the summer of 2022 after realising that the management skills I had acquired through experience needed a solid theoretical foundation. From time to time, I published posts about: - The [lecturers](https://shorin.me/en/blog/2024/04/egorov-vladimir/index.md) who shared their knowledge with us; - The theory behind [assessing](https://shorin.me/en/blog/2024/12/assessment/index.md) applications in project work; - The [patenting](https://shorin.me/en/blog/2024/04/it-patents/index.md) of IT solutions; - Various [conferences](https://shorin.me/en/blog/2024/11/otsy-i-deti/index.md) in which I took part; - My academic [publishing](https://shorin.me/en/blog/2024/08/new-article/index.md) activity. During my studies, I also completed two additional [continuing-professional-development courses](https://shorin.me/en/blog/2025/01/business-digital-transformation/index.md). In February this year, I successfully [defended](https://shorin.me/en/blog/2025/02/shorin-otlichno/index.md) my master’s dissertation. We received our diplomas separately from the rest of the Academy, as part of its annual academic [conference](https://shorin.me/en/blog/2024/05/ranepa-activities/index.md). In short, that is one more [honours](https://shorin.me/en/blog/2024/06/kursovaya-rabota/index.md) diploma for my collection. Thank you to everyone who supported me and helped me through this challenging journey of learning! ## Media ## Original posts - LinkedIn: