It was the first such institutes in the post Soviet Union to offer a one-year MBA program based on a western European model and it has introduced the Bologna process and the European standard of Evaluation.
The academic year is divided in semesters with an obligation to sit for exams within the provided deadline dates.
The IMI uses their computer center as a tool in business research as well as preparing students for continued professional success.
Using the internet is greatly encouraged and classes are designed stressing the global impacts of information technology.
In particular there is a close link to the State University of Nice Sophia Antipolis in France which follows the Bologna process for the MBA which is delivered following the ECTS system standard.