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Credentials

All three degrees below were independently authenticated by World Education Services (WES) Canada, report ref. 2087145/is, dated 17 August 2007. WES is recognised and funded in part by the Government of Ontario. The range is not self-asserted — it is third-party verified.

“Bachelor’s and master’s degree in mechanical engineering, master’s degree in management and earned doctorate (Ph.D.) in economics from a recognized university.”

Credential detail

#CredentialInstitutionCountryYearCanadian equivalency
1Diploma of Specialist, Mechanical Engineering (5-year programme)
Awarded by State Examination Commission. Transcripts verified directly by the institution. Studied 1985–1993.
Moscow Aviation InstituteRussia1993 Bachelor's and master's degree
2Kandidat Nauk (Candidate of Science), Economics
Awarded by the Highest Attestation Commission. “The degree was earned through research, examination and dissertation.” Minimum 3-year programme.
Russian G.V. Plekhanov Academy of EconomicsRussia2001 Earned doctorate (Ph.D.)
3Master of Business Administration, Management
Diploma dated 1 November 2005. Official transcripts sent directly by the institution. Studied 2003–2005.
University of London — Imperial College of Science, Technology and MedicineUnited Kingdom2005 Master's degree

Every current CV says only “University of London.” The diploma itself names Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine as the awarding college — the materially stronger and correct form, used throughout this site.

Course-by-course record

University level — 172.5 credits, GPA 2.30. Graduate level — 34.0 credits, GPA 3.00.

Moscow Aviation Institute, 1985–1993 — quantitative and engineering core

Higher Mathematics (14.0 cr — calculus, mathematical analysis, differential equations, linear algebra, probability) · Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics · Calculus and Approximation · Programming Languages · Physics (9.0 cr, with lab) · Chemistry (organic, inorganic, physical, with lab) · Applied Geometry · Engineering Mechanics (6.5 cr) · Material Resistance (6.5 cr) · Theory of Mechanisms and Machines · Machine Elements + Machine Elements Project (grade A) · Computer-Aided Design · Engineering Graphics (5.5 cr) · Construction Materials and Construction Materials Engineering · Methods of Mathematical Modeling in Aircraft Engines · Electronic Engineering in Aviation · Measurements · Thermodynamics · Applied Gas and Hydrodynamics (5.5 cr) · Heat Transfer · Aircraft Construction (8.5 cr, with project) · Aircraft Engines · Turbopump Devices (5.0 cr) · Aircraft Theory (5.5 cr) · Aircraft Power Engineering · Fuel and Combustion in Aircraft · Aircraft Special Technology (with project) · Automated Control and Regulation of Aircraft (4.5 cr) · Aircraft Reliability · Aircraft Testing · Business Organization, Planning and Management · Branch Economics · Political Economics · Two Practical Trainings · Diploma Project (4.0 cr).

Imperial College / University of London, 2003–2005 — management core

Business Economics (B) · People, Organizations and Knowledge (B) · Marketing (B) · Strategic Management (C) · Economic Framework (B+) · Business (B) · Markets and Assets (A−) · Quantitative Methods (A−) · Financial Reporting and Control (B) · Financial Management (C+) · Diploma Project (B).

The inventor distinction

Mérite de l'Invention — Officer's Diploma, Croix n° 1744, awarded to Alexander Dergunov, Brussels, 5 February 2003, by La Commission Supérieure des Récompenses, “vu les services éminents rendus à la cause du progrès, l'aide apportée aux inventions.” The award recognised the keyboard and information-input inventions — the same body of work as the four Russian utility models of 2001–02.

Original documents

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine / University of London MBA diploma, dated 1 November 2005, naming Alexander Igorevitch Dergunov — proof of the MBA credential and the Imperial College attribution.
MBA diploma — Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London, 1 November 2005.
Mérite de l'Invention, Officer's Diploma, Croix n° 1744, Brussels, 5 February 2003, awarded to Alexander Dergunov — proof of the Belgian inventor's distinction for the information-input work.
Mérite de l'Invention — Officer's Diploma, Croix n° 1744, Brussels, 5 February 2003.

WES Credential Evaluation and Authentication Report

Date of birth redacted from every page before publication.

WES Credential Evaluation and Authentication Report, page 1 of 5, date of birth redacted — proof of the Canadian equivalency summary.
WES Credential Evaluation and Authentication Report, page 2 of 5, date of birth redacted — proof of credential-by-credential authentication.
WES Credential Evaluation and Authentication Report, page 3 of 5, date of birth redacted — proof of the course-by-course transcript.
WES Credential Evaluation and Authentication Report, page 4 of 5, date of birth redacted — proof of the course-by-course transcript.
WES Credential Evaluation and Authentication Report, page 5 of 5, date of birth redacted — proof of the GPA summary.