One of the key vectors for the development of the Department of Labor Economics and HR Management is its orientation toward close professional cooperation with practice. The department has formed long-term partnerships with some of the companies, one of which is Sinarsky Pipe Plant.

May 30, the Business Spring youth forum was held at USUE supported by the USUE Council of Young Scientists, the Association of Young Entrepreneurs, the Club of Public Initiatives, and the Union of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises of the Sverdlovsk region.

From May 22 to May 24, 2018, Moscow hosted the in-person round of the XIII All-Russia youth contest for the best work "My Lawmaking Initiative" with the support of the State Duma of the Russian Federation and the national public organization "Integration".

Students of the USUE Institute of Continuing Education visited a number of organizations of UMMC-Holding. The event was held under the guidance of the senior teacher of the Department of Labor Economics and HR Management Dmitry Malyshev within the discipline "Personnel Policy and Personnel Planning".

May 30, an agreement on cooperation was signed between the Multimedia Historical Park "Russia is my history. Sverdlovsk Region" and Ural State University of Economics. The USUE rector Yakov Silin and the acting director of the museum Andrei Zuev signed the document.