Education & training

Acceleration program advances US-Russia innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization

February 25, 2016

Washington, D.C. – Three education technology startups from Russia traveled to the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore regions on March 2-12 as part of the U.S.-Russia Innovation Corridor (USRIC) program. Administered by American Councils for International Education and funded by the US-Russia Foundation, USRIC connects Russian startups to universities, scientists, business development experts, industry associations, and …

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‘Future Academy’ blends online and offline to bridge Russian, US educational systems

April 14, 2015

Last month the fledgling Russian online education industry saw the launch of a new, internationally-oriented project. Using both online and offline teaching methods, The Future Academy offers fully accredited secondary education programs to Russian kids 12 to 17 years of age. The school has been backed at the seed stage by Russian venture fund Digital Ventures, …

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Tomsk university and US firm to open joint scientific center in Siberia

March 1, 2016

The Tomsk University of Control Systems and Radio Electronics (TUSUR) and Keysight Technologies, a US company, have plans to open Siberia’s first scientific and educational center in Tomsk in early 2015, portal Globalsib.com reported. TUSUR is reported to have already launched this past fall its new master’s degree program focused on the automation of the …

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US and Russia still developing scientific and technological ties

March 1, 2016

Although the relations between the two powers have reached historic lows, US-Russian cooperation in scientific and technological fields is still alive. “The Russian government is not imposing any sanctions whatsoever against the USA in the field of scientific interaction,” Gazeta.ru reported earlier this month, citing Russian ambassador to the USA Sergey Kislyak.

Nizhny Novgorod to host youth innovation festival with support of Richard Branson

November 7, 2014

During three weeks, from November 18 to December 12, InnoFest will bring together more than 1,000 young scientists from among university students and postgraduates, as well as research fellows representing research institutes from the Nizhny Novgorod region. High-level government officials and business people from both the domestic and international entrepreneurial communities are also expected. Put …

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Are Steve Jobs and Tim Cook dangerous gay propagandists?

December 10, 2020

The destiny of an electronic monument in memory of Steve Jobs in St. Petersburg has attracted public attention this week after its owner, a Russian company named “West-European Financial Union” (ZEFS in Russian), withdrew it in an expression of its radical anti-US and anti-gay stance. The monument had been placed last year in the yard of the St. …

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Microsoft scraps Russian schools tablet program over Rotenberg blacklisting

November 3, 2014

Microsoft has suspended plans to provide tablets to Russian schools under a deal expected to benefit a textbook publisher headed by Kremlin ally Arkady Rotenberg, citing “concerns” over Western sanctions, a news report said. According to an agreement signed in late September, Microsoft would “provide free of charge, to [publisher] Prosveshcheniye, the same type of technical assistance that [it] provides at no cost to thousands of schools and publishers worldwide,” Microsoft said …

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Runa Capital invests in global social learning network Brainly

October 17, 2014

Brainly, a global social learning network designed to allow students to help each other with schoolwork, has completed a $9 million Series A funding round with the participation of several major venture funds. Among them are General Catalyst Partners, who led the round, Runa Capital, a venture firm operating globally from its offices in Moscow …

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Report: “Technology Commercialization as the Basis of Entrepreneurial Universities: The US Experience and Possibilities for Russia”

October 16, 2014

Dr. Alina Ilinova, an assistant professor and the tech transfer manager at Mining University in St. Petersburg, spent quality time earlier this year at the Maryland International Incubator (MI2, University of Maryland, College Park), studying the best international practices in the commercialization of university-originating technologies and the innovation ecosystems developed at UMD and other American …

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US-Russia Innovation Corridor selects university-based startups to “accelerate success”

October 6, 2014

American Councils for International Education announces the opening of the Fall 2014 application for the US-Russia Innovation Corridor (USRIC). University-based startups and entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply until November 9. The US-Russia Innovation Corridor (USRIC) deploys services and resources to advance research and commercialization collaborations with the potential to accelerate success in business. USRIC helps startups quickly …

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Skolkovo teams up with Tel Aviv university to develop high tech projects and student exchange

October 3, 2014

This past Tuesday the Skolkovo Foundation, the non-profit organization in charge of completing an international tech hub on the outskirts of Moscow, inked a memorandum of understanding with Tel Aviv University, opening the way to a wide range of cooperations. The two partners intend to launch joint R&D and commercial projects in the field of …

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Runa Capital leads $2.2 million round in US school admission startup

September 23, 2014

Runa Capital, a venture firm operating globally from its offices in Moscow and San Francisco, has led a $2.2 million funding round in SchoolMint, a leading provider of mobile and online enrollment systems for US public, charter and private schools. Several US funds and business angels have also participated in the round: among them are …

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