Education & HR

Moscow’s Bauman University to open Center of Innovative Entrepreneurship

May 22, 2014

Yesterday, the Bauman Moscow State Technical University – one of the top Russian universities – announced the creation of a “Center of Innovative Entrepreneurship.” The initiative is intended to form a national platform for the exchange of knowledge and experience between technological entrepreneurs, engineers and students, by facilitating practical research and project development in high-tech …

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Yandex opens new faculty at Moscow’s Higher School of Economics

May 2, 2014

Russia’s search giant Yandex has teamed up with Moscow’s Higher School of Economics (HSE) in order to launch a new computer science faculty at the university. From September 2014 students will be able to enrol in ‘Applied Mathematics and IT’ and ‘Software Engineering’ courses at the faculty, which will offer 180 free places. According to the faculty’s …

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Microsoft pledges $1 million for Moscow University-based computer vision and big data research

April 16, 2014

Microsoft and Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; Russian MGU), Russia’s most renowned institution of higher learning, shook hands earlier this month on a joint $1 million research project, the US company announced. The three-year agreement calls for close collaboration between the investor, Microsoft Research, and two of MSU’s leading labs – one that develops computer …

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Venture funds ABRT and Mangrove offer 10-week training and networking program for CEOs of young IT companies

March 15, 2014

ABRT and Mangrove Capital Partners, two venture funds investing actively in Russia, are inviting CEOs and founders of Russian IT companies to the ABRT-MANGROVE CEO CAMP, an intensive 10-week program starting next month (deadline for applications: March 23). The program is intended to help young IT companies increase sales significantly, find new customers and partners, …

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Moscow’s ‘Phystech’ sets up IT cluster with help of high-profile alumni

March 12, 2014

The Phystech IT Cluster was established in Russia last week in a multiple-partner effort led by the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), a leading Russian research university popularly nicknamed “Phystech.” The new nonprofit partnership is expected to develop and implement advanced educational programs in computer science and software engineering and promote large-scale IT …

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Moscow scientists shift into high gear for new supercomputing and ‘smart’ materials

February 20, 2014

MISiS, a leading Russian technology university based in Moscow, has received a $2.7 million “megagrant” from the Russian Government to start developing Russia’s first supercomputer-based capabilities to create new materials for various industrial sectors. A new, state-of-the-art lab is expected to provide a fast track for supplying the Russian economy with materials designed to have specific properties, said Prof. Igor …

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Millions of Russians ushered to free e-education as Universarium comes online

January 20, 2014

Universarium.org, a month-old Russian online education project backed by leading Russian universities, is offering its first set of full lectures this Monday. Officially launched on December 23, 2013 as a “Christmas and New Year present,” the effort, backed by the Russian news agency RIA Science and the government-owned Agency for Strategic Initiatives, is designed to …

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Russian Internet Technology Fund invests $1.7 million in Swiss online headhunting service Talentory.com

November 25, 2013

The Russian Internet Technology Fund (RITF) announced last week that it has injected CHF 1.5 million ($1.7 million) in Zurich-based Talentory AG, the operator of online headhunting platform Talentory.com, in exchange for “a substantial minority stake.” The Talentory platform allows corporations to address and source the entire market of professional recruiting firms and find relevant …

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Irkutsk State University sets up Tech Transfer Center

November 21, 2013

Irkutsk State University (ISU) in Siberia has established its own Tech Transfer Center, the ISU press service announced earlier this month. The Center has been created as a spin-off limited liability company and is expected to offer a classic range of consulting services, including search for partners and customers and assistance for innovators in completing …

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Proposed legislation to encourage influx of foreign IT specialists to Russia

November 19, 2014

In a bid to decisively address the current lack of skilled IT professionals in the country, the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications is drafting amendments to Russia’s existing law on the legal status of foreign workers. Based on these amendments, Russia intends to attract “a few hundred thousand” IT-savvy migrants by 2020. The Ministry …

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Snowden starts working for mystery Russian company

November 1, 2013

Former U.S. intelligence officer Edward Snowden, who received temporary asylum in Russia, was hired on November 1 by a major Russian website, Snowden’s lawyer in Russia, Anatoly Kucherena, told the Russian news agency RIA Novosti yesterday. “Starting in November, Edward goes to work. He will work with support and maintenance of one of Russia’s largest sites. …

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