“EURECA” – network integrator enhancing the
innovation and entrepreneurial potential of
Russian universities
January 9, 2014 Beverly Hills, CA
New Eurasia Foundation’s unique contribution to the development
of the “EURECA” program
Promotion of the “EURECA” program in Russia at the highest level involving relevant ministries, agencies, and regional governments;
Expansion of the “EURECA” program’s operating scale by engaging 7 leading universities and 18 regions of the Russian Federation, as well as new US partner universities in the second phase of the program;
Assurance of effective networking between the program participants and external partners;
PROMOTION OF THE “EURECA” PROGRAM IN RUSSIA AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL
EXPANSION OF THE “EURECA” PROGRAM’S OPERATING SCALE
St.Petersburg Polytechnic University
Ural Federal University
Siberian Federal University
Perm Polytechnic University
Kazan Technological UniversityTomsk Polytechnic University
Nuclear University
Nuclear University
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Nuclear University
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18 Federal subjects of Russia
Chelyabinsk, Moscow, Kaluga, Irkutsk, Leningrad, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Rostov, Saratov, Sverdlovsk, Tomsk, Voronezh, Ulyanovsk regions, Perm and Krasnoyarsk Krai, Trans-Baikal Territory, Moscow and Saint-Petersburg
•Kazan Technological University •Nuclear University•Tomsk Polytechnic University •Perm Polytechnic University •Siberian Federal University•St.Petersburg Polytechnic•Ural Federal University
EXPANSION OF THE “EURECA” PROGRAM’S OPERATING SCALE
Leading Russian universities – participants
of “EURECA-2”Inclusion in global rankings
Nuclear University (MEPhI)
St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
Ural Federal University
Tomsk Polytechnic University
Total budget- 75 000 000$
Creation and development of
engineering centers on the basis of Russia’s
leading technical universities
Nuclear University (MEPhI)
St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
Ural Federal University
Kazan Technological
University
Total budget – 6 100 000$
PROMOTION OF COOPERATION WITH AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES
• Tomsk Polytechnic University• Nuclear University MEPhI• Ural Federal University
• Perm Polytechnic University
• St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
• Kazan Technological University
• Siberian Federal University
FNE networking events enable the participating universities to share experiences on an equal footing, undergo training, present their best practices, and exchange successful techniques and solutions.
FNE provides an independent networking venue, facilitates the dialogue between the universities, regional governments, and businesses, and engages representatives of the RF MES, RF MED, RVC, and development institutes in discussions of the most relevant innovation development issues.
FNE ensures the ongoing collaboration between the universities, regional governments, and businesses and promotes the universities on the Russian and international innovation markets.
ASSURANCE OF NETWORKING
New Eurasia Foundation’s “EURECA” program
activities in 2014
NETWORKING COMPONENT
TRAINING COMPONENT
CONSULTING COMPONENT
MARKETING COMPONENT
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Formed partnerships between Russian and American universities;
Designed and tested new elements of the pilot universities’ innovation infrastructures.
PLANNED RESULTS
Thank you for your attention!
Nargisa Valamat-Zade
Education Programs DirectorNew Eurasia Foundation