“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

Nuclear University

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

vnargis@neweurasia.ruwww.neweurasia.ruwww.eureca-usrf.org