“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 University Tomsk Polytechnic 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 $ 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 – $

PROMOTION OF COOPERATION WITH AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES Tomsk Polytechnic University Nuclear University MEPhI Ural Federal University Perm Polytechnic UniversitySt. Petersburg Polytechnic UniversityKazan Technological UniversitySiberian 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 Director New Eurasia Foundation