Consortium Participants

Moscow University named after S.Y. Witte (MUWS) was established in 1993 and is one of the first private universities in Russia to be licensed for educational activities. Moscow University named after S.Y. Witte (MUWS) educates professionals in all fields of economics and finance, management, and jurisprudence for further employment in companies of all ownership forms.

The Russian State Humanitarian University (RSHU) is one of the leading higher education institutions in the country and rightfully considered the leading scientific and educational center in Russia. The university became the first higher education institution to include the words "Russian" and "humanitarian" in its name. The achievements made over the years are recognized not only within the country but also internationally, in the scientific community. RSHU has confirmed its status as a national leader in the field of humanitarian knowledge and education. Today, the university offers 243 educational programs in 84 fields of study (specialties), including vocational education, bachelor's, specialist's, and master's degrees, providing highly qualified personnel for scientific, cultural, and information institutions of the country and the region.

Tver State University is one of the leading classical universities in Central Russia, offering a balanced curriculum in mathematical, natural, pedagogical, agricultural, social, humanitarian, technical sciences, arts, and culture. It has a developed system for training and certifying highly qualified personnel, as well as providing additional education and pre-university training.

The Federal Research Center "Computer Science and Control" of the Russian Academy of Sciences is a scientific organization conducting fundamental, exploratory, and applied research and development in the fields of computational and applied mathematics, systems analysis and control, theoretical computer science and information technology, development of information and telecommunication infrastructure, and informatization of society.

The agency provides services in the integration of Sustainable Development Goals and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) into companies' activities, including: Development of ESG business transformation strategy. Consulting and support for companies in optimizing processes and preparing necessary policies and decisions in the field of ESG, Preparation of company sustainability reports, Support for companies in obtaining ESG ratings, verification of "green" bonds, and obtaining "green" loans, Development of PR and marketing strategies considering ESG changes, Promotion of company leaders and management as leaders in sustainable development, Coaching for executives and conducting training seminars for company staff involved in transforming their business considering ESG factors.

Samara University provides training for specialists in rocket and space, aviation, radio-electronic, metallurgical, automotive, infocommunication, and other industries through full-time, part-time (evening), and distance learning forms in 202 educational programs. Upon completion of the university, a state diploma is awarded with the qualification of specialist, bachelor, or master.

SSU named after Pitirim Sorokin is the only university in the Komi Republic that implements higher education programs related to the state's priority interests in the fields of pedagogy and healthcare.

The automobile museum is a hub for all car enthusiasts and those interested in automotive history, providing an enriching leisure experience. The museum features a collection of automobiles that have made their mark in human history, showcasing the evolution of automotive engineering in different countries around the world. Each car in the museum is a genuine antique, a result of the immense effort of vintage car collectors and restorers. Behind every exhibit in the Automobile Museum are years of search and titanic efforts carried out in restoration workshops.

Maykop State Technological University is a multidisciplinary scientific, educational, and innovation center - a driver of socio-economic development in the region. It integrates educational, research, and innovation activities to proactively shape human capital, meet intellectual, educational, and cultural-moral needs of individuals, society, and the state. This is achieved through the preparation of competitive specialists capable of generating and implementing innovative ideas in practical activities, with competencies demanded by the knowledge economy, while preserving and developing the traditions of enlightenment in the vast region of cultural convergence of the peoples of Southern Russia.

Meshchersky Scientific and Technical Center is a project-based research organization holding nationwide licenses and necessary permits for conducting project, monitoring, and consulting work in the field of environmental protection, with the right to issue independent audit opinions. The organization has successfully completed numerous major projects. The main task of Meshchersky Scientific and Technical Center is to consolidate the scientific and educational potential of various organizations, creative teams, and specialists to conduct fundamental and applied scientific, methodological, and practical research and development aimed at solving environmental protection, control, and regulation tasks. Meshchersky Scientific and Technical Center is an eco-auditing organization and a certifying body for labor conditions and environmental requirements of ISO GOST R series standards, as well as a certifying body for land plot quality and certification of production facilities according to environmental and safety standards.

One of the main activities of LLC "RIM-RUS Consult" include legal support for businesses, expert examination of documents, legal assistance in procurement, and challenging the cadastral value of real estate objects. Understanding the specifics and nuances of regulatory authorities' work helps LLC "RIM-RUS Consult" to apply the most optimal ways to achieve the intended results. The law firm "RIM-RUS Consult" is part of the Rim-Rus group of companies, which brings together several dynamically developing firms in various sectors of the economy.

LLC "Invest-Agro" is an agricultural organization that is dynamically developing in modern conditions. Some of the main activities of LLC "Invest-Agro" include breeding of other breeds of cattle and buffalo, production of semen (01.42), cultivation of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops, and oilseeds (01.11), provision of services in the field of crop production (01.61). The organization conducts practical-oriented activities such as open lectures, master classes under the Consortium agreement.

The Krasnodar Regional Public Charitable Foundation "Scientific-Educational Initiatives of Kuban" has been in existence since 2005. The main activities of the foundation include the preparation and organization of scientific conferences, meetings, round tables, support for scientific and research projects, development and implementation of scientific-educational programs, support for the publication of major achievements in scientific research. During its existence, the foundation has held various scientific conferences in Russia and abroad, including in France, Israel, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Armenia, Georgia, and other countries. The main partners of the foundation in its activities include the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, the Central Economics and Mathematics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Southern Federal University, and several other reputable organizations.

The branch of the Russian Geographical Society (RGS) in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic (KCR) was established in 1996 and registered as a legal entity in 2010. The KCR is a multiethnic republic with a population of around 450,000 people, over half of whom reside in rural areas. Mountains cover approximately 80% of the republic's territory, with specially protected natural areas (SPNAs) accounting for 42.19%. Federal programs in the KCR are oriented towards tourism and agriculture. The objectives of the branch include popularizing and preserving the natural, historical, and cultural heritage of the peoples of the KCR, as well as engaging youth in scientific, educational, and other activities related to sustainable development (SD) of mountainous areas. The current activities of the branch are mainly focused on mountain hiking tourism in SPNAs and ecological monitoring of mountainous terrain. The main partner of the branch is the Karachay-Cherkess State University named after U.D. Aliev (city of Karachayevsk). Since 2012, the Mountain Sports Club "Arkhyz" has been operating as a joint project based at the university, conducting educational, training, and sports events in the mountains. In 2022, a less specialized youth club began operating.

Altai State Institute of Culture is an efficiently functioning and dynamically developing educational, scientific, and cultural complex. Established on June 20, 1974, it has prepared over 15,000 specialists in socio-cultural activities, folk art, library and information resources, museums, and art institutions over the years. Among its graduates, more than 250 individuals have been awarded honorary titles of federal significance. The institute not only aims to provide educational, teaching-methodological, scientific, and cultural services to the population but also strives to shape their artistic tastes in accordance with traditional values, aesthetic norms, morality, and the folk traditions of the ethnic groups inhabiting Western Siberia.

Samara State Technical University, founded in 1914, has trained and graduated over 300,000 specialists.

Samara Polytech is a major scientific and educational center of the region, where specialists are trained for the energy, oil and gas extraction, chemical and petrochemical, mechanical engineering, transportation, food, defense industries, IT sphere, instrumentation, automation and control in technical systems, materials science and metallurgy, biotechnology, industrial ecology.

The university offers a wide range of professional educational programs at all levels of higher education. Postgraduate training is conducted in 21 directions. The university has 7 dissertation councils in 17 specialties.

Kyrgyz State University named after I. Arabaev traces its roots back to 1945 when the Women's Pedagogical School was founded in Frunze (now Bishkek). In 1952, the Women's Pedagogical Institute named after V.V. Mayakovsky was established. In 1992, the Kyrgyz State Institute was renamed in honor of the first educator and public figure, Ishenaly Arabaev.

Currently, KSU named after I. Arabaev is a legal entity and a state higher education institution offering educational programs in higher, postgraduate, secondary vocational, and additional general professional education.

The university provides training, retraining, and qualification upgrading for personnel of scientific and educational institutions, government bodies, enterprises, and organizations in various fields of education and science in Kyrgyzstan, as well as in neighboring and distant foreign countries.

The Central City Children's Library named after A.P. Gaidar in Moscow is one of the oldest children's libraries in the city and serves as a methodological center for libraries in Moscow catering to children. One of the priority areas of activity for the Central City Children's Library named after A.P. Gaidar is the formation of environmental culture among readers and library specialists, promoting information about sustainable development goals in the reading and professional environment, and providing information, methodological, and bibliographic support for library activities in the designated areas.

The Sayano-Shushenskiy Branch of the Siberian Federal University (SFU) was established in 2001 on the basis of JSC "Sayano-Shushenskaya HPP named after P.S. Neporozhniy" and specializes in unique educational programs including "Hydroelectric Power Stations," "Hydrotechnical Construction," "Hydraulic Machinery, Hydro Drives, and Hydropneumatic Automation," and "Information Systems and Technologies in Hydropower Engineering." The Sayano-Shushenskiy Branch of SFU provides practice-oriented continuous training for engineers with a wide range of skills, capable of designing and operating hydroelectric facilities, electrical equipment, and turbine-mechanical equipment based on theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

Ulyanovsk State University, one of the major universities in the Volga region, represents a modern scientific and educational complex with a well-developed infrastructure for scientific, innovative research, and higher qualification training. Combining classical university traditions with the latest trends in the development of Russian and global education systems, the university integrates educational activities with innovative initiatives in knowledge-intensive technologies. It ensures the formation of moral, scientific, and cultural values of society through the high-quality training of specialists who determine the prospects for the development of key sectors of the economy and social infrastructure of the region.

North Caucasus State Academy (NCSA), the successor of the Karachay-Cherkess Technological Institute founded in 1991, is today the flagship of higher education in the region, offering a wide range of educational programs. The academy provides training for qualified specialists through the implementation of 72 educational programs, including vocational education, higher education (bachelor's, specialist's, master's degrees), residency, and postgraduate studies. A strong faculty team, comprising over 30 doctors and 170 candidates of sciences, contributes to the integration of scientific research and educational activities, aimed at shaping a new generation of professionals ready to meet the challenges of modern times and contribute to the sustainable development of society.

The State Budgetary Institution of Additional Education "Republican Center for Extracurricular Activities" (hereinafter referred to as the SBI AE "RCEA") is engaged in coordinating, informational, organizational, programmatic, and methodological functions to support and develop extracurricular education for children in educational organizations of all types and forms subordinate to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tatarstan. The SBI AE "RCEA" supervises the activities of 154 institutions of additional education in the Republic of Tatarstan.

Moscow Financial and Law University (MFLU) is a scientific and educational complex specializing in training professionals for the modern labor market. The university educates specialists in the fields of jurisprudence, land and property relations, finance, information technology, and programming.

MFLU is part of the Network Institute in the field of AML/CFT Monitoring, and is a co-organizer of the Consortium of Values-Oriented Universities under the Russian Orthodox Church. The university actively participates in the patriotic education programs of the Federal Treasury and AML/CFT Monitoring.

The university implements a continuous vertical of integrated educational programs: school - pre-university - children's technopark - college - university - scientific-production enterprises, while providing individual educational development trajectories.

In 2003, MFLU ranked 1st in the Russian ranking of non-state accredited universities. In 2022, the university received an "A" rating in the national "International Recognition" ranking, based on achievements in international rankings, results of international accreditation, achievements in student international Olympiads and competitions, and the number of foreign students. The largest Russian internet recruitment company, HeadHunter, included MFLU in the rating of the best universities in the fields of Jurisprudence, Economics, and Finance.

InterConsult: business process automation, implementation of management systems and tools, training in international standards and business practices, media.

InterConsult is a consulting company, operating since 2005, specializing in the development and implementation of management systems and tools "turnkey": Sustainable development, Lean production, KPI, Strategy, Risks, HACCP, ISO/FSSC 22000, GMP+, GLOBALG.A.P., ISO 9001/13485/14001/45001/50001/22716/26000/28000, GDP, FAMI-QS, GMP, and others.

Implements additional professional programs (advanced training and professional retraining programs) in the following areas:

• Modern Educational Management,
• Public and State Administration in General Education Organizations,
• Theory and Practice of Managing Educational Institutions under the Requirements of Russian Education Legislation and Federal State Educational Standards (FSES),
• Support for Teaching the Subject “Mathematics” under the Introduction of FSES for Basic General Education,
• Tutoring Support for Teaching the Subjects “Russian Language” and “Literature” under the Introduction of FSES for Basic General Education,
• And others...

The library was established by Resolution No. 1154 of the Council of Ministers on October 17, 1958, based on the State Scientific Library of the USSR Ministry of Higher Education. The library is a subordinate organization of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.

The library is a member of the most renowned and respected international organizations — the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), the International Association of Technological University Libraries (IATUL) — and cooperates with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the European Union, as well as other international organizations, institutions, and foundations.

The State Public Scientific and Technical Library of Russia (SPSTL of Russia) serves as a key organization for the development and implementation of major federal and international projects in the field of library and information science.

The Russian New University offers extensive opportunities for obtaining higher and secondary vocational education across the regions — its branches and regional access centers are located in 21 cities, and a well-developed distance education system is in place.

The main university is based in four academic buildings in Moscow. More than 70 Doctors of Science, over 200 Candidates of Science, State Prize laureates, foreign lecturers, and practicing professionals work across its five institutes and college.

It is one of the leading economic universities in Russia, with a multi-level system of continuous professional education that includes secondary vocational, higher, and additional education.

Today, the university is a dynamically developing institution that trains specialists in high-demand fields across various sectors of the economy.

In recent years, Belgorod University of Cooperation, Economics and Law has consistently ranked among the TOP-5 non-state universities in Russia, maintaining the second position in the All-Russian Ranking of Private Universities conducted by the RAEX Rating Agency (RAEX Rating Review).

Founded on May 28, 1878, by decree of Alexander II as the Imperial Siberian University, it became the first university in the Asian part of Russia and a center of science, education, and culture stretching from the Urals to the Pacific Ocean.

TSU has established an innovative infrastructure, including Russia’s first Shared Research Equipment Center (2001), which provides access to unique scientific instruments for researchers, universities, and enterprises.

The scientific potential of TSU contributed to the creation of the Tomsk Special Economic Zone (SEZ), with which the university closely cooperates — training specialists and supporting the development of innovative enterprises.

As part of its strategic development, the university is implementing five key projects, including “Security Technologies” and “Global Earth Changes,” as well as the “Big University of Tomsk” initiative, which unites the resources of the city’s universities and research institutes.

One of the oldest active environmental organizations in the world, the All-Russian Society for Nature Conservation (VOOP) is a unique national public organization that has made an invaluable contribution to the preservation of Russia’s natural heritage over its century-long history. With VOOP’s direct participation, thousands of square kilometers of water bodies and waterways have been cleaned, millions of hectares of forests planted, and dozens of endangered plant species saved.

In an era of climate change and degradation of natural complexes and ecosystems, VOOP sees its mission in uniting and coordinating the efforts of environmental defenders, the state, and businesses to preserve Russia’s natural ecosystems, promote environmental education, and support sustainable development in harmony with nature.

Conscious and responsible behavior toward nature should become the norm for every citizen, and environmental aspects of industrial and economic activity must be taken into account by modern industrialists and entrepreneurs. To this end, VOOP participates in programs aimed at achieving Russia’s national development goals and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The university bears the name of Prince Yaroslav the Wise of Novgorod and, continuing his state-building and educational mission, aims to advance Russian education and science in the interests of individuals and society, glorifying the Novgorod Region through scholarship. The university is dedicated to sharing professional knowledge and experience, embodying humanistic ideals, and shaping a social type of personality that meets the demands of the times. NovSU is an open scientific and educational system focused on the development of an innovative economy and civil society. It provides the acquisition and application of knowledge based on scientific research, influences educational structures, and contributes to the cultural development of the region as well as the creative self-realization of students and faculty.