Washington, DC (BUSINESS WIRE) 11 October 2010

Today, a consortium of Russia – Eurasia Foundation (FNE), and two American NGOs – Tips for American International Education: ACTR / ACCEL and the National Council for Eurasian and East European Research (NCEE) and the overall at the direction of Russian-American Foundation (USRF), announced the introduction of a multi-year initiative to strengthen university research and entrepreneurial skills (EURECA) program. The program aims to strengthen Russia’s National Research Universitiesâ? (NRU) the opportunity to market their research results and promote the entrepreneurial activity on campus. The program is managed by NEF in Russia and the United States of America through the NCEE and advice.

“Over the past two years, Russia made several critical steps in the transition to a knowledge economy,” Dan E. Davidson, President of the said Councils of America. “The launch EURECA sets the standard in US-Russian cooperation in higher education, offering a new kind of context requires cooperation of the scientific causes, economic and social rights.”


To promote

the process, education should focus on the development of intellectual capital and transfer of innovation to the market. The integration of work and academic research and entrepreneurial culture among faculty and students are the main objectives of these reforms, the favorable conditions for university real estate marketing should be encouraged intellectual inquiry.

In 2009, Russian Federal Law 217-FZ of universities in Russia control its intellectual property, thus the creation of small businesses on campus. This action is adopted in accordance with U.S. law Bayh-Dole Act in 1980. In addition, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (MOE) 29 universities as research universities, national (NRU), designated by the allocation of 1.7 billion rubles (0.1 mm) through university to develop a world-class system in the period 2009-2014.

To support these reforms, the award USRF 0.5 m per year, with the possible increase of up to 0.5 m in funding projects that will be implemented jointly by the newly created partnerships US-Russian scholars in the two-year Pilot phase EURECA. The partners expect the project to begin in 2011. Two Russian universities, State University of Nizhny Novgorod Lobachevsky (NNSU) and St. Petersburg Institute of Information Technology, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO) were designated as centers EURECA by tender. As such, they are responsible for developing and disseminating best practices in technology transfer between Russiaâ? S larger community NRU. EURECA wants to use international experts to support sustainable long-term US-Russian cooperation university. USRF provides that Russia NRUsâ? IP will transition to the market until late 2012.


Representatives of five

NRU Russia, including NNSU, ITMO, National University of Science and Technology (Misis), National University of Nuclear Research (MEPhI) and Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU) and four U.S. research universities? ? Purdue, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), University of Maryland and the University of Washington (UW), attended the opening event on the 8th plenary EURECA October in Washington, DC Among the guests were leading members of Russia and educational institutions of the United States, the State, and scientists, including Mark Pomar, President USRF Dr. Vyacheslav V. Moshkalo, Counsellor of the Embassy of the Russian Federation, Igor G. Protsenko , Deputy Director of the International Department of Integration, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Dan Mote, President Emeritus of the University of Maryland, Jim Jaffe, President and CEO of National Association of Seed Capital and Risk (NASVF) between education and other industry leaders.

â? We are very pleased to have the opportunity to be part of the program EURECA. So far the cooperation between American universities and NNSU short-term visits by professional development of students and staff was limited. EURECA is the first program that provides an institutional framework for long term sustainable technology transfer and knowledge transfer between research universities in both countries and is very precious to us, â? said Alexander O. Grudzinskiy, Vice President International and innovations in education and Dean of the Faculty MBA

NNSU.

EURECA opening ceremony was part of a ten-day event held meetings with partners in October 4-13. The program began on 4 October New Jersey, where the Russian participants attended a three day? Essentials of Technology Transfer? Of course, basic training of the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM). Partner meeting was followed by two days in Washington, DC, 7 and 8 October Councilsâ at the American? Seat. During this meeting of representatives of universities from the United States and Russia were the preliminary development strategic plans for the pilot phase of two years EURECA. The two pilots of the NRU centers on skills, knowledge and infrastructure needed to manage critical tasks performed concentrated:


The implementation of a? Auditsâ technology? to determine the commercial potential of research results;
Modernization of the management of university research;
Engage effectively bring the private sector and government to innovate the university;
The development of regulatory frameworks and legal instruments necessary to ensure the registration and patenting
Intellectual property of universities and

Seed and venture capital financing, to develop products for the market. Founder

long-term sustainable partnerships and the development of modular projects were among the main topics of the meetings DC agenda. Thanks to a preliminary offer to all universities and analysis of the needs assessment by experts EURECA, universities explore common interests and identify critical areas of mutually beneficial cooperation on a variety of projects. Among the projects presented were: assessment initiatives, exchange of lecturers and students; incubators and technology centers, joint participation of venture capital in start-ups, students, technology transfer and incubation of professional associations, certification programs for technology transfer. In October 11-13, will visit the delegates visit the partner universities, research, technology transfer offices and incubators, as well as with potential partners, including researchers, graduate students and faculty members can meet.

â? I see the future of technology transfer in Russia as very promising. highly skilled and innovative spirit of nature from Russia was much results in innovative technologies. However, the culture of acceptance of an equitable approach to the use of the wealth of existing IP is just walk to be taken. EURECA we see as a tool at our university (Misis) develop and implement systems for research and management structures of cooperation to bridge the gap between the potential of intellectual property virtually unlimited research universities bridge to help Russia and the current limited ability to market this potential, â? ? said Sergey V. Salikhov, head of research at the National University of Science and Technology (Misis).

his return to Russia, partnerships between universities in the U.S. and Russia are in electronic meetings and video conferences will be supported if they continue to engage their strategic partnership projects and projects refine modular. These modular projects form the basis of the pilot phase of two years of working together and after a long-term partnership between Russia and the U.S. research universities.

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