Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO signed a Memorandum of Cooperation
with Sberbank, SberUniversity and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT).
The parties agreed on mutually beneficial areas such as development of educational programs and implementation of ESG-oriented projects.
The areas of cooperation include:
— development and implementation of programs for functional leaders in the field of sustainable development management of organizations;
— training of future leaders in the field of sustainability and ESG;
— sharing the experience in the field of sustainable development and ESG, creating ecosystems and exchanging the best educational solutions.
Herman Gref, CEO and Chairman of the Management Board, Sberbank of Russia:
“MIPT and SKOLKOVO School of Management are our long-standing partners, who we work with to bring to life a number of scientific, business and educational projects. Together we will develop and promote ESG, which has great relevance nowadays. As a result we want to provide the best practices on the market.”
Yuri Levin, Rector of SKOLKOVO School of Management:
“Research in the field of sustainable development is one of the key priorities for SKOLKOVO School of Management. This area of study poses a great number of global challenges for today's managers to face. Our cooperation agreement with Sberbank, SberUniversity and MIPT provides a strong foundation not only for training highly qualified regional experts, but also for building a scientific centre in the field of sustainable development and ESG. This centre will study themes linked to closed-loop economy, green finance, sustainable consumption and operations, social innovation, and carbon tracking”.
Dmitry Livanov, Rector of MIPT:
“MIPT is a leader in Russian education, and it wants both to expand its scientific and research potential, and to transfer its technologies to the real sector of the economy. To remain a leader in this area, to be competitive on global markets, we must not only improve our graduates’ level of professional competencies, but also develop their managerial skills and instill a responsible attitude towards the impact of our technologies on the environment.”
Olga Turishcheva, Rector of Sber University:
“SberUniversity has already launched a series of educational programmes and e-courses on ESG for both specialists and anyone interested in the topic of sustainable development. We hope that this partnership with SKOLKOVO School of Management and MIPT will allow all parties to significantly develop their expertise in the field of ESG and create new joint educational solutions supported by the best specialists in the field.”
