A socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of nationwide and international conventions; exhibitions; and business, public, youth, sporting, and cultural events.

The Roscongress Foundation is a socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of nationwide and international conventions; exhibitions; and business, public, youth, sporting, and cultural events. It was established in pursuance of a decision by the President of the Russian Federation.

The Foundation was established in 2007 with the aim of facilitating the development of Russia’s economic potential, promoting its national interests, and strengthening the country’s image. One of the roles of the Foundation is to comprehensively evaluate, analyse, and cover issues on the Russian and global economic agendas. It also offers administrative services, provides promotional support for business projects and attracting investment, helps foster social entrepreneurship and charitable initiatives.

Each year, the Foundation’s events draw participants from 209 countries and territories, with more than 15,000 media representatives working on-site at Roscongress’ various venues. The Foundation benefits from analytical and professional expertise provided by 5,000 people working in Russia and abroad.

The Foundation works alongside various UN departments and other international organizations, and is building multi-format cooperation with 212 economic partners, including industrialists’ and entrepreneurs’ unions, financial, trade, and business associations from 86 countries worldwide, and 293 Russian public organizations, federal and regional executive and legislative bodies of the Russian Federation.

The Roscongress Foundation has Telegram channels in Russian t.me/Roscongress, English – t.me/RoscongressDirect, Spanish – t.me/RoscongressEsp and Arabic t.me/RosCongressArabic. Official website and Information and Analytical System of the Roscongress Foundation:roscongress.org.

Sergey Tarasov

Sergey Tarasov

Rector, A.I. Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University
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27.06.2024
St. Petersburg International Legal Forum 2024
Legal Aspects in the New Social Studies Programme
There must, of course, be strong methodological support for teachers. <...> I would propose the creation of a digital resource for teachers to access. This resource could include more stable content materials – excerpts from texts, assignments related to both the economy and legal aspects. It could also include materials that teachers often search for on the internet, such as sociological survey data, which change frequently, maps, and other resources. <...> I believe this would be very important
27.06.2024
St. Petersburg International Legal Forum 2024
Legal Aspects in the New Social Studies Programme
The course that’s being proposed today, in my opinion, meets the needs of individuals, the state, and society. This is the greatest advantage of the course content being developed. <...> Returning to a three-year programme, in my view, is also a significant step forward