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.

Vyacheslav Nikonov

Vyacheslav Nikonov

Chairman, Committee on Education and Science of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
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25.05.2018
SPIEF 2018
Science is Doing What Politics Cannot Do
If we consider that today’s leaders in numerous scientific fields – and today’s undisputed leaders in education – are Asian countries which do not participate in this game, then a pivot East on the part of our scientific collaboration naturally has a very positive value
25.05.2018
SPIEF 2018
Science is Doing What Politics Cannot Do
If we are serious about academic mobility, if we are serious about properly equipping laboratories, then there absolutely needs to be a major increase in funding. In fact, it is something the President has spoken about in his May decrees
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