08.11.2013

Dmitry Grishin to join Bauman Technical University's Board of Trustees



Dmitry Grishin, co-founder and Director General of Mail.Ru Group has accepted an offer to join Bauman Technical University's Board of Trustees.  The Board will be involved in creating and implementing a new strategy and development program for Bauman University.   

The decision to create the Board of Trustees was made in spring this year. The Board's primary goals are:  to develop engineering education; to promote scientific achievements to the Russian high-tech market; and to facilitate productive interaction between the education, manufacturing, and business sectors.  The Board will include managers of high-tech businesses, as well as representatives of the government, public agencies, and the business community.

"I am confident that considering the present-day reality, the participation of representatives from the business community, who are interested in hiring graduates from the best Russian universities, is a strategic step in the right direction.  It will make it possible to introduce vision and actual business needs to Russian education, thus making university graduates even more competitive and in-demand," said Dmitry Grishin.

Membership on the Board of Trustees is not the first time Mail.Ru Group and the Bauman University have collaborated.  In 2012, Technopark Mail.Ru , a training and expertise unit, was created where Bauman University students acquire knowledge that makes them in-demand web designers and system architects.  In addition, as part of IT educational events held in Russia, Mail.Ru Group organizes a series of competitions for programmers (Russian Code Cup, Russian AI Cup, and Russian Developers Cup) and designers (Russian Design Cup). 

"Although unique, the University is currently unable to move forward most effectively using its own resources alone.  Thus, we decided to create the Board of Trustees.  I am glad that one of our prominent alumni, Dmitry Grishin, has agreed to join the Board," said Anatoly Aleksandrov, Head of Bauman University. 

Bauman Technical University is more than just a training center for highly qualified technical specialists.  It is also a powerful scientific center with labs and research facilities to advance areas such as IT, medicine, and the space and energy industries.

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