Every country has its launchpads for engineers 🔗

In Russia, STANKIN is one of them — and our fellows explored what makes it a training ground for future industry leaders.

🔗A legacy built on machines

Founded in 1930 to train engineers for the Soviet machine-tool industry, STANKIN was created at a time when the country urgently needed specialists. The format was tough: four days of factory work, two days of lectures lasting up to 12 hours. Only two years later, the first engineers graduated — just 29 of them.

Today, it’s one of only nine system-forming universities in Russia — institutions recognized for their strategic importance to the country’s economy and technological future. More than 5,000 students study here now, many of them working directly with real-world industry partners.

During the visit, the fellows explored the university’s Engineering Center for Digital Technologies in Mechanical Engineering. From smart tools to high-precision systems, they saw how Russia trains engineers not just for today’s tasks, but for the industries of tomorrow.

The InteRussia fellowship program for non-Russian specialists in STEM is implemented with support from the

Directorate of the World Youth Festival,

ABS Electro

Charity Foundation and the

Presidential Grants Foundation.

#interussia #stem #WYFD #PresidentialGrantsFoundation

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Curious what our theatre fellows have been up to? 💡

Between intense classes in acting, speech, and movement, they’ve also been exploring the places where Russian theatre lives and breathes — not just on stage, but in its very foundations.

Last week, they stepped into the heart of Russian stage history — visiting not one, but three iconic theatres:

▫️ the Bolshoi Theatre
🟪 the Moscow Musical Theatre
▫️ the Moscow Art Theatre

There, they explored how these institutions came to life, how their artistic identities were shaped, and what’s playing on their stages today. And — just between us — they even sat in the very seats once occupied by Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko.

A rare chance to feel the weight of tradition — and the pulse of modern Russian theatre.

The InteRussia fellowship in theatre arts is implemented within the framework of the New Generation program of Rossotrudnichestvo and with the support from the Presidential Grants Foundation.

#interussia #theatre #PresidentialGrantsFoundation #NewGeneration

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Can you imagine turning an idea into reality in just one month? ⭕️

For a whole month now, our STEM fellows have been participating in the unique intensive course called the “Innovation Workshop”.

What is it?

It is an intensive month-long bootcamp course that unites the entire Skoltech master’s cohort with invited mentors. It is a project of fantastic scale: over 490 students selected from 15000 applicants get the chance to study and work in an innovative environment. They are joined by more than 50 world-renowned experts — mentors and lecturers — as well as over 100 Skoltech staff and faculty members. This is already the 12th edition of Skoltech’s workshop!

What does it mean?

🐚 Students engage in practical training, experiencing the full cycle of technological innovation — from idea to product or prototype
🐚 All projects are carried out in interdisciplinary teams
🐚 The teams recreate the spirit and real experience of complex innovative projects

And today marks the closing of the project — after which the selection of the 10 best projects will begin.

⭕️ Who will make it to the Top 10 projects at Skoltech? We’ll discover very soon!

The InteRussia fellowship program for non-Russian specialists in STEM is implemented with support from the

Directorate of the World Youth Festival,

ABS Electro

Charity Foundation and the

Presidential Grants Foundation.

#interussia #stem #WYFD #PresidentialGrantsFoundation

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50 projects, 10 winners — and three of them with InteRussia fellows 🎉

More than 50 teams took the stage at Skoltech’s Innovation Workshop, and the results are finally in. Each track crowned its strongest project — and three of the winning teams featured our InteRussia fellows!

Curious what kind of ideas made it to the top? Here’s a glimpse ⤵️

🔗EMG-Prosthetics: Intuitive Control with Neuromorphic AI

A software platform that reads muscle signals from the forearm and turns them into smooth, natural movements of a prosthetic hand — no long training required. A step toward restoring independence for people who lost an arm.

🔗AI-Proctored, Task-Based Assessment Platform

A digital solution that transforms the hiring process for IT professionals. Instead of outdated tests, it offers real, task-based evaluation with AI monitoring — making recruitment smarter and more effective.

🔗Mobile Lab for Roadwork Materials

A portable laboratory for quick and reliable testing of bitumen used in road construction. This solution speeds up quality checks and ensures safer, more durable roads.

Let’s give a round of applause to our fellows — their projects made it to the winners’ circle at Skoltech’s Innovation Workshop! ✨

The InteRussia fellowship program for non-Russian specialists in STEM is implemented with support from the Directorate of the World Youth Festival, ABS Electro Charity Foundation and the Presidential Grants Foundation.

#interussia #stem #WYFD #PresidentialGrantsFoundation

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