On Friday January 18, 2013, Ilia Dubinsky, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Skoltech will speak at a round-table discussion on “Challenges of Today: Integration of Higher Education Institutions to the Innovation Environment” during the Gaidar Forum.


Ilia will focus on defining the key features of an innovative university and analyze successful examples of teaching innovation from around the world.  He will also  discuss the importance of teaching innovation for building an innovative ecosystem in Russia.

The round-table discussion has been organized by the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) in collaboration with the Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy and the Gaidar Foundation. 

The discussion begins at 3 p.m. at RANEPA 82 Vernadskogo Prospekt, Moscow.