Amid strained relations between Russia and the U.S., one of the areas of cooperation that is still thriving is university partnerships like that of the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), a private graduate research university set up in partnership with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, according to The Washington Post.
Edward Crawley (right), founding president of Skoltech and a professor at MIT, with current Skoltech president Alexander Kuleshov. Crawley was awarded an Order of Friendship from the Russian president. Photo: Skoltech.
"University-driven programs have created a number of strong Russian-U.S. partnerships," according to analysis published in the newspaper on November 5.
"The 2011 MIT-Skoltech Initiative helped build an innovation and high-level graduate training center in Skolkovo, near Moscow. In March 2016, MIT and Skoltech began developing faculty-driven collaborative projects. Ongoing research center grants cover topics such as functional genomics, energy systems and power distribution," the authors wrote.
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