On February 17, 2026, the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation will host its First All-Russian Forum of Scientific Schools titled "Scientific Schools: a Forge of Scientific Personnel and Innovation."
In the context of rapid changes in the economy, politics, and the education system, it is essential to reflect on the role of the modern scientific school within universities, its contribution to the university’s development strategy, the impact of digitalization, and ways to attract young talents to science.
Purpose of the Forum:
To unite efforts of scientists from different scientific schools,
To create a platform for joint projects and research,
To involve postgraduate students and undergraduates in scientific schools,
To showcase prospects, achievements, and potential of scientific schools.
Central question for discussion:
Who is the scientist of the future?
And what role do scientific schools play in their formation?
The forum aims to become an authoritative platform for expert discussions, bringing together strategic partners and distinguished representatives of the Russian scientific and academic community.
Registration
Program of the Forum:
Participants Registration: 09:00 — 10:00
Plenary Session: 10:00 — 12:00
Venue: Moscow, Leningradsky Prospekt, 51/1, 10th floor, Room 1006
Speakers of the Plenary Session:
Stanislav E. Prokofiev— Rector of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Mikhail A. Eskinndarov — President of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Dina S. Knyucheva — Deputy Chairman of the Government of Smolensk Region – Minister of Science and Higher Education of Smolensk Region
Valery V. Fedorov — General Director of the All-Russian Center for Public Opinion Research, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications at the Financial University
Marina A. Borovskaya — President of South Federal University, Chair of the Council of Rectors of Southern Russia
Grigory A. Ostapenko — Vice-Rector for Digitalization of the Financial University
Elena A. Gorbashko — Vice-Rector for Scientific Work at Saint Petersburg State University of Economics
Vitaliy G. Minashkin — Vice-Rector for Scientific Activities at RANEPA
Albert R. Bakhtizin — Director of the Central Economic and Mathematical Institute of RAS, Head of the Department of Mathematical Methods for Economic Analysis at MSU Lomonosov
Alexander M. Sergeev — Scientific Director of the National Center for Physics and Mathematics
Maksim D. Kondratenko — Member of the VTB Bank Board, Head of the "VTB: Modern Practices and Technologies in Banking" Department at the Financial Faculty of the Financial University
Moderators:
Marina A. Fedotova — Deputy Scientific Supervisor of the Financial University
Pavel S. Seleznev — Dean of the Faculty of International Economic Relations
The format of the plenary session will consist of a dynamic "question-answer" dialogue based on key aspects shaping the current and future scientific landscape:
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The mission and model of the scientific school in a modern university
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Intellectual capital of the university: between social good and economic efficiency
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Digital transformation and popularization of science
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Institutional barriers and drivers of development
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Collaboration with strategic partners in scientific research
Forum Objectives:
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To unite efforts of scientists from different scientific schools
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To create a basis for joint projects and research
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To involve postgraduate students and undergraduates in scientific schools
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To showcase prospects, achievements, and potential of scientific schools
Interdisciplinary Sections (13:15-15:30):
1. The vector development of interdisciplinary scientific schools amid the digital transformation of state governance and finance (Leningradsky Prospekt, 51/1, Room 1006)
2. Evolution of financial scientific schools: from classical financial theory to modern interpretation (Leningradsky Prospekt, 49, Main Hall)
3. The role of scientific schools in developing a new paradigm of international financial and economic relations (Leningradsky Prospekt, 51/1, Room 406)
4. Corporate finance, management, valuation, and risks: dialogue of scientific schools (Leningradsky Prospekt, 49, Room 214)
5. Scientific school as a basis for dissertation research (Leningradsky Prospekt, 51/1, Room 1001)
6. The scientific school of "Crisis Management": past, present, future (Leningradsky Prospekt, 49, Co-working space 001)
7. Synergy of scientific schools of the Faculty of Taxation, Auditing, and Business Analysis in implementing national development priorities (Leningradsky Prospekt, 51/1, Room 0326)
8. The role of humanitarian scientific schools in achieving Russia’s economic well-being (Leningradsky Prospekt, 51/1, Reading Room)
