What is included in Skolkovo today?

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An important part of the Skolkovo innovation city is Skoltech, or more precisely the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology. Skoltech was organized on the basis of one of the most famous technological universities in the world, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Thanks to this, in 2011, the first head of the Skolkovo Institute was an employee of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor Edward Crowley. After 5 years of work, Skoltech was headed by Russian academician Alexander Kuleshov.

In its educational process, the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology is based on practical knowledge in the field of innovation and business. Thanks to this approach, for more than 10 years, Skolkovo has been graduating ambitious scientists, researchers and entrepreneurs who are not afraid to change the usual system and change the economy with their revolutionary view. Education received at the Skolkovo Institute is the best solution for preparing for work in the realities of a changing world. The main proof is the numbers: 80% of Skolkovo Institute graduates became startup developers or received an offer from the largest companies in the world.

For its contribution to the development of the high-tech industry, the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology was awarded the Rising Star of Citation Impact award in 2018, and in 2020 it entered the top 100 best young universities according to the leading scientific journal Nature, being the only Russian educational institution in this ranking.



At first glance at the institute building, it becomes clear that the most modern knowledge about technology is concentrated here. The design of the institute building was developed by the Swiss architectural bureau and winner of the architectural "Oscar" - the Pritzker Prize Herzog & de Meron. In 2019, the architectural design of the Skoltech building itself was awarded the Grand Prix of the Prix Versaille award in the nomination "Best University Campus".





2. Skolkovo Technopark



The Skolkovo Innovation City system includes the largest technology park in Europe — a building that is the calling card and heart of the Innovation Center. The area of ​​the technology park is more than 96 thousand m2, which is comparable to the area of ​​14 football fields.



Skolkovo shares a multidisciplinary approach to business organization. It is based on the fact that the development of the most revolutionary ideas is possible only through interaction between representatives of different spheres. That is why the main goal of creating Technopark was to gather representatives of different fields of activity in a single space and organize an environment in which they can become most productive. Technopark unites more than 300 offices of Skolkovo residents, which are located here with their headquarters, laboratories, research centers and coworkings. A completely logical continuation of this initiative was the creation and holding of the annual forum "Open Innovations" on the basis of Technopolis.

The presence of visionary companies in the technopark is of great importance in the development of Skolkovo. Visionaries are representatives of the business environment who are interested in investing in startups and new technologies, keep their finger on the pulse of the industry's development and are constantly looking for new directions. The Skolkovo Foundation jordan whatsapp number database has more than 200 partners who, in one way or another, participate in the implementation of startups. For example, the Sibur corporation organized a special coworking center for the development of new technologies in the field of polymer processing, and Tatneft - oil production. Sberbank organized the largest data center in the country on the basis of the Technopark.

Along with visionaries, among the advantages that park residents receive is the attention of venture companies. The Skolkovo Ventures venture platform was created to implement investment functions. In 2018 alone, the Skolkovo Ventures Fund attracted more than 3 billion rubles in extra-budgetary financing for its residents' projects. In addition to current financing, one of the main tasks of Skolkovo Ventures is to attract new players to the platform.



3. Urban infrastructure



"Skolkovo" is more than a scientific and technical center, today it is a full-fledged city that unites all the necessary infrastructure for life and business. Territorially, Skolkovo consists of 4 districts: South, Technopark, University and North. Each of them is independent from the other and comfortable from the point of view of urban organization.

The concept of the Skolkovo organization belongs to the French company AREP. It is based on the principle of Urbanvillages - low-rise development, where the housing of specialists is located in close proximity to the place of work.

The city-forming centers of Skolkovo are the University and Technopark. It is around them that office blocks and laboratories, sports centers, shops and residential buildings have grown. According to the development plan, Skolkovo will become a place for more than 17 thousand people to live, about 100 thousand jobs will be created here, for this purpose several special routes will be launched to deliver employees from