Residents of all federal districts of Russia became participants in the educational project of KBSU

From the North Caucasus to the north of the European part of the country, from the Crimean Peninsula to the Primorsky Territory — this is the geography of the implementation of the additional professional education (advanced training) program «Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship: from a Startup to a Successful Company», developed by KBSU (University «Boiling Point») with the support of ASI to promote new projects jointly with the Moscow venture-building company TechnoSpark of the Rusnano group of companies and sponsor support from ITV Axxson Soft.

The 36-hour educational course, implemented free of charge, aroused great interest among residents of 50 cities, 53 rural centers in 27 regions of the country, in eight federal districts. The total number of students admitted to the courses was 971 people, 487 students successfully mastered the program, passed the final testing and received certificates of the established form.

Knowledge and practical experience were shared with the audience by the Minister of Economic Development of the KBR Boris Rakhaev, General Director of TechnoSpark of the Rusnano Group of Companies Denis Kovalevich, Head of the School of Entrepreneurship of the TechnoSpark Group of Companies Anna Elashkina, General Director of the Social Investment Fund, a leading Russian expert in the field of social investment, entrepreneurship and design Sergey Golubev, expert of the Internet Initiatives Development Fund, Associate Professor of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, member of the Expert Council for the Development of Civic Education and Socialization of Students under the State Duma Committee for Education and Science Margarita Zobnina, General Director of ITV Axxson Soft Murat Altuev.

For several years, KBSU has been developing the potential of a digital university within the framework of the digital economy and education national projects. Implementation of the course «Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship: From Startup to Successful Company» contributes to the development of entrepreneurial literacy, the formation of a set of entrepreneurial competencies among students, which they can apply in practice of their own business project.