The Foundation for Education Support (russian: Фонд Подде́ржки Образова́ния) is a non-profit government-supported organization created to fund educational programs that promote the cooperation and communication of Russian gimnaziums, lyceums and secondary schools with leading national universities. Its current major program is the support and development of '' Gymnazium Union of Russia'', an open network or Russian gymnaziums, lyceums and

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s. Andrei Fursenko, the Russian Education Minister introduced the '' Gymnazium Union of Russia'' and related projects on November 6, 2007, at a major conference in education held at

Saint Petersburg State University Saint Petersburg State University (SPBU; russian: Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a public research university in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in 1724 by a decree of Peter the G ...

. The Foundation was founded and is mainly sponsored by

Gazprom PJSC Gazprom ( rus, Газпром, , ɡɐzˈprom) is a Russian majority state-owned multinational energy corporation headquartered in the Lakhta Center in Saint Petersburg. As of 2019, with sales over $120 billion, it was ranked as the larges ...

.A letter from Gazprom CEO A. Miller to Dmitry Medvedev
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Russian Ministry of Education Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (russian: Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации or Minobrnauki of Russia) existed from March 2004 till May 2018. It oversaw ...

.Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation between Russian Education Minister Andrei Fursenko and the Foundation President Tatyana Golubeva. February 11, 2008.
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References

External links

Official website of the Foundation for Education Support

Memorandum of Understanding between Russian Education Minister Andrei Fursenko and the Foundation President Tatyana Golubeva. February 11, 2008.

Gimnazium Union unites Russian gymnaziums nationwide. NTV

Foundations based in Russia