The Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education Thanks the Potanin Foundation

Oksana Oracheva, General Director of the Potanin Foundation, has received an award of appreciation from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. The award was presented by Deputy Minister Andrey Omelchuk and Aslan Kanukoev, Director of the Ministry’s Department of Economic Policy.

The ceremony took place during the IV All-Russian Forum of Heads of Financial and Economic Services of Higher Education Institutions and Research Organizations.

The Potanin Foundation has been supporting higher education in Russia since 1999. Over the past three and a half years, it has allocated RUB 1.9 billion to this cause. Its key areas of activity in higher education include scholarship and grant competitions for students and faculty, special initiatives for the Foundation’s community, and educational and business events.

The Ministry’s recognition reflects the Foundation’s long-standing contribution to higher education. Supporting the university community remains one of its core priorities.