This ground-breaking study analyzed the challenges facing Russia in modernizing its economy and set forth recommendations for developing innovative small- and medium sized enterprises.
This grant supported a competition of university student and post-graduate papers on comparative constitutional law and a conference on the "Teaching and Study of Comparative Constitutional Law in Today's Russia"
A pioneer in teaching entrepreneurship, Junior Achievement conducted experiential learning sessions in work-readiness and held a variety of events intended to inspire young people with innovation and creativity so as to raise awareness and interest in entrepreneurship.
This grant supported several Russian teams participating in the International rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.
This grant funded an analytical study of the Russian legal services Market as it related to entrepreneurship.
This grant supported a set of events facilitating exchange of experience among business women. The project contributed to the development of new corporate programs promoting professional growth of women.
This grant supported a student competition in business law in 2010, which was aimed at maintenance of traditional student competitions in the sphere of law and development of law education and science of high quality.
The project helped establish an educational and consulting complex "The Center of Legal Support" (CLS) and interregional workshops on the "Legal Protection of Small- and Medium-sized Businesses in Southern Federal District in the Context of WTO Accession" were held.
Support for a one-week, Moscow-based consultation with Central Bank officials on ways to mitigate legal and economic risk exposure of central bank operations and improve internal controls. Also, it allowed FSVC to organize an eight-day study tour to New York and Washington, DC for up to 20 senior Central Bank staff to learn from U.S. regulators about practical ways to strengthen internal controls and risk systems.
Development of common legal and accounting standards for microfinance institutions, support for commercial banks interested in developing microfinance programs, implementation of the program on financial literacy for population with low income and no access to bank loans.
Support for webinars on vital changes in NGO laws and regulations for regional Club members; a webpage for the NGO Lawyers' Club and an NGO portal for the Civic Chamber of Russia; and the expansion of free legal consulting services for non-profit organizations and the general public.
Support for a bi-national exhibit on the premises of Russia's State Archives in Moscow in February, 2011 and in St. Petersburg in April, 2011. The exhibition visualizes the history of relationships between these two leaders and their impact on the liberalization of the government systems of Russia and the USA.
Focus on the importance, feasibility, and cost savings of investments in energy efficiency, effective public policy, and the development of targeted action plans for improving energy efficiency.
Support for more effective legal counseling and expand the activities of the existing legal clinic at Moscow State University.
The pilot project with participation of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation facilitates the improvement of the investment climate in Russia through the development of wide ‘peer-to-peer’ dialog between the justices of the Russian Constitutional Court and American judges on the rule-of-law and economic issues.
Help establish a transnational network of Russian and American rule-of-law professionals.
Support for development of an English version of the OPORA Russia Internet Portal as a source for foreign companies and investors to find reliable business partners among Russian small- and medium-sized enterprises and provide them with reliable information on the legal regulation of business activity in Russia and the legal aspects of entering the Russian market.
Support for Project that enhances accountability and transparency of the not-for-profit sector in Russia by studying and adapting supervisory boards' best practices from the West, creating a pool of qualified directors for supervisory boards for the not-for-profit sector, and developing and implementing a director governance training program for non-executive and independent directors of Foundations, Endowments and Self-regulatory professional organizations.
Focus on improvement of financial education for schoolchildren by developing financial and economic knowledge, value systems, motivations and economic behavior skills.
Support for creating a strategy of regional cluster development in Nizhnekamsk District of Tatarstan with participation of local authorities, businesses, research and educational institutions.
Support for advanced methodologies in entrepreneurial education as a driver of and a basis of modernization and innovation.
Support for increased capacity of Russian business to comply with applicable law prohibiting official corruption, achieve a new scale and quality of voluntary anti-corruption compliance in Russia, help Russian small-to-medium sized enterprises, and fill a perceived gap in official enforcement of anti-corruption law.
Support for training programs to help journalists cover civil proceedings and administrative disputes in courts of general jurisdiction and business arbitration.
Project trains mediators, helps establish the Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution in Pskov, and disseminates best practices in mediation in Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, Karelia, Velikiy Novgorod, and Kaliningrad.
This project involves in-depth interviews with representatives in two expert categories: personnel of the arbitration courts and the self-regulating organizations of bankruptcy commissioners, and personnel of commercial banks.
This project increases the theoretical knowledge of existing Russian, American, and European models of effective local government among public officials in Samara region and enhances practical knowledge of the functioning of effective local governments among these officials.
The project is aimed at improvement of bankruptcy procedures of credit cooperatives and micro-finance institutions taking into account their legal and economic peculiarities. It also promotes development of the institute of bankruptcy of individuals and implementation of common approaches to regulation of overdue loans collection.
The project is aimed at preparing a Road map and scenarios of SME development until 2020, with expectations for 60 percent of population to be occupied in small and medium enterprises.
New approaches to commercialization of scientific researches in petrochemistry will be determined. This aim is realized through observation of the US experience in commercialization of scientific researches, teaching entrepreneurship to young scientists interested in promotion of their researches and development of required university infrastructure.
Discussions between judges and representatives of civil society will provide grounds for development of criteria on effective functioning of Russian judicial system, acceptable for all the parties. The sites for such events will be arranged in Moscow and in the regions where chairmen of the courts show interest to this issue.
The project is aimed at contributing to sustainability and development of NGOs through enhancing their financial literacy. During trainings and consultations as well as within the program of distance learning NGOs from St. Petersburg and other regions of Russia will learn how to organize effective financial management of their organizations.
The standards of providing qualified legal assistance (PQLA) developed within the project will provide the basis for the establishment of “All Russian network of Unified PQLA Centers”. This aim will be realized upon the initiative of the Association of Russian Lawyers and with the support of state and public bodies, the Bar, business community, universities and colleges.
The project is aimed at increasing the efficiency of the system of continuing education for lawyers. The new educational body will be established on the basis of the Federal Chamber of Lawyers, which will be called Continuing Education and Additional Higher Education Institute for Attorneys and Lawyers. The Institute activities will be disseminated throughout the country by the system of regional chambers.
