Andrey Fursenko - Minister of Education and Science

Andrey Fursenko
Minister of Education and Science

Education (degrees, dates, universities):

• Institution: “NIS Venture Capital Programme” EVCA Training private equity investment managers from the NIS Region
  • Date: 1998
• Institution: Leningrad State Technical University
  • Date: 1990
  • Degree: D. Sc.
• Institution: Leningrad Polytechnic Institute
  • Date: 1978
  • Degree: Ph.D.
• Institution: Department of Mathematics and Mechanics, Leningrad State University
  • Date: 1966 - 1971
  • Degree: Master Degree in Mechanics

 Language skills:   

• Fluent English

Professional experience:

• Date: March 2004– present time
• Location: Moscow
• Company: Ministry of Education and Science 
• Position: Minister

• Date: November 2003– March 2004
• Location: Moscow
• Company: Ministry of Industry, Science and Technologies
• Position: Acting Minister

• Date: December 2001– November 2003
• Location: Moscow
• Company: Ministry of Industry, Science and Technologies
• Position: Deputy Minister

• Date: September 2000– 2001
• Location: St. Petersburg
• Company: Philippine consulate
• Position: Philippine consul, A.H.

• Date: October 2000 – present time
• Location:  St. Petersburg
• Company: Foundation “Centre for Strategic Research “North-West”
• Position: Chairman of the Academic Council

• Date: 1992 - present
• Location: St. Petersburg
• Company: St. Petersburg Regional Foundation for Scientific and Technological Development
• Position: CEO

• Date: May, 1994 - September 1995
• Location: St. Petersburg
• Company: Investment Consulting Company St. Petersburg (ICC), Russian-German JV
• Position: CEO

• Date: 1991 - 1992
• Location: St. Petersburg
• Company: Advanced Technology Center, Ltd., R&D company
• Position: Vice-President

• Date: 1987-1991
• Location: St. Petersburg
• Company: Ioffe Physic-Technical Institute USSR Academy of Science 
• Position: Deputy Director on Science

• Date: 1985-1989
• Location: St. Petersburg
• Company: loffe Physic-Technical Institute USSR Academy of Science
• Position: Chief of the Computer Department

• Date: 1970-1985
• Location: St. Petersburg
• Company: loffe Physic-Technical Institute USSR Academy of Science
  Position: Research scientist

Key qualifications:

Top level management skills, leading of professionals, acquisition of new projects, conceptualising and structuring of companies. Board of Directors memberships. Technology and innovative activities, regional level strategy development.

Special publications:

1. Fursenko A.A. Scientific and Technical Policy and Creation Investment Climate in the Region. – Russian.// The Collection of the Seminar "Modern Scientific and Technical Policy of the Russian Federation: Federal and Region Aspects and Approaches". – St.Petersburg, 1994. – p. 79-82.
2. Fursenko A.A. Experience of Establishing Regional Infrastructure for Innovative Activities Support.// Russian Science: Status and Development Problems: All-Russia seminar. - Novosibirsk, September 19-21, 1996.
3. Fursenko A.A. BIC in Restructuring R&D Sphere and in the Conversion Co-operation Industry of Russia.// The Collection of the International ARD Annual Conference "Prospects of business creation. Collaboration and Growth of Innovation Enterprises". - Berlin, November 7-9, 1996.
4. Fursenko A.A., Spivak V.I. Peculiarity of Innovation Activity of R&D SME.// The Collection of NATO ARW «Management Training in High-Tech and R&D. Concept for Enterprises under Transitions vol.12. - Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997. – (NATOASI Series, Partnership Sub-Series, 4: Science and Technology Policy).
5. Fursenko A.A., NikkonenA.I., Kabanov O.S. Russian and Foreign Specialists Co-operation in the Training and Consulting of Project's Managers in R&D Sphere.// In the same volume.
6. Fursenko A.A. Regional Infrastructure for Innovative Activities. Practical Approach: Presentation //The scientific conference "Russian Scientific, Technological and Industrial Policy: Moscow and Regions". - Washington, March 25-25, 1997.
7. Fursenko A.A. Role of the Infrastructure in Increase of Investment Attractiveness of the Projects in Scientific and Technical Sphere – Russian.// Science and Technology: Russia and World. – St.Petersburg, 1998. – Issue 12. – p.82-87.
8. Fursenko A.A. NikkonenA.I. Introduction to Technological Innovative Activity// Introduction to Innovation Management. – Russian. – Moskow, 1998. – p. vii-xiii.
9. Fursenko A. A. Role of the Infrastructure in Reduction of investment risks.//Venture capital and Private equity in Russia – Russian.-St. Petersburg, 2000 – p. 108-114.
10. Fursenko A.A. Technology transfer – an instrument for building the knowledge based society. Report presented at the Expert Meeting “The Knowledge-based  Society in the Baltic Sea Region” of the Council of the Baltic Sea States in Berlin, 4-5 May 2001 – to be published soon.
11. Fursenko A. A. Russia's New Economy. Report presented at the Conference on Partnership and Growth in the Baltic Sea Region on Septenber 24-25, 2001, St. Petersburg, Russia.