OREANDA-NEWS. Sberbank and Lomonosov Moscow State University have entered into a strategic partnership. The document was signed in Sberbank's head office by Herman Gref, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank and Viktor Sadovnichy, Rector of MSU and President of the Russian Union of Rectors.

The agreement envisages cooperation in the fields of educational, research and socio-economic activities. Under the agreement the university campus will serve as an experimental platform for testing the bank's latest service technologies.

Joint projects to be considered include: employment of MSU graduates and final year students at Sberbank Group, participation of Sberbank management and specialists in the development of the university's educational programmes, and MSU representatives holding training sessions at Sberbank.

"The quality of a country's educational system is one of the key factors that influence how it develops. For Sberbank, which does everything possible to ensure that employees continue to develop as professionals and individuals, cooperation with Moscow State University is very important. We are certain that the partnership between Sberbank and MSU is a nationwide project," commented Herman Gref

"MSU is a leading global provider of education and research and works with major Russian and international corporations. One of our strategic partners is Sberbank, with whom we have a long-standing, transparent and trusting relationship. We believe our strategic cooperation agreement, the introduction of a single campus card and electronic administration system for the university will help us to strengthen these ties and promote the completion of new long-term, ambitious projects," said Viktor Sadovnichy.