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Selection for the joint specialization of MSU and Foundation started

From May 17 to 27, a qualifying stage for a new joint specialization of the Vega Institute Foundation and the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics “Fundamental Mathematics and Mathematical Finance” will be held.

A new specialization in Fundamental Mathematics & Mathematical Finance declared to be launched

On March 31, the Vega Institute Foundation and the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics presented a new joint specialization "Fundamental Mathematics and Mathematical Finance".

Meeting of the Foundation’s scholarship recipients took place in Moscow City

Scholarship recipients and the Foundation's team shared their initiatives and talked in an informal setting

The results of the additional recruitment for the scholarship program

The scholarship committee summed up the results of the interviews and formed a list of candidates who will join the scholarship program from the spring semester of the 2021-2022 academic year

Video report of the 2nd International Summer School in Mathematical Finance

The 2nd Summer School in Mathematical Finance, organized by Vega Institute Foundation, was held from August 23 to September 3, 2021

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Vega Institute Foundation for Advancement of Science is a joint project of Lomonosov Moscow State University and VTB Group.

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2021

(CLOSED) Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies

Details Zoom Start: February 26, 2022 Recommended for: 3-4th year/Specialist’s program 3-4th year/Bachelor’s program Teachers Rostislav Berezovskiy Dean Fantazzini

(CLOSED) Brownian motion, stochastic calculus in finance

Details Zoom Start: February 8, 2022 Recommended for: 2nd year/Specialist’s program Teachers Yuri Kabanov Igor Rodionov

(CLOSED) Introduction to Game Theory

Details Zoom Start: February 10, 2022 Recommended for: 4-6th year/Specialist’s program 4th year/Bachelor’s program 1-2nd year/Master’s program Teachers Vassili Kolokoltsov Larisa Korableva

(CLOSED) Additional Chapters of Machine Learning

Details Zoom Start: February 8, 2022 Recommended for: 4-6th year/Specialist’s program 4th year/Bachelor’s program 1-2nd year/Master’s program Teachers Evgeny Burnaev Alexey Zaytsev Narek Gevorgyan Ekaterina Trofimova

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18 may Selection for the joint specialization of MSU and Foundation started

04 april A new specialization in Fundamental Mathematics & Mathematical Finance declared to be launched

On March 31, the Vega Institute Foundation and the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics presented a new joint specialization "Fundamental Mathematics and Mathematical Finance".

24 march Presentation Day of the New Specialization Program with MSU

On Thursday, March 31, the Vega Institute Foundation and the Faculty of Mathematics & Mechanics will present the new specialization.

23 march Meeting of the Foundation’s scholarship recipients took place in Moscow City

Scholarship recipients and the Foundation's team shared their initiatives and talked in an informal setting

25 february The Vega Institute Foundation announces an additional enrollment for student research groups

17 february The results of the additional recruitment for the scholarship program

03 february Results of the fall scholarship period of 2021/2022 academic year

01 february New set of special courses at the Lomonosov Moscow State University

30 january Vega Institute Foundation extends acceptance of scholarship applications to February 4

13 december Vega Foundation Completes Selection of Student Research Groups

Vega Foundation has reviewed all the applications and completed the process of organizing student research groups.

22 october Vega Institute Foundation Announces a Sequence of Workshops and Master Classes for Second-Year Students of the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of Lomonosov Moscow State University

02 october The opening of the Financial Mathematics Global Seminar 2021/2022

23 september Video report of the 2nd International Summer School in Mathematical Finance

The 2nd Summer School in Mathematical Finance, organized by Vega Institute Foundation, was held from August 23 to September 3, 2021.

20 september Meeting of the scholarship recipients of the Vega Institute Foundation

The meeting of the Foundation’s scholarship recipients was held on September 17. During the meeting, members of the Board of Directors and the Foundation’s administration offered their congratulations to the competition’s winners, and presented them with scholarships, gifts and letters from the Foundation’s Scientific Director Yuri Kabanov.

06 september Key takeaways of the 2nd International Summer School in Financial Mathematics

The closing ceremony of the 2nd International Summer School in Mathematical Finance took place on September 3.

23 august The opening of the 2nd International Summer School in Mathematical Finance

18 august Participants of the 2nd International Summer School in Financial Mathematics have been selected

10 august Deadline for applications to the 2nd International Summer School in Mathematical Finance has been extended to August 18

25 july Applications for the 2nd International Summer School in Mathematical Finance are now accepted

09 july Vega Institute Foundation extends acceptance of scholarship applications to July 16

About us

Vega Institute Foundation is a joint project of Lomonosov Moscow State University and VTB Group.

The Foundation’s primary goals are the support for and advancement of financial mathematics school in Russia as well as the training of highly skilled professionals for the financial industry. We aspire to bring together the student, academic, and business communities.

Vega Institute Foundation was established in late 2020, and by spring of 2021 several specialized courses were made available to the students. The Institute aims its activities at students from all over Russia. In April 2021, Vega Institute together with Sirius Mathematics Center in Sochi, successfully organized and ran the Black Sea School on New Developments in Mathematical Finance.

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