To mark the 15th anniversary of the NUST MISIS Endowment Fund, Gazprombank has contributed RUB 30 million to support the University’s projects. The contribution is significant not only for its size, but also for the new approach to using the University endowment. The parties are rethinking the role of the endowment, transforming it from a reserve into an active mechanism for financing applied research and technology development. This makes it possible to redirect funds toward projects with high market potential.
“Supporting universities is not charity for us; it is about building a long-term technology partnership. We see the NUST MISIS Endowment Fund as a flexible tool that enables us to quickly invest in breakthrough engineering solutions while avoiding bureaucratic barriers. This approach to managing the endowment makes cooperation with the university truly productive and future-oriented,” said Dmitry Zauers, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Gazprombank.
The contribution is one of the largest in the Fund’s history and underscores the long-standing partnership between the bank and the university, united by a common goal of supporting science and education.
Alevtina Chernikova, Rector of NUST MISIS, said: “Over 15 years of active work, the NUST MISIS Endowment Fund has supported around 200 projects totaling more than RUB 150 million. Today, our Fund ranks among the top 10 university endowments in Russia by size and among the top five in terms of development dynamics. Our donors are primarily academic and industrial partners, friends of NUST MISIS, as well as alumni from different years who have achieved professional success and returned to their alma mater to support a new generation of students and researchers. The contribution from Gazprombank, our key business partner, will help the university support researchers who are shaping the current scientific and educational agenda.”
For the first time, the NUST MISIS Endowment Fund has received an opportunity to finance scientific research in the form of grants, marking a transition to a new model in which the endowment serves as a launchpad for technology projects.
Fedor Senatov, Head of the College of Biomedical Engineering at NUST MISIS, noted: “Part of the funding will be used to modernize the Institute’s technological infrastructure in the organ-on-a-chip field. We will expand our capabilities in developing microfluidic systems and improving long-term cultivation technologies for several types of cells, enabling us to reproduce the properties of tissues from different organs. The development of these competencies has already significantly increased the interest of industrial partners in joint research.”
Research in the field of additive manufacturing of metal products will also receive support. A team from the College of Materials Science, Additive and Scalable Technologies at NUST MISIS, together with
“The contribution from Gazprombank will enable us to deepen our research into extrusion 3D printing technology for metal products, which expands the possibilities for manufacturing parts from materials that are difficult to process using conventional methods. Together with
M-Shape (‘М-Шейп’), we are improving every stage of the technological process, from developing the material composition to optimizing printing and sintering parameters, as well as studying the properties of the resulting samples. This technology has significant potential for applications in power engineering, the chemical and oil and gas industries, as well as in the production of medical equipment,” said Alexander Komissarov, Head of the College of Materials Science, Additive and Scalable Technologies at NUST MISIS.
The NUST MISIS Endowment Fund was established in 2011 to provide long-term support for the university’s strategic initiatives. As of May 2026, its assets amount to RUB 731 million.
