Chief of the Presidential Directorate for Social Projects.

• Renowned contemporary sculptor.
• Vice Dean of the Academy of Fine Arts of Tsinghua University, Professor and Doctoral Supervisor in the Sculpture Department.
• Member of the China Artists Association, Deputy Secretary-General and Executive Council Member of the China Sculpture Institute.

Graduated from the Central Academy of Arts and Design (now the Academy of Fine Arts of Tsinghua University), long engaged in the creation of large-scale public art and theoretical research, with multiple published monographs on related topics.

In 2024, he held a solo exhibition at St. Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts, where a 4-meter-long version of "Son of the Earth" was exhibited, causing a sensation.

Representative works such as "Son of the Earth", "Boundless", and "Non-Vertical Coordinates" are permanently displayed in the Dunhuang Gobi Art Corridor. His works provoke public reflection on ecological civilization through artistic interventions in nature, serving as new cultural landmarks in Dunhuang tourism. They have catalyzed the formation of the Guazhou Gobi Art Corridor, boosting integrated cultural tourism development and attracting over a million visitors annually, achieving a resonance between artistic creation and ecological conservation.

Research focuses include ancient Chinese sculpture studies, public sculpture research, and digital sculpture studies.

• Professor, Doctor of Art History.
• Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts.
• Member of the Union of Artists of Russia, Moscow Union of Artists and Russia Designers Association.
• Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences.
• Honorary Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation.
• Honorary Worker of Science and Technology of the Russian Federation.
• Full Member of the Russian Geographical Society.
• Vice President of the Ethnographic Research Foundation "On the Edge of Worlds" at the Russian Geographical Society.
• Member of the Interdepartmental Commission for the Settlement of Disagreements Arising during the Transfer of Religious Property to Religious Organizations.

He was elected rector of the Russian State University of Design and Applied Arts (Stroganov University) in 2011 and has been fruitfully heading it. Over the past years of his work, Sergei Kurasov managed to expand his activities in the field of art history scientific and theoretical research.

Professor Kurasov introduced into scientific circulation a serious theoretical and art history analysis of the fading cultural heritage of Tibet and its spiritual tradition. A great contribution of this research was the recording of the cultural environment, originality and uniqueness of the experience of Tibetan art, which Professor Kurasov captured in his paintings and photographs. He actively publishes in professional editions, delivers scientific reports at conferences.

Along with art exhibitions, Sergei Kurasov is known as an active creator of the expositions designs of group and personal exhibitions of Stroganov University professors, held in the halls of the Russian Federation Presidential Executive Office, the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. Teachers, graduate students and students took part in these large-scale projects. Sergei Kurasov is a full member and a member of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Arts. In 2021, he was awarded the Honorary Diploma of the President of the Russian Federation.

• Director General of the National School of Arts and Crafts in Culture.
• Associate Professor at the Virtual University of Senegal.
• Head of the Multimedia Department at the Cheikh Hamidou KANE Digital University, where he is a Research Professor and Head of the Graphic and Digital Arts degree.

Graduated from the National School of Arts of Senegal. After a career as a professor of art education, he joined the National School of Arts as a trainer and head of division.

Committed to the promotion of the arts, he participates in exhibitions and contributes to the creation of new training courses in Graphic and Digital arts and Digital Communication.

• Director of ANO "Art-Podgotovka".
• Curator of Innopraktika School.

Innopraktika School — a unique educational project aimed at developing intercultural cooperation. Within its framework foreign students of creative professions get acquainted with Russia and undergo training in art, theater, music and choreography.

The priority goal of the School is to support and develop Russian culture in the context of global values. Innopraktika School project was launched in 2020, during its work, 210 people from 51 countries have already completed training in its sessions. The result of the program are strong friendships, creative ideas and new works.

Elizaveta started her professional career in 2011 at an advertising agency, as a manager for cultural projects such as the International Festival of Arts Diaghilev P. S. and the opening of the Russian Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale.

In 2018, she joined the Internationalization Department at ITMO University, where she was responsible for coordinating the ITMO Fellowship and Professorship program for foreign faculty and scientists. This program reached the final stage of the All-Russian Competition of Best Personnel Practices in the Field of Science and Education organized by the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia in 2020

Since 2022, she has been leading the team at the ITMO University Art & Science Center. The Center is running the unique master’s program in the field of scientific and technological art. In addition to educational activities, the Center organizes and curates exhibitions of student and professional artists' art & science works. It also conducts open educational programs and workshops.

• First Deputy General Director of the Innopraktika company.
• President of Vision Media Center LLC, ANO "Global Values" and TM LLC.
• Graduated from the Financial Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation and the Faculty of Foreign Languages ​​and Area Studies of Lomonosov Moscow State University.

Natalia is a member of the board of directors of Geoscan LLC, ITEKMA LLC, a member of the Supervisory Boards of the Innovative Scientific and Technological Center "Composite Valley", the Innovative Scientific and Technological Center "Quantum Valley" in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, the Far Eastern Federal University and the Association of Innovative Regions of Russia, a member of the Public Council at Rossotrudnichestvo, a member of the Board of Trustees of the All-Russian Public Organization of Chemistry Teachers and Lecturers, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the School Part of the Phystech XXI Cluster. In addition, she is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSC "Interdepartmental Analytical Center", a member of the Coordinating Council for Import Substitution and Technological Independence of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and the Council for Support of Programs for the Development of Educational Institutions of Higher Education within the Framework of the Implementation of the Strategic Academic Leadership Program "Priority-2030".

Natalia is the initiator and presenter of the media projects of the Innopraktika company, including the programs "House of Scientists" (jointly with the TV channel "Culture"), "Science" (jointly with the TV channel "Russia 24").

Since December 2019, Natalia Popova has held the position of public ombudsman in the field of protecting the rights of high-tech leading companies, established on the basis of the Institute of the Presidentional Commissioner for Entrepreneurs' Rights.

• A distinguished artist and educator.
• Dean of the Government College of Art and Design, Nagpur.
• Previously, he served as Dean of Sir J.J. School of Art, Mumbai, for 14 years.
• A graduate and postgraduate in Fine Art (Painting) with a Post-Diploma in Art Education from Sir J.J.
• School of Art, he earned his doctorate from Vikram University, Ujjain, for his research on landscape painting traditions (1900−1960).

Dr. Sabale has held key positions, including Vice Chairman of the Art Society of India and trustee at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya and Jehangir Art Gallery. His academic contributions extend to universities across Maharashtra and Goa. Inspired by the Western Ghats, his watercolor landscapes capture nature’s energy and spontaneity. With five solo exhibitions and numerous group shows, his work reflects a deep artistic vision.

As an educator, he integrates theory with practice, fostering creativity, research, and social responsibility. His dedication continues to shape future artists.

• Director of Penza Art College named after Konstantin Savitsky
• Member of the jury of city and regional art exhibitions.
• Member of the Academy of Folk Art.
• For many years, she was a member of the Penza regional branch of the All-Russian public and state organization "Union of Women of Russia", where, with her active participation, issues related to the social and educational activities of various organizations were resolved.

For many years of conscientious work in the system of professional education, active cultural and educational activities in the aesthetic education of youth has been awarded the following prizes:

• Letter of Aknowledgment from the "Union of Artists of Russia", 2021.
• Certificate of Honor of the Head of the City of Penza, 2021.
• Letter of Aknowledgment from the Governor of the Penza Region, 2022.
• Certificate of Honor of the Legislative Assembly of the Penza Region, 2023.
• Letter of Aknowledgment from the Governor of the Penza Region, 2024.

Has made a great contribution to the development of creative and competitive activities of the Penza Art College. During her leadership, teachers and students took part in competitions, visiting plein airs, exhibitions of various levels, where they invariably became laureates and diploma winners.