On the 27th of November, 2015, the round table on Introduction and Implementation of Mentoring Programmes at Universities and Colleges in Russia was hold as part of the agenda of the Days of Mentoring in Entrepreneurship at the premises of Synergy University. The round table was organized by the Russian Association for Entrepreneurship Education, Synergy University and IBLF Russia.

On the 27th of November, 2015, the members of Youth Business Russia programme carried out awareness-raising seminar on mentoring, in the frame of the agenda of the Russian Days of Mentoring in Entrepreneurship, for the partners of the Centre for Entrepreneurship going to integrate mentoring into Business Accelerator regional programmes. The seminar was organized by the Centre for Entrepreneurship and IBLF Russia, the leading organization in mentoring in entrepreneurship in Russia managing Youth Business Russia programme.

Evgeny Kulik, entrepreneur from Rostov-on-Don and YBR participant as mentor, on winning in Industrial Production category at the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2015. The final of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards took place on the 26th of November in Moscow.

Evgeny’s mentee, a young entrepreneur Maxim Oleynikov was announced the winner in Innovation Business category at the Russian National Young Entrepreneur 2015.

Several events for students and young entrepreneurs were held at Plekhanov Russian University of Economics as part of the agenda of the Days of Mentoring in Entrepreneurship and under the auspices of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs.

Boris Tkachenko, Head of IBLF Russia, spoke about importance of mentorship for social entrepreneurs at the round table as a part of the International Social Business Day that took place on June 25 at the premises of The Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Moscow.

On March 19, the governor of Voronezh Region Alexey Gordeev met with the members of Youth Business Russia programme Igor Zaboev and Petr Boikov, finalists of YBI Entrepreneur of the Year international award and co-founders of Karton Chernozemye company in Voronezh Region, their mentor Yuri Segal, YBR programme manager Boris Tkachenko and Irina Gorelova, YBR coordinator in Voronezh Region.

On March 16, 2015, Natalia Zvereva, Director of The Fund of Regional Social Programs “Our Future”, and Boris Tkachenko, Head of IBLF Russia, officially signed an agreement on cooperation in social entrepreneurship development.

The judging panel of the YBI Young Entrepreneur of the Year appreciated the importance of the four finalist projects.

GROWTH EXPERIENCE week, a unique international event dedicated to mentoring in entrepreneurship and youth entrepreneurship was held from the 1st till the 5th of December in Moscow and Rostov-on-Don.

On the 1st of December the press conference dedicated to the opening of the international events week GROWTH EXPERIENCE organised by the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of the Russian Federation, IBLF and Russian Ministry of Economic Development was held at the premises of the Chamber.