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The Neva Foundation is a Swiss non-profit organization based in Geneva.〔(Official Neva Foundation website )〕 The main objective of the foundation is to promote cultural and scientific 〔(An article from ChemRar High-Tech Center website. )〕 exchanges between Russia and Switzerland.〔(An article from Bakutoday. )〕 Established in 2008 by Elena Timchenko and her husband, Gennady,〔(An article from Groundreport. )〕 the Neva Foundation has, throughout the years, entered into partnership with some of the most renowned cultural institutions and events in Switzerland, including the Geneva Opera 〔(Official Geneva Opera website )〕 and the Verbier Festival.〔(Official Verbier Festival website )〕 == Projects and partnerships == Since 2008 the Neva Foundation has launched a number of cultural projects and events in Switzerland in order to promote Russian culture and the most talented artists.〔(Official Swiss Russian Forum website. )〕 In 2010, the Foundation partnered with the Geneva Opera to support and organize the performance of the Mariinski Orchestra of Saint-Petersburg and his world-renowned conductor Valery Gergiev at the Geneva Opera. The Neva Foundation also supports the Verbier Festival to promote the Russian culture in Switzerland. One of the key initiatives launched jointly is a scholarship program open to young Russian musicians which offers the unique opportunity to perform at the “Verbier Academy".〔(Verbier Festival Academy. )〕 In November 2011 the Foundation helped Petr Fomenko and Fomenkis to stage the famous plays "Lam and Wolves" and "Family Happiness" in Théâtre de Carouge.〔(An article from La Tribune de Genêve. )〕 Besides initiating and supporting cultural projects, the Neva Foundation also promotes the Swiss and Russian ties through sports and scientific programs. The Neva Foundation is the main partner of the Genève Futur Hockey Challenge, an international hockey tournament initiated in Geneva by the Genève-Servette Hockey Club. The Neva Foundation also teamed up with Lausanne’s Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale (EPFL), one of two Swiss federal institutes of technology. The aim of the partnership was to develop a diabetes research through an exchange program between the Perm State Polytechnic University and EPFL, which will allow science Russian students to come and study in Switzerland.〔(Official EPFL website. )〕 In 2013, the Neva Foundation launched ''Kino Film Festival From Russia and Beyond'', dedicated to the modern cinematographic production of the Post-Soviet countries. Under the impulse of its artistic director Elena Hazanov, the first edition of the Festival had a big success with the French-speaking Swiss. The Honorary Consulate of the Russian Federation in Lausanne is a partner of this project. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Neva Foundation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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