Established in 2012 thanks to the collaboration between the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies and the Italian Institute of Culture in Moscow (IICM), the "Desk Russia" performs the following main activities:

• Develop promotional activities aimed at the presentation of the training activities of the School at the most prestigious Russian university institutions of potential interest
• Promote the participation of Russian students in the selection for admission to Postgraduate Courses, PhD and Master of Science, aimed at non-EU candidates activated by the School also in collaboration with other prestigious universities
• Support the development of teaching relations and long-term collaboration with Russian universities selected by the School, encouraging exchanges programmes of faculty and students
• Propose and organize promotional initiatives promoted jointly by the School in collaboration with IICM