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China's Tsinghua University honors sanctioned Russian banker German Gref

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Tsinghua University in China has awarded a distinguished visiting professor title to German Gref, the CEO of Russia's Sberbank. Gref, who has been sanctioned by the United States, received this honor shortly after signing a partnership agreement with the university for innovative development. The award recognizes his significant contributions to technological transformation and artificial intelligence. AI

IMPACT This award highlights international academic partnerships in AI, potentially fostering collaboration despite geopolitical tensions.

RANK_REASON Award of an academic title by a university. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.4]

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China's Tsinghua University honors sanctioned Russian banker German Gref

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Victoria Bela ·

    China’s Tsinghua University honours German Gref, Russian banker sanctioned by US

    A leading Chinese university has given a Russian banker sanctioned by the United States a prestigious honorary academic title, soon after they signed a partnership agreement on innovative development. German (also known as Herman) Gref, CEO and chairman of Russia’s Sberbank, has …

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