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China's Tsinghua University honors sanctioned Russian banker German Gref

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

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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 · 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 …