At the end of 2025, VTB Education projects received awards in 10 professional awards in the field of financial literacy, youth work, programmes for corporate partners and international cooperation. Expert recognition confirmed VTB's systematic contribution to the development of modern competencies, management culture and applied knowledge that are in demand by the economy and regions of the country.

The online course "VTB. Investment Start" became the winner of the Investment Leaders Award in the category "Best Online School for Investors", as well as the winner of the "Effective Education" award in the category "Best Educational Program in Financial Literacy". The project forms a responsible attitude to investments and long-term financial planning.

The Financial World series of financial literacy marathons was awarded the Effective Education Award in the Financial Educator of the Year category. And a joint competition with the NSPK for students of pedagogical universities became the winner of the same award in the category "Innovation of the Year in Educational Content". For several years in a row, the projects have been among the best practices of financial education in the country and cover educational institutions from dozens of regions. And the Healthy Finance with VTB competition for medical students received the Effective Education Award in the Innovation of the Year in Distance Learning category, confirming the effectiveness of digital formats and online solutions.

In the area of working with young people, VTB Education continues to develop programmes that form practical and managerial competencies. A joint project of VTB, the Graduate School of Management of St. Petersburg State University (GSOM SPbU) and Siberian State University (SFU) — the Master's program "Professional Finance" — won the "Effective Education" award in the "Breakthrough of the Year" category. The jury noted the integration of VTB's academic training and applied expertise and the programme's focus on the real challenges of the financial industry.

Another joint project of VTB and GSOM SPbU, the School of Reporting and Financial Data, has once again received recognition from the professional community, becoming the winner of the GlobalCIO Award in the Education and Science category. This is not the first year that the project has won and won Russian and international awards, confirming its status as one of VTB's flagship educational products and an example of a sustainable partnership between business and the university.

In 2025, VTB Education's programmes aimed at corporate clients, authorities and development institutions were highly appreciated.

The project "Large Infrastructure Projects in the Regions of the Russian Federation: From Idea to Implementation" won third place in the category "Building Relationships with Partners and Clients" of the XVIII All-Russian Competition of the Best Corporate Projects in the Field of Sustainable Development "It's in People" and became the winner of the "Effective Education" award in the category "Best Program in the Field of Sustainable Development". For several years in a row, the program has been noted by the professional community as an effective tool for training management teams for the implementation of large-scale infrastructure initiatives in the regions of the country.

The international educational program "Chinese Move: From Cultural Codes to Business Strategies" won the "Effective Education" award in the category "Best Program for the Development of Soft Skills". The project reflects VTB's priority to develop international cooperation and develop the competencies necessary for customers and partners to work in foreign markets and in a cross-cultural environment.

"Expert recognition of our programmes is the result of VTB's consistent strategy in the field of education. The Bank systematically invests in the creation of an environment where knowledge directly works for the development of people, the economy and regions. In recent years, VTB Education projects have already covered more than a million people, from schoolchildren and students to managers and government officials. It is this scale and practical effect that make our initiatives truly significant," said Olga Dergunova, Senior Vice President of VTB, Head of VTB Education, Director of GSOM SPbU.