I am sure that many directors of large industrial enterprises do not know about modern research of our institutional laboratories, President of the Republic of Tatarstan stated at a meeting with the teaching staff and students of the Kazan (Volga) federal university.

Before the meeting Rustam Minnikhanov had visited several laboratories and scientific sites of the university and was really impressed by what he had seen. RT President expressed positive opinion regarding modern facilities and equipment of laboratories, research workers and post-graduate students working there.

RT President said he is sure that republican scientific school and higher educational institutions should take leading positions. By his words, it is important today to assess world’s educational market, invite specialists and prepare modern teaching staff.

“It is not a secret that during the last few years our higher educational institutions have been left alone, and were trying to survive. However, federal government has paid attention to scientific sphere and higher educational institutions. Thus, Tatarstan has obtained federal university (Kazan federal university), two national research universities are functioning on the territory of republic. Earlier visits to laboratories and scientific centers could arouse feelings of disappointment, but things have changed now. Today we have visited the institute of physics with 26 functioning laboratories. Our great prospects are also connected with developments of the Institute of geology and oil-gas technologies (Kazan federal university),” Rustam Minnikhanov said.

Rustam Minnikhanov stressed that it is essential to ensure interaction between science and industry higher educational institutions and enterprises.