Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin takes part in N.I. Lobachevsky Prize award ceremony

On 1 December Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in N.I. Lobachevsky Prize and Medal Award Ceremony held in Kazan Federal University and handed in the award to the Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Chief Researcher of the St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Mathematical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences Sergei Ivanov who was awarded for the outstanding achievements in fundamental and applied mathematics.

Speaking at the ceremony, Aleksey Pesoshin, who is the alumnus of the mechanical and mathematical department of the university, welcomed its participants on behalf of the Rais (Head) of the republic Rustam Minnikhanov and said: “Tatarstan traditionally is one of the leading centers in science, non-Euclidean geometry and information technologies. This is impossible without relying on fundamental education. The name of Nikolay Lobachevsky is inseparably connected with Kazan and his discoveries in the field of non-Euclidean geometry, which had a decisive influence on the development of world mathematics. This year the award goes to Sergey Ivanov for his outstanding works in fundamental and applied mathematics. “

In his turn the Rector of Kazan Federal University Lenar Safin stated that such events are the continuation of the great academic traditions. “Here in the Kazan University Nikolay Lobachevsky dedicated his life to serving science and education, he worked here as a rector and created his revolutionary geometry. We will celebrate the bicentennial of this remarkable event next year,” he said.