The V International Educational Forum, Summer Campus of the Presidential Academy, was opened by Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan.
Arkady Dvorkovich, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Alexander Povalko, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Russia, Vladimir Mau, the rector of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) and others took part in the ceremony.
“Summer Campus plays a vital role in the life of our country”, ─ said Rustam Minnikhanov. “I would like you to get into the spirit of those innovations and projects which are being implemented in our republic these days. We need forward-minded achievers with whom we could cooperate”.
This year the forum gathered 226 representatives from 26 regions of Russia and 17 countries of the world. Traditionally, the most numerous team of Summer Campus is the team of students from Tatarstan – it numbers more than 80 students.
Lectures and master classes to the most talented students of the country will be delivered during the forum by the leading domestic and foreign economists, political scientists, sociologists, top managers in the state and business areas.