Albert Gilmutdinov becomes acting rector of Kazan national research technical university named after A.N.Tupolev

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has met with members of the Academic Council of the Kazan national research technical university named after A.N.Tupolev. The meeting was held at the RT Government House with participation of Tatarstan’s Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Head of the RT Presidential Staff Yuri Kamaltynov.

The meeting was aimed at discussion of the current situation and the letter addressed to Rustam Minnikhanov regarding dissatisfaction with actions of Nikolai Arbukov - Acting rector of Kazan national research technical university named after A.N.Tupolev. President of the university Gennady Degtyarev presented the university opposition at the meeting.

Rustam Minnikhanov said that a difficult situation is really observed at the university. He emphasized that without sustainable development of education and research activity we would not be able to realize new tasks faced by the higher education.

“We must raise the level of our industrial enterprises, i.e. KAPO named after Gorbunov, Kazan helicopters plant, develop automobile sector, engine plant, shipbuilding plant named after Gorky, and other enterprises. All of them are filled with specialists trained at the Kazan national research technical university,” Rustam Minnikhanov said.

The Tatarstan President reminded that serious positive changes happened at the university within the last few years, - it obtained the status of the national research university, material and technical base was improved.

Unfortunately, personnel changes were not so efficient. Rustam Minnikhanov supposes that a person who will unite professorate, create conditions for further development of the university and strengthen the status of one of the leading universities in the country must be at the head of the university.

Rustam Minnikhanov suggested considering Albert Gilmutdinov for the post of acting rector of Kazan national research technical university named after A.N.Tupolev. Members of the Academic Council supported the candidacy of Albert Gilmutdinov. They also said that they are ready to tackle tasks set by the republican leadership.

Rustam Minnikhanov informed as well that on September 21 Albert Gilmutdinov will be officially introduced as the acting rector of Kazan national research technical university named after A.N.Tupolev.