Rustam Minnikhanov discusses the project of IT university with officials of Carnegie Mellon University

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov discussed the project of establishing IT University on the territory of innovation satellite city “Innopolis” with officials of Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, USA).

The meeting was held at the RT Government House with participation of Deputy PM and Minister of informatization and communications Roman Shaikhutdinov, Minister of education and science Engel Fattakhov, Aide to the Tatarstan President Radik Gimatdinov. The Carnegie Mellon University was presented by Director for charity issues Michael Steiner, Director for information technologies of iCarnegie Michael Hemi and administrative director of IT University “Innopolis” Dmitry Kondratiev.

Rustam Minnikhanov welcomed guests and thanked for good organisation of the visit of the Tatarstan delegation to Pittsburgh on September 4-6, 2012. “Today we should discuss several issues of further work under the project of establishing IT University with participation of specialists from Carnegie Mellon University and its subsidiary iCarnegie,” the Tatarstan President said. He also reminded that the project was approved by the Russian Government.

“We consider the project of satellite city “Innopolis” and IT University to be very interesting,” he said noting that it fits well into the idea of the Russian President Vladimir Putin about creation of 25 mln new high-tech workplaces.

Dmitry Kondratiev told about activities implemented by partners from Carnegie Mellon University at the first stage of the project realisation. In particular, he informed that several meetings had been held with officials of IBM, Microsoft, Intel, Parallels and the Russian Ministry of communications to discuss further development of IT sector.

Officials of Carnegie Mellon University positively estimated opening of IT lyceum of the Kazan Federal University that is located on the territory of Universiade Village.