Rustam Minnikhanov: "Innovators must be fostered"

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visited an exhibition of best projects of the Republican youth forum 2012 and participated in awarding of winners.

Winners of federal contests, winners of special state scholarship of the Republic of Tatarstan, employees of the RT State Council, RT President’s Staff, RT Cabinet, republican ministries and agencies, rectors of higher educational institutions participated in the event in IT lyceum of the Kazan Federal University. The Olympic champion 2012 Ulia Zaripova and winner of the TV project “Voice” Dina Garipova were present at the ceremony.

The Republican youth forum is an innovative platform where any young person or youth team can present their projects, find like-minded persons for its realization and receive public and state support. Young people aged 16-30, students of higher educational institutions and specialized secondary educational institutions, activists of children’s and youth public associations can participate in the forum.

President of the Academy of talented youth, CEO of Republican youth forum 2012 Timur Bakhtiyarov told that the forum was held for the third time.

President of Tatarstan told that the idea of establishing IT lyceum had arisen after establishing Universiade Village.

“At the exhibition we have seen a lot of projects that are useful for our children,” Rustam Minnikhanov said.

According to the President, major republican enterprises will not work without advanced young people who should develop since school and university days. It is the youth who will be establishing innovative economy.