Summer Campus of Presidential Academy opened near Kazan

On July 21, the International educational forum "Summer campus of the Presidential Academy" opened at the Kazan Ski Resort.

The best students from 21 Russian regions, with more than half of them being representatives of the Presidential Academy and its branches, are taking part in the meeting. Totally, 250 people, including 30 foreign students came to attend the forum.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Russian Minister for Open Government Affairs Mikhail Abyzov, Rector of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) Vladimir Mau, Member of Board of Trustees of the RANEPA, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the ACIG Group of Companies Viktor Tolmachev took part in an opening ceremony of the International educational forum, the topic of which is “Education of the Future”.

To the point, Chairman of State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Sergey Naryshkin, who is the Academic Advisor of the Summer Campus 2014, sent his video greetings to participants of the forum.

“We are very pleased that this place has become a favorite venue for the Summer Campus of the Presidential Academy," Tatarstan President, Member of Board of Trustees of the RANEPA said, wecoming the audience. Rustam Minnikhanov said that one of the leading Russian centers "Innopolis" will be constructed near the complex. “Here will be the city of future, knowledge and innovation. And you are the ones that bring here everything new that there is in the world,” Rustam Minnikhanov noted.

“It is important to create such conditions that would allow to use your ideas in solving topical objectives.”  Rustam Minikhanov thinks that everyone should get a good profession and that it is necessary to learn something new every day.

Vladimir Mau thanked Tatarstan President for holding the forum in the republic for the third time. He clarified that different regions were considered as a potential host for the Summer Campus, however, Tatarstan had the best conditions for the event.

As for the topic of the forum “Education of the Future”, Mikhail Abyzov noted: "Russia has a huge human potential, but for the economic, social and public life of the country it is important to turn it into a human capital that will determine Russia's competitiveness not only in science and technologies, but in public and social life as well. " He also added that all the participants will suggest their own vision on this subject.