Russia’s best students awarded in Kazan

On November 25, at the Volga Region State Academy of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Director of the Department of State Policy in the Sphere of Children and Young People's Upbringing of the Russian Ministry of Education Alexander Stradze, Chairman of Russian Union of Youth Pavel Krasnorutsky and other Russian and regional officials took part in a solemn ceremony of awarding winners the Russian National Award “Student of the year -2014”, which was held within the framework of the All-Russia Student Forum for the first time this year.

Before announcing the name of the winner, Alexander Stradze and Ildar Khalikov welcomed participants of the ceremony.

Alexander Stradze expressed his gratitude to citizens and Government of the republic "for the new Russian standards of sports, science and education, social partnership, youth policy." He also said that the Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation Dmitry Livanov signed a decree to establish the Russian Student Centre.

Also, it was decided that the winner of the Student of the Year Grand Prix will be entitled to participate in public councils of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia and Federal Agency for Youth Affairs and represent students there during the year before the next competition.

Ildar Khalikov noted that best students from all over Russia, including future outstanding scholars, athletes, politicians, business leaders, etc. were brought together in Kazan. "We are proud of the fact that event managers have chosen Kazan to hold the forum which is a fusion of energy and talent," he said.

After that, the Head of Tatarstan Government announced the Grand Prix winner. In addition to the Student of the Year - 2014 title, Ekaterina Voytysheva, a student of the Stavropol State Agrarian University, received a certificate for 200,000 roubles.