Minister of Education and Science of Tatarstan Albert Gilmutdinov: the program "Algarysh" on a professional training in Russian and foreign educational centres of science will be continued

The Republic Tatarstan in 2010 will continue the program on professional training in Russian and foreign educational centres of science (program) "Algarysh".

Minister of Education and Science РТ Albert Gilmutdinov informed about this upon ending the session of the commission on preparation and retraining of personnel in Russian and foreign educational centres of science.

The session has passed under the chairmanship of RT Prime minister Rustam Minnikhanov.

As Albert Gilmutdinov stated, annually within the limits of the program training pass from 450 to 600 persons.

So, in 2009 preparation and retraining was conducted in seven directions. They are students, post-graduate students and young scientists (84 persons), the faculty (19 persons), the state and municipal employees (65 persons), heads of the higher and secondary link (95 persons), teachers of English language (123 persons), design groups (nanotechnologies ) (12 persons), experts in the field of physical culture, sports and tourism (30 persons),

In total the program it has covered in 2009 428 persons ( out of them 253 – in the Russian high schools and centres of science, others – abroad).

From financing total amount (120 million rbl.) more than half it has been channeled for students, post-graduate students and young scientists (63,7 million rbl.).

Average cost of training of students and post-graduate students makes from 300 thousand rbl. (in Russia) to 800 thousand rbl. (abroad).

In 2009, the grant receivers were trained in such countries, as Germany (97 persons), the USA (34 persons), Great Britain (22 persons), Switzerland (9 persons), Israel (4 persons), France (3 persons), Spain, Italy, Finland, Holland.

Albert Gilmutdinov informed that students, post-graduate students and young scientists had been trained in such directions, as economy, management, biology, building and architecture, ecology, an information technology, technical and is natural-scientific disciplines.

He also stated that almost all graduates of the program "Algarysh" today have been employed.

Answering a question on how many people are supposed to direct on training in 2010/211 academic years, RT Minister of Education and Science РТ assumed that it would depend on financing volume. While the question on allocation was not discussed, he told, today we have summed up 2009. «Clearly is one thing, a constructive discussion of the program» Algarysh took place, it «will proceed and develop», - Albert Gilmutdinov informed.