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On 18 November Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov and the Vice-rector of Innopolis University Iskander Bariyev took part in a meeting of the Expert Council of the Advanced Engineering School by the Innopolis University held by Russian Deputy Minister of Digitalization Maksim Parshin in Moscow. The project is being implemented with the support from the Russian Ministry together with such industrial partners as the Gazprom, Gazprom Neft (oil), VK, Rostelecom Communication Company and MTS.
The largest in Russia forum on digital transformation in education, business and public administration will bring together experts from Yandex, Higher School of Economics National Research University, the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Skoltech, ITMO University, Russian Railways, Gazprom oil, Norilsky nickel, VK, «Mobile Electronic Education, Laboratories of Kaspersky and specialized federal ministries.
On October 26, Innopolis started the All-Russian Championship “Digital Breakthrough. Season: Artificial Intelligence”, one of the projects of the Presidential Platform “Russia is a Land of Opportunities”, where during a month of online training the strongest programmers will create working solutions for Innopolis University, Sheremetyevo International Airport, the Russian Post and compete for the prize fund of 3 million roubles.
Following a meeting of the Innopolis Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Supervisory Board held by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov in the regional Cabinet of Ministers on 17 October, Transnational Power Company Gazprom VNIIGAS has become a partner of the SEZ and is planning to establish a center of competences for interaction with scientific organizations and IT companies of Tatarstan.
On October 3, at their meeting in the city of Tolyatti of the Samara region, Deputy Prime Minister of Tatarstan Roman Shaykhutdinov and First Executive Vice President for Strategy and Technical Development of AvtoVAZ machine-building plant Yevgeny Shmelyov discussed the possible development of cooperation between the automotive company and the University of Innopolis in personnel training, as well as the implementation of joint projects in robotics.
On September 3, at Innopolis University, Deputy Prime Minister of Tatarstan Roman Shaykhutdinov together with the University Director Kirill Semenikhin, Mayor of Innopolis Ruslan Shagaleev and other officials took part in the Matriculation Ceremony and Graduation Party event with handing in diplomas to graduates of IT-university and honoring the first-year students.
According to the list of 30 advanced engineering schools approved by the Russian Government at its meeting in Innopolis (Tatarstan) to be organized by large Russian universities by the same-name federal project of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science, three such schools will appear in the republic.
On 9 June, speaking at the ceremonial events on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the foundation of the youngest city in Russia – Innopolis, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov congratulated the city and its residents with its birthday.
On 19 May Minister of Economic Development of Russia Maksim Reshetnikov visited Innopolis where he was met by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Roman Shaykhutdinov, the regional Minister of Economy Midkhat Shagiakhmetov, the Mayor of the City of Innopolis Rustan Shagaleyev and other officials of the republic.
On 18 May at their meeting at the Innopolis University, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, a delegation from the Gazprom Transgas Tomsk headed by the Director General of the company Vladislav Borodin and the administration of the University discussed implementation of joint projects within the 2022-2023 road map.