The Legislative Duma of Tomsk Oblast
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Minister of Education Dmitry Livanov approves of the INOTomsk project
Russian Minister of Education and Science Dmitry Livanov came to Tomsk on a two-day visit. He met with the governor Sergey Zhvachkin and discussed joint projects of the region and the Ministry, including a plan to improve competitiveness of the Tomsk National Research Universities – Tomsk State University and Tomsk Polytechnic University which rank among top 15 Russian universities, and setting up a territorial center of innovations INOTomsk.
Dmitry Livanov believes that the INOTomsk project has future despite the tough economic situation in the country. “It is a well-thought and well-developed project. Tomsk has built a unique academic system which is fully charged to move forward – prestigious universities, innovative companies, high tech production facilities, a well-developed school and pre-school education system. Each of those subprojects is important. Each is well-developed and transparent in terms of schedule, participants and resources. If they get implemented, the INOTomsk project will turn into reality as well.”
Background
The Russian Government approved the concept and the roadmap of the INOTomsk project in January, 2015. The project creates in Tomsk Oblast a unique complex of innovative facilities supported by research institutes which will secure a breakthrough in the priority areas of modernization of the Russian economy. The project involves building factories, modernizing university facilities, repairing and constructing roads, building more medical institutions and new sports and entertainment halls. The scope of the project also includes the Tomsk Embankments initiative. The total cost of the project is 250bn rubles.
