The association of leading scientific schools is designed to launch specific scientific and applied projects aimed at developing the region's economic sectors, training highly qualified personnel in priority professions of the future and creating new jobs.
The initiative was supported by Deputy Prime Minister of Russia D.N. Chernyshenko, Adviser to the President of Russia A.A. Fursenko, Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia V.N. Falkov.
5 higher education organizations and 4 scientific organizations became members of the consortium. The corresponding agreement was signed by the heads:
- Vologda State University;
- Cherepovets State University;
- Vologda State Dairy Academy named after N.V. Vereshchagin;
- Vologda branch of the RANEPA;
- North-Western Institute (branch) of O.E. Kutafin University;
- Vologda Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences;
- Vologda Regional Laboratory of the Northern Scientific Research Institute of Forestry;
- Scientific Research Institute for Fertilizers and Insectofungicides named after Professor Ya.V. Samoilov;
- Vologda branch of the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Veterinary Medicine named after K.I. Scriabin and Ya.R. Kovalenko of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The Governor of the Vologda Region, G.Y. Filimonov, wished the participants effective work, exchange of experience, implementation of joint projects and training of highly qualified personnel for the Vologda Region and the whole country.
Photo source: Georgy Filimonov.
