On May 28, a meeting of the Kremlin, Moscow State University Board of Trustees. Created in 2013, it brought together well-known alumni of the main university of the country. Some of the trustees are traditionally included in the lists of the most successful and wealthiest businessmen of Russia. Among them, for example, the head of “Gazprom”, Russian Railways, VTB, “Rusal”, “Rosneft” and “Transneft”. The Council is chaired by President Vladimir Putin. On this day he was twice reminded the trustees of the glorious traditions of the Russian patronage. A rector of Moscow State University Viktor Sadovnichy admitted that without further financial support to the best university of the country will not become a world leader.
Intrigue of this meeting was to finance scientific and technical Valley State University, “Sparrow Hills”. Construction of the valley will begin next year. About the upcoming large-scale construction of the building of the Fundamental Library announced in the fall of 2013. The valley is located between the Lomonosov Prospect, Vernadsky Prospekt and the boundaries of residential areas along the avenue and street Michurinsky Udaltsov. On this site, students and young researchers will be able to work on the most popular destinations.
Details of the creation of this innovative multi-functional complex, reported the rector of Moscow State University Viktor Sadovnichy. The total area of the valley – about 100 hectares. Research and production and laboratory facilities will be located on 430 thousand square meters. The same amount is allocated for the investment component of the project – residential real estate. It is expected that the proceeds from its sale will go to the construction of scientific objects. Sadovnichy said that over the past ten years, the university has twice expanded its infrastructure.
Rector of Moscow State University Viktor Sadovnichy during a meeting in the Kremlin, the board of trustees
Public hearings on the project are scheduled for July 2015. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said the city is ready to provide a scientific cluster of affordable transport. According to him, this will help to solve the problem of the extension of the Kalinin-Solntsevo metro line.
With regard to funding, in January, at a meeting with Putin Sadovnichy he assured that “all the economic issues are resolved.” Media wrote that the investor of the project may be “Inteko” Mikhail and Sait Gutseriev and Mikhail Shishkhanov. Before the meeting of the board of the journalists tried doznatsya Mikhail Gutseriev about his intentions. “All you hear on the board,” – he declined to answer. But the president called for entrepreneurs not to leave the financial support of the project.
In justifying the validity of his appeal, Putin turned to history. After paying tribute to the achievements of the Moscow University, he stressed that the country is proud not only of its teachers and alumni, but also its benefactors and guardians. “Ekaterina Dashkova, for example, a representative of the Demidov dynasty, and other prominent people of Russia helped the students donated their own funds, reduced the university after the war of 1812, handed him a gift of his library,” – he said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting in the Kremlin, Moscow State University Board of Trustees
The President recalled that during the crisis of 2008-2009 was agreed in principle to invest in science and higher education. And this has led to serious qualitative changes. According to him, today the groundwork already “help us in the creation of new industries and technologies, the organization of import, where it is justified and necessary to upgrade the industry, including the defense sector».
However, Putin called for ” no smear “finance allocated for science, and clearly set priorities in this area. And they have to choose all together: and the scientific community, the state and business.
One of the members of the Board of Trustees, Chairman of the Board Group UST Gregory Berezkin cautiously hinted that budget support scientific projects, if not now, not in such a difficult economic situation, but the future still need. In addition, he recommended to choose the leaders of the research group on a competitive basis, without abandoning foreign experts. And certainly not limited to the natives of the country’s main university in the selection of leaders. As for domestic intellectuals, according Berezkina, they are more willing to stay in their homeland, if they solve the housing problem.
In his closing speech, Putin again held historical parallels. He cited the Charter of Moscow State University in 1804: “The University will not refuse the request to promote the benefactors who have appointed or continue to designate content for poor students».
«Let’s agree that we are in solidarity and will work well with the leading educational institutions of the country” – he turned to entrepreneurs, to be exact – is now exactly a philanthropist. Because after the call of the president, sounded twice, entrepreneurs definitely will not leave the MSU without financial assistance.
And the help you will need. “Without your continued support, distinguished members of the Board of Trustees, without filling the Endowment Fund, the Moscow University would be difficult to fight for the leadership in the world educational space”, – he explained to the audience Sadovnichy.
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