VLADIMIR PUTIN
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VLADIMIR PUTIN

Point of View

11 april
2012
Education 98

“Education and science should become top budgetary priorities. We are well aware that these two areas define the intellectual and technical strength of Russia and the quality of our human capital. Approaches to developing the long-term fundamental research programme will be improved. This programme should combine work performed at state-run academies of sciences, research centres and institutes of higher education. This programme should focus on those designs that will help Russia become a technically and scientifically advanced country.”

Vladimir Putin
During the report to the State Duma on government performance in 2011, April 11
22 march
2012
Education 98

“Today we will be discussing the establishment of the organising committee of the Moscow International Innovative Development Forum, which will be held later this year. The responsibility for this mission lies with the Moscow City Hall, business associations and the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. This is a good initiative and one we can support.”

Vladimir Putin
At a government meeting, March 22
22 march
2012
Education 98

“We should convert to a modern logic of state allocations for the development of science cities, replacing per capita funding with project collaboration. I believe that budget allocations should be granted to projects that win tenders, and to practical programmes for the comprehensive development of the research and production centres and infrastructure of science cities. These programmes are to be drafted by the municipalities with the assistance of leading academic specialists and businessmen.”

Vladimir Putin
At a government meeting, March 22
22 march
2012
Education 98

“The crucial task of these projects should be the commercial application of research results and the production of goods based on modern Russian technology. Only in this way can the investment by the government and business be fully justified. Moreover, the status of science cities should be reaffirmed on a regular basis, say every 10 years. Such regular audits would allow us to objectively assess the development standards and prospects of the science cities, thereby creating an incentive for their further development.”

Vladimir Putin
At a government meeting, March 22
15 march
2012
Education 98

“There’s one more issue concerning the approval of the document that will underlie the activities of the Federal Service for Intellectual Property. Allow me to emphasise that in addition to contractors hired under government R&D contracts, the service will supervise and oversee government customers in order to avoid a situation where funds intended for research and design activities are being disbursed just for the sake of being disbursed without much to show for it in terms of actual intellectual products.”

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting of the Government Presidium, March 15
14 february
2012
Education 98

“As you know, we have been introducing a system of grants for researchers and instructors. One such programme is called Megagrants, under which a grant of up to 150 million roubles is given to an individual researcher, as opposed to a university or a research institute. <…> So, the idea is to establish a similar grants programme for young instructors and researchers so that our young and talented specialists can work at universities across Russia.”

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting with rectors of Russian universities, February 14
13 february
2012
Education 98

“We have allocated additional federal funds, 120 billion rubles, to modernise education in 2011-2013. We have also agreed with the regional governments that they will provide co-financing for this project. Especially, rural schools will receive twice the financing, which will help rapidly develop a network of effective rural schools across Russia, provide rural residents with education services that meet modern standards.”

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting on the modernisation of general education in the regions, February 13, Kurgan
13 february
2012
Education 98

“We have significantly increased government spending on education and schools nationwide, and are changing the very principle of financing: funding follows the student now, which means that the government in fact places an order for educating each student. Schools enjoy greater independence but have a bigger responsibility.”

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting on the modernisation of general education in the regions, February 13, Kurgan
13 february
2012
Education 98

“The standards of educational culture and the integrity of the educational environment are key indicators of our societal priorities, and which determine our national identity and perspective. The preservation of the common educational space is a crucial condition for the preservation of Russia, a guarantee of civil, ethnic and inter-faith cooperation.”

Vladimir Putin
At a meeting on the modernisation of general education in the regions, February 13, Kurgan
13 february
2012
Education 98

“Investment in education will be our key budget priority. Not only does education mean that we are training a workforce for the economy, it is also a crucial factor in the social development of society, one that shapes our values and unites us. In this sense, the role of education is inextricable with that of culture.”

Vladimir Putin
From the article in the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper, February 13
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