Innopolis University and Kazan National Research University sign agreement on cooperation

All-Russia engineering festival that include events held during the academic year aimed at promotion of engineering sciences opened in Tatarstan for the first time. The festival is organized by the order of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev under the auspices of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Special features of the festival are systemic approach to solving set tasks and the opportunity to join up all interested organizations in one place.

Among honoured guests of the event were Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Deputy Head of the Federal Space Agency Denis Lyskov, Russian Deputy Minister of Education and Science Aleksandr Povalko, Tatarstan Minister of Education and Science Engel Fattakhov, Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov, Minister of Information and Communications Roman Shaikhutdinov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, rector of Magdeburg University named after Otto von Guericke professor Jens Strackeljan, and ambassador of Federative republic of Germany to Russia Rüdiger von Fritsch.