"The Siberian Federal University has certainly moved into a leading position in Russia’s educational system."
Their wide-ranging discussion covered questions such as increasing basic stipends for students, the construction of new student dormitories, the recognition of Russian diplomas abroad, as well as a possible increase in the list of areas in which autonomous institutions could be created. The students also asked the prime minister to help them establish a Winter Sports Academy in Krasnoyarsk. Putin promised to consider this idea once he was back in Moscow.
The governor reported to the prime minister that the industrial growth index in the Krasnoyarsk Territory was about 110% and that unemployment was decreasing. Special attention was paid to education issues. According to Kuznetsov, the key factors for educational institutions were their correlation with and understanding of the economy’s and labour market needs.
