High assessment by distinguished guests

11:13, July 10, 2014

INNOPROM: Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev discussed campus building with UrFU Rector

Dmitry Medvedev, Chairman of the Government, was satisfied with the building of the new Ural university technological cluster and UrFU campus. He discussed the project with UrFU Rector Victor Koksharov, Sverdlovsk Region Governor Yevgeny Kuyvashev and the Chairman of UrFU Supervisory Committee Dmitry Pumpyansky while getting acquainted with UrFU stand at the international industrial trade fair INNOPROM.

Many distinguished quests paid their attention to UrFU stand on the first day of the fair. Dmitry Livanov, Minister of Education and Science, gave a high assessment of the developments by the young university innovators. He is quite aware of the technology town project presented on the stand, for in December he helicoptered with the Rector and the Governor above the building site near Lake Shartash in Ekaterinburg.

Viktor Koksharov also showed the stand to the wife of the first president of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin whose name is given to the university. Naina Yeltsina left the fair with the present, a ring made by 3D printer, which works at the exhibition.

V International Industrial Trade Fair INNOPROM started on July 9 and it will work till July 12. UrFU innovation developments and key infrastructure projects are presented on its stand situated in Hall 2. The university also offers the business program, which is also available on the stand.