Altai Krai Governor A.B. Karlin: “We will do everything for the dignified future of Altai State University”

The head of the region started the event with speech on the role and significance of the classical university in the social and economic development of Altai Krai. Alexander B. Karlin called ASU the leading Altai higher education establishment that plays a vital role in the development of region’s educational and scientific potential. The Guardian Board, in turn, does everything it can to support the university’s development, its integration into the process of solving relevant problems of Altai Krai economy, social sphere and infrastructure.

In his speech Alexander B. Karlin noted several important points that are successfully solved in the classical university with the support of Altai Krai Administration, ASU Guardian Board, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation and leading scientific institutions of the country. Such events as establishment of Prombiotech engineering center, biotechnological area development, creation of Scientific and Research Institute of Biomedicine are among them. Currently, ASU is extensively collaborating with the leading educational and scientific organizations of the world. One of the most spectacular examples is Russian-American Anti-Cancer Center. It is a networking scientific project, where leading medical and educational organizations of Barnaul participate.

“Altai State University plays a leading role in universities’ integration in the framework of “Our common home – Altai” program, the participants of which are four Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China and Russia. Altai Krai Administration in every possible way supports universities initiatives towards cooperation by attracting attention of the Ministry of Education and Science, as well as of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Russian President Vladimir V. Putin was also informed about this direction of ASU activities,” said the governor.

One more important event in the history of Altai State University Alexander B. Karlin considered to be the start of construction of the new dormitory.

“We should clearly understand that this building project must not be long-delayed. There should be a publicly available construction schedule, social control; student construction brigade could be involved if necessary. We should clearly define the date when the construction is over and students settle into this dormitory!”

Currently, Altai Krai Administration is working on the documents concerning strategic planning of the region’s development in compliance with the Federal Law № 172 regulating strategic development. In this respect, Alexander B. Karlin asked academic society, ASU Academic and Guardian Boards and Sergey V. Zemlyukov personally to participate in this work, form the suggestions for Altai Krai strategy of social and economic development till 2030.

“You should find and specify your place in these strategic documents. No one can do it better. We will gladly accept your help and support, and it will be easier to work together and develop education, productive economy, social sphere – those areas you train specialists for.”

Altai Krai Governor also touched upon the establishment of regional overarching university.

“As a chairman of the ASU Guardian Board I would like to reassure you that we intend to do everything to help Altai State University to develop. We have a serious potential, it has been accumulated for decades and we see our prospects for growth. We need classical higher education in Altai Krai that is enhanced with applied and academic science. All this is going to be supported and developed. This is why Altai State University has the promising future, and we will do everything for it to be dignified!” summarized Altai Krai Governor.

At the end of the event Karlin noted that comprehensive and concerned discussion of the relevant issues dealing with activities of Altai State University, which is the leading higher education institution of Altai Krai, took place during the Board’s meeting.

Besides the report of ASU Rector Sergey V. Zemlyukov on the university’s work in 2015, other members of the Guardian Board made speeches on collaborative activities with the classical university. Apart from that, there was the result of ASU endowment fund yearly work presented and the issue of new members’ integration into the Board was addressed.