Basic science and Russia's future (continued)

Two months after receiving an open letter from more than 200 scientists sent to the country's top leader, DA President Medvedev, Prime Minister Vov Putin and other senior leaders of the Russian government have countered. quickly recovered and made important policies on the country's scientific, technical and educational development plans in the coming years.

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Respect, really marketing

September 9, 2009 open letter from Russian scientists sent, only one month later; on October 7, 2010, President Medvedev instructed the relevant authorities to study proposals in the open letter.

Russian spaceship

And then turn the comments of Russian scientists into policies and measures to develop science and education. The important contents were also included in President Medvedev's message read before the November 12, 2009 federal meeting, and included in the report of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during the plenary session of the 11th National Congress. ruling United Russia on November 21, 2009.

From the open letter written by Russian intellectuals to the quick and responsible response of the highest leaders of Russia, from citizen collective petitions to the contents of the distribution path. developing science education in the country, the way to go there only two months.

Two months! In terms of time from reception to processing citizens' petitions about major national affairs, it is a record, in other developed democratic countries we are not clear, but at least in Vietnam. Regarding the respectful attitude, the true marketing spirit of leaders for their citizens, this is also worth thinking about, everyone in our level thinks.

Top priority: science and education

This is an important content in the report of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin read during the plenary session of the 11th United Party Congress. The Russian government boldly made specific guidelines and measures to invest in the construction of new universities, equipped with modern infrastructures and laboratories, and attracted gray matter from abroad to make changes. This school is really the new scientific research center of the country.

Moscow State University named Lomonosov (Russia)

The following is the original excerpt of the above-mentioned report of Prime Minister Putin (Translator: Dao Tien Khoa). Mr. Putin said:

' One of our top priorities is science and education.

However, it is unfortunate to recognize that many of our country's famous universities and science centers are still outdated compared to the world's leading foundations of infrastructure and equipment. Technology. The groundbreaking research results as well as the presence of the most technologically advanced equipment are still only a few special cases.

We have started work to modernize the field of scientific research (Scientific Research), including scientific research in universities. Here we also need to aim to support and gather all the most advanced creative knowledge.

In recent days, the Government has approved a program in 5 years, established 14 intensive research universities with a total cost of nearly 50 billion rubles (exchange rate of 1 USD can be exchanged for nearly 30 rubles, ND ). Of which at least half is spent from the Federal budget.

After assessing existing reserves, only 2-3 days ago, we came to the conclusion that there were a number of additional steps to be taken for this program. Therefore, I suggest that it would be more reasonable if we spend the next three years adding another 90 billion rubles to support the country's leading universities, ie about 30 billion rubles per year.

These funds will be spent to upgrade the scientific research infrastructure and existing laboratories, to spend on scientific exchange programs to attract participation in teaching and scientific research of leading scientists. , including Russian scientists working abroad. For the Ministry of Science and Education, this is an additional task: it is necessary to develop a disbursement sequence for this program with the appropriate selection of corresponding higher education and scientific research institutions.

As a result, such intensive universities will have to achieve leading positions according to the criteria of ranking higher education and international scientific research and at the same time becoming linkages. The most important in the whole system of national science and technology development and innovation.

We will also continue the work of building powerful research centers of the country that have enough international competitiveness. One such center was formed not too long ago on the basis of Kurchatov Atomic Energy Institute. I think we can fully support the development of this center at a cost of 10 billion rubles in the next 3 years, to show all that setting up such an advanced research center is not only simplified on administrative organization procedures but also really supported by the state . '