There was the regular meeting of the Council of Rectors of Komi Republic

September 26 in Komi State Pedagogical Institute was the first in the new school year meeting of the Council of Rectors of Komi Republic.

The participants of the meeting discussed the Presidential Decree "On measures for implementation of the state policy in the field of education and science," a number of decisions of the Board of the Russian Union of Rectors, the ways to implement the concept of modernization of vocational education in Komi Republic up to 2015, as well as some of the items of the Agreement on partnership Council of Rectors of Komi Republic and Public Chamber of Komi Republic.

The rectors of the Republic performed the information about the development of self-governing institutions in the student community. The Chairman of the Council of Rectors of Ukhta State Technical University N.D. Tskhadaya reported about the experience of interaction between the universities of KR (in terms of USTU) with General Office of Federal Penitentiary Service in RK in the area of getting higher education by the convicts through the distance and information learning.

It was signed an agreement on cooperation between the Council of Rectors of Komi Republic and Komi regional department of youth public organization "Russian student groups" (the Chairman of KRD RSG – D.N. Bezgodov, the vice-rector for educational work and social issues of USTU).

During the meeting there were approved the regulations on Council of young scientists and specialists of Komi Republic, on the Sport Games of the employers, teachers and science workers of the high schools of Komi Republic and Komi Science Center UD RAS. The cup of the winners of the Republican student Olympics was handed to USTU leadership.