Long live the innovators!

The III Republican Youth Innovation Convention “Youth is for Komi Republic Future" took place on the basis of Ukhta State Technical University with the support of the Ministry of Education of Komi Republic, on April 23, 2013.

More than 100 participants from different cities of Komi Republic presented their innovative projects at the convention this year. In connection with Syktyvkar event "Week of Science", which was held at that time, it was decided to organized the III Republican Youth Innovation Convention in two areas: area number 1 was Ukhta and platform number 2 was Syktyvkar.

The grand opening of the convention and all the innovative platform number 1 took place in a sports complex "Burevestnik" USTU. The guests of honor of the convent became the Deputy Minister of Education of RK D.A. Belyaev, the Head of Municipal District Urban District "Ukhta" R.V. Melnik, deputy chief of Municipal District Urban District "Ukhta" V.V. Bogomazov, The Komi republican academy of state service and administration Rector N.A. Nesterov, Executive Director of LLC "Innovation", UMNIK program director V.V. Filipchuk.

USTU Rector, Professor N.D. Tskhadaya welcomed the participants and guests of the convention: "Today the path of innovative development from ancient prints in the form of vintage cars to new technologies is presented. Our goal is to help you, dear innovators in the development of your ideas. We are the inhabitants of the first Russian oil city, and we must be the first always and everywhere! The future of Russia - is your innovative ideas generation! "

Deputy Minister of Education of Komi Republic D.A. Belyaev thanks Ukhta State Technical University and N.D. Tskhadaya personally for active co-operation: "We hope that colleagues from all educational institutions subscribe to the realization of a very important and very interesting event - Forum" Innovation: Krokhal - 2013." Dear participants, extract the most out of communication with each other, from communicating with experts, we are all ready to give you full support in the implementation of your projects. "

Municipal District Urban District Head "Ukhta" R.V. Miller, Municipal District Urban District "Ukhta" deputy chief V.V. Bogamazov, The Komi republican academy of state service and administration Rector N.A. Nesterov wished the participants success in the development of ideas and projects. The executive director of "Innovation", the head of the "wise men" program V.V. Filipchuk told about the seminar in the framework of "wise men" program.

In the afternoon, the experts were presented innovations in four areas: "Science", "Engineering", "Science of Nature and Man," "Socio-economic sciences and the humanities." Young innovators were able to present their projects in a seminar in the framework of the "wise men" and get valuable advice from leading experts in the field of innovation. The best projects were selected to participate in the next phase of "UMNIK" (wise man) program.

The convention on site number 1 closing was followed by a big rock concert and awarding authors of the best innovative project by the leading companies in the city.

Summarizing the III Republican Youth Innovation Convention will be held on April 26, after the end of the number of sites 1 and number 2.