Innovatika: Krokhal 2017

The 7th annual Republican Youth Educational Forum "Innovation: Krokhal 2017" was held in Ukhta from 3rd to 7th of July, 2017.

About 180 people from different towns and cities of the Komi Republic participated in this annual forum. The Ministry of Education, Science and Youth Policy of the Komi Republic organized the forum in collaboration with Ukhta State Technical University, Syktyvkar State University named after Pitirim Sorokin and the Republican Center for Support of Youth Initiatives.

The 7th  "Innovation forum" had eight educational areas such as "youth media", "You - the entrepreneur", "Youth Self-Government", "Volunteering", "Technopolis", "Creativity", "Patriotism" and "Personnel of the state youth policy". The forum participants held five educational days, saturated with master classes and lectures from leading experts of the republic and the country. This year’s entertainment program was presented in an updated format. Entertainment at the forum was in a form of a joint evening program, which helped the participants to get to know each other better and the teams to become more united.

Within the framework of the forum, the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth Policy of the Komi Republic held a competition «Project Conveyor». All 26 projects were announced for the competition. Nine contestants received the grant support as finalists of the competition. Awarding of winners was held at the closing ceremony of the forum.

With the successful completion of the forum, participants congratulated the rector of Ukhta State Technical University, professor Nikolay Tskhadaya.