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2004

May 26
2004

School leavers, regardless of their parent’s material position, should have the chance to enrol in institutes of higher education in accordance with their level of knowledge, President Putin stressed in his Address to the Federal Assembly.

To achieve this, an absolutely transparent and objective system of evaluating knowledge is required for enrolling in study institutes, large-scale restoration of preparatory departments in institutes, and appropriate awarding of scholarship. Young people who live a long way from prestigious universities should be given the chance to sit entrance exams at these universities.

We should try to ensure that most university graduates should work in their chosen profession. One option is to sign an agreement with students, who should work in their profession for a certain period after receiving free education, or return the money that the state has spent on their education.

It is in the interests of Russian business to take part in training specialists, using education loans.

It is also important to introduce the practice of education standards that are appropriate for the times, and to integrate education and scientific activity, developing science in higher education and major scientific education centres.

| Address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

February 24
2004

Innovation policies should become a national priority, President Vladimir Putin announced at a joint meeting of the Security Council and the State Council.

It is incorrect to regard innovative policies only as an unequivocal choice and as support from the state of a limited circle of scientific and technical projects or branches of the economy.

Fundamentally new relations between science, business and the state should be formed. Authority, responsibility and risks should be shared at all stages of the innovative process – from the scientific concept to the final product.

The President stressed that the innovative sphere requires a new quality of both state and corporative management.

| Introductory remarks at a joint meeting of the Security Council and the State Council Presidium

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