The Prospective Development Center was established in 2007.

The Center is in charge of working out, implementing and monitoring the University's Development Program.

Its main responsibilities are:

• Working out the details of the Development Program implementation;
• Monitoring the Program implementation;
• Analysis and reports on educational matters in Russia and in the world;
• Analysis and reports about the current state of affairs at KFU;
• Promoting the University in Russia and in the world, maintaining contacts with major ranking organizations.

The Center's activities are supervised by Vice-Rector for Economic and Strategic Development Marat Safiullin.