HP Technology Center at Kazan University was established in accordance with the Protocol of Intent signed between Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Kazan University in March 2009.
Such centers are based at the leading universities of the country within the framework of International "Institute of HP Technology." This program was launched on January 25, 2008 and is unique for HP; it was designed and conducted by the Office of Open Innovation HP Labs.
There are 20 universities in the program now including Russia, Central and Eastern Europe.