Kazan University presented its roadmap for 2020 – 2024 at a Project 5-100 meeting in Moscow

The important discussion today followed the yesterday’s meeting with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

This year, KFU was the first participant to take the stage. Our team comprises Rector Ilshat Gafurov, Vice-Rector for Economic and Strategic Development Marat Safiullin, Leading Research Associate Dmitry Chikrin, Director of the Situation Analysis Center Timirkhan Alishev, Chief Research Associate Albert Rizvanov, and head of petroleum research Mikhail Varfolomeev.

Marat Safiullin presented the University’s plans in English. The emphasis was made on research transfer, communications, and internationalization. During KFU’s participation in Project 5-100, its infrastructure, structure, and market positions have changed drastically. The ratio of non-public funding revenue doubled to over 60%; the number of international students has seen a staggering 14-fold increase to 9,500. This dynamics is the best in the country.

By 2024, KFU plans to become a national leader in integrating academic and applied skills in the educational process and stimulating students to be adaptable and creatively transform the existing multiethnic and multicultural environment.

The speaker also mentioned the advantages of a classical university, such as the ability to offer multiple educational trajectories with a deeper accent on the future economy. KFU pays attention to developing critical thinking, communication skills, digital competences, and project management.

As usual, the exact amount of the upcoming funding within the next phase of the Project 5-100 will be revealed a bit later, in early November 2019.

Source text: Kamill Gareev

Translation: Yury Nurmeev