On January 19, 2013, the finalists of the second Annual All-Russian Competition “Sustainable Future of Russia” will be awarded

On January 19, 2013, at 10.00 a.m., the award ceremony for the finalists of the second Annual All-Russian Competition of Students’ and Postgraduates’ Research and Project Works "Sustainable Future of Russia" will take place on the final day of the International Conference "Russia and the world: Challenges of Integration" at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. The goal of the competition is to provide comprehensive support to young specialists oriented at Russia’s sustainable future, strengthen innovation and socially-oriented culture and develop a training system. 

The competition is traditionally organized by ACIG and the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. The general partner of the competition in 2012 is Unilever. Due to the fact that implementation of Russia’s strategic goals demands new approaches and solutions for a number of challenges, including public sector efficiency, social development and environmental safety, in 2012, the organizers of this event selected the following topics for the competition:

1. Increasing quality and accessibility of public services;
2. Development of public institutions as a prerequisite condition for Russia’s sustainable development;
3. Development of the concept of general accepted and/or alternative methods for waste utilization in the Russian Federation (among others in legislation, required infrastructure etc.).

During the preliminary round of the Competition, the Steering Committee received 230 applications from students and postgraduates from 111 Russian universities. Nine participants came through to the final.

The laureates were determined by the Central Competition Commission: the Rector of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration  Vladimir Mau, the Chairman of the ACIG Supervisory Board Viktor Tolmachev, Ernst&Young Managing Partner in Russia Aleksandr Ivlev, the Head of Moscow’s Department for Science, Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship Aleksei Komissarov, President of Unilever in Russia, the Ukraine and Belarus Sanjiv Kakkar, Director for Innovation Development at RUSNANO OJSC Yury Udaltsov and Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Oleg Fomichev.

The finalists of the competition were awarded with certificates allowing them to undertake an educational program according to the place. The finalists enjoy the right to choose a program, whether it would be education, professional training, language courses, creative or personal development.

For more details visit the official website: www.konkurs.acig.ru
The competition will be held at: 82 Vernadskogo Prospekt, Moscow.
The online translation will be organized on the website of the competition.