© РИА Томск. Таисия Воронцова
TOMSK, May 14 – RIA Tomsk. The forum of young scientists
U-NOVUS officially began in Tomsk on Wednesday, it was opened by the governor
of the Tomsk region Sergei Zhvachkin, reports the RIA Tomsk correspondent.
Earlier it was reported that U-NOVUS-2019 will be held in Tomsk from May 15
to 17, with representatives of industrial enterprises, innovative business, universities
and academic institutions taking part in it. The forum has a practical focus.
Workshops, lectures and other events will be held for participants and
citizens.
At the opening ceremony of the U-NOVUS forum, Zhvachkin delivered a
welcoming speech and answered the questions asked in the Instagram account on
the forum.
"This year the forum program is saturated to the limit. These are our
branded workshops, the famous Science Game, these are dozens of other events.
<...> The task of the authorities – is to help people find each other,
help business and the authorities find each other", – Zhvachkin answered
the question of TPU graduate student Ekaterina Chudinova about what the head of
the region expects from the forum for.
After the official part, 10 mini-lectures will be held by representatives of
the "SIBUR", "TVEL", Clover Group, DI Group, Cognitive
Technologies, Gazprombank companies. They will be devoted to topics relevant
to the business and scientific and technological community.
Then the Rostelecom, Clover Group companies and the Association of members
of technological circles will sign cooperation agreements with the governor.
Next will begin workshops and hackathon. And two lectures at the "Boiling
Point" will complete the first day of the forum.