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TOMSK, Jul 6 – RIA Tomsk. The Tomsk region will receive 18 billion rubles from the Russian budget by
2024 to build an inter-university campus within the framework of the national
project "Education," Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on
Tuesday during a visit to Tomsk.
Earlier it was reported that the Chairman of the Government of the Russian
Federation Mikhail Mishustin is visiting Tomsk on Tuesday. Along with the Prime
Minister of Russia in Tomsk on Tuesday are Minister of Economic Development of
the Russian Federation Maksim Reshetnikov, Minister of Finance of the Russian
Federation Anton Siluanov and Minister of Science and Higher Education of the
Russian Federation Valery Falkov.
"All necessary resources (for the construction of the campus - Ed.)
are provided. We discussed this with Siluanov. We have provided for all the
necessary funds. That's 18 billion by 2024 - from the federal budget. A total
of 31 billion will be required," Mishustin said.
In response to Mishustin's words, Rector of Tomsk State University (TSU)
Eduard Galazhinsky offered him to sign on the "nanobrick" printed on
a 3D printer. This brick will then be laid in the foundation of the
construction.
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Mikhail Mishustin signs a memorial brick into the foundation of the Tomsk campus
Earlier it was reported that in 2019 the regional administration, VEB.RF
and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education agreed on the implementation
in Tomsk of a pilot project for the construction of an inter-university campus
within the framework of the "Education" national project. It is
planned to be located on the left bank of the Tom River. The campus will be
able to accommodate 20 thousand students and will be a joint facility of
universities of the Big University of Tomsk.
For reference: Tomsk budget for 2021 is 19 billion rubles.
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"Nanobrick" to the foundation of the campus signed by Mikhail Mishustin
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Layout of the grandiose student campus presented in Tomsk