Vladimir Putin held the first meeting of the Council for Economic Modernisation and Innovative Development, which was established in June this year.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to the VII Forum of the CIS Member States Creative and Academic Community Representatives, taking place on October 15 and 16 in Ashgabat.

Following the APEC summit, Vladimir Putin met with the heads of the Far East Federal District and the Far East Federal University, as well as students and teaching and research staff.

Viktor Sadovnichy briefed Vladimir Putin on the implementation of Moscow State University’s development programme. 

Vladimir Putin held an extra-mural meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Geographical Society on Valaam Island.

Vladimir Putin visited the Seliger 2012 National Youth Education Forum, held July 1 through August 2 in Tver Region.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amending Article 15.1 of the Federal Law on Science and State Policy in Science and Technology.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the Council for Science and Education under the President of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin met with Head of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Tatarstan residents from among the business community, education and healthcare sectors to discuss the socio-economic situation in the region.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on implementing social policy measures set out in presidential executive orders, in particular, public-sector wage rises, state support for big families, and the education system’s development.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Functions of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to participants, organisers and guests at the Second International Engineering Technologies 2012 Forum.

Vladimir Putin sent to the State Duma for ratification the Agreement on Maintaining Specialisation of Enterprises and Organisations Producing Military Goods within the Collective Security Treaty Organisation Framework.

Vladimir Putin sent to the State Duma for ratification the Agreement on General Principles for the Establishment of Interstate Scientific and Production Organisations within the Collective Security Treaty Organisation to Produce Military Goods.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the Council for Economic Modernisation and Innovative Development under the President of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin took part in an annual meeting of the Russian Academy of Sciences, which reviewed the Academy's achievements in 2011.

Vladimir Putin visited the institute’s production facilities, saw the latest developments from Russia’s defence industry, and held a meeting On Russian Technologies (Rostekhnologii) State Corporation’s Performance and Outlook.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Yury Osipov.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Measures to Implement State Policy in Science and Education.