Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Presidential Council for Science and Education, via videoconference. The discussion focused on ways of ensuring a sufficient number of trained engineers for the priority areas of scientific and technological development.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants and guests of the celebration of the 270^th anniversary of Lomonosov Moscow State University.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Lomonosov Moscow State University Board of Trustees.

Ahead of Russian Students’ Day and the 270^th anniversary of Moscow University marked on January 25, Vladimir Putin visited the Lomonosov Moscow State University History Museum and presented the university faculty with the Order for Valiant Labour.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the Scholarship of the President of the Russian Federation for Students, Cadets, and Trainees Studying under Higher Education Programmes.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to the participants and guests of the Your Move National Student Forum.

Vladimir Putin sent a message congratulating the faculty, students, postgraduates and graduate of Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University on its 220^th anniversary. The university is one of the oldest in Russia.

The President sent greetings to the faculty, students and alumni of the National State Gerasimov University of Cinematography (VGIK), as well as participants in the VGIK International Student Festival, on the university’s 105^th anniversary.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Russian school students Yekaterina Churkina, Olga Karasyova, Yegor Ledenyov, Tatyana Migal, Mark Yakovlev, and Dmitry Timofeyev, members of the Russian national team that won the 3rd Open World Astronomy Olympiad.

In St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin met with State Secretary – Deputy Defence Minister, Head of the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation Anna Tsivileva, and Head of the Military Medical Academy Yevgeny Kryukov.

Vladimir Putin marked Moscow’s City Day by taking part via videoconference in the opening of several educational, cultural, and transport facilities in Moscow.

The President signed Federal Law On Amending Article 71 of the Federal Law On Education in the Russian Federation and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation.

The President approved a list of instructions following a meeting of the Council for Science and Education and a meeting with mega-grant recipients and leading scientists, held on June 13, 2024.

Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov informed the President about the implementation of the Advanced Engineering Schools federal project and training of relevant personnel.

In the Grand Kremlin Palace’s St George Hall, Vladimir Putin met with top graduates of Russia’s higher military schools under the Defence Ministry, Emergencies Ministry, Federal Security Service, Federal Guard Service and National Guard, as well as the higher education institutions under the Interior Ministry, Investigative Committee and Federal Penitentiary Service.

Vladimir Putin met with Lomonosov Moscow State University Rector Viktor Sadovnichy in the Kremlin and wished him a happy 85^th birthday.

The President signed Federal Constitutional Law On Amending Article 4 of the Federal Constitutional Law On the National Flag of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin approved a list of instructions following his meeting with university students in the Kaliningrad Region on January 25, 2024.

The President approved a list of instructions following his meeting with students – participants in the special military operation, held on January 26, 2024.