Vladimir Putin met with Saratov Region Governor Valery Radayev and residents of the region. Business community and education sector representatives took part in the meeting.

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 sent a message congratulating the team of computer programming students at St Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics on winning the 2012 ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest.

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

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the 2012–2014 Presidential Programme for Advanced Training of Engineering Personnel.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Russian Federation Law On Education Regarding the Use of Electronic Teaching and Distance Learning Technology.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Russian Federation Law On Education and Article 26³ of the Federal Law On the General Organisational Principles of Legislative (Representative) and Executive State Power Bodies in the Russian Federation’s Regions.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order approving the Regulations on awarding the Presidential Scholarship to undergraduate and postgraduate students majoring in disciplines relevant to the priority areas of modernisation and technological development of Russia's economy.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation to Improve the Recognition of Academic Qualifications, Diplomas and Degrees.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions on issues related to students’ welfare.

Mr Kozhemyako briefed the President on the social and economic situation in the region in general and on the situation in the region’s higher and vocational education sectors.

Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions following an August 31, 2011 meeting of the Commission for the Implementation of Priority National Projects and Demographic Policy.

Dmitry Medvedev met with students from Russian regional universities at Moscow’s Skolkovo School of Management, currently marking its fifth anniversary.

The forum’s participants were interested in Dmitry Medvedev’s opinion on key issues in politics, innovative economy, the fight against crime, the environment and culture. The President also listened to their ideas and proposals, which the young people wanted to share with him.

Dmitry Medvedev held a meeting on workers’ social situations and developing vocational education, visited the Lytkarino Optical Glass Factory, and met with students from Moscow Region vocational schools.

The meeting discussed ways to raise the prestige of trades and vocational labour, modernise production facilities, and train skilled workers.

Issues discussed at the meeting with students from Moscow Region vocational schools, held at the Lytkarino College of Technology, Economics and Entrepreneurship included the re-equipment of vocational colleges, raising the prestige of working professions, and social support for workers.

Dmitry Medvedev and Sergei Mitin discussed employment issues, support for basic and intermediate vocational education institutions in the region.

Salaries, improving workers’ social status, vocational training, economic incentives for employers to improve labour conditions and safety, and monitoring compliance with legislation were the subjects of discussion.

At its 22^nd meeting, the Commission for Modernisation and Technological Development of Russia’s Economy summed up the results of its efforts to support the engineering profession and technical education.