Russian expert visits university technoparks in Tajikistan
18 June 2018
Vice-rector for innovation activities of the Research Tomsk State University (TSU) Konstantin Belyakov visited the technoparks of eight universities in Tajikistan to give expert assessment and recommendations on their work and further development.
- Mostly the work was conducted with the universities of Sughd region of Tajikistan, as well as with several universities in Dushanbe. The main goal is to see how entrepreneurship develops in technoparks at universities, says Konstantin Belyakov.
The experience of TSU turned out to be in demand and interesting for the universities of Tajikistan. To develop the entrepreneurial environment and support start-ups, the Innovative Technology Business Incubator operates in the TSU, and the Venture Fund is the first among Russian universities. In addition, in September 2018, it is planned to open an Entrepreneurship Center on the basis of the Institute of Economics and Management of TSU.
During the visit to the Technological University of Dushanbe, the parties agreed on signing an agreement on cooperation, within the framework of which joint innovative projects and student exchange programs are planned. According to Konstantin Belyakov, the Technological University has developed a local technopark: a production site for clothing design, a production line for pasta, a high-level computer programming and control of robotic systems. In cooperation with colleagues from TSU, according to the vice-rector, a number of successful and promising projects can be implemented.
Konstantin Belyakov also met with the leadership of the business space for young entrepreneurs Accelerate Prosperity Tajikistan and discussed the possibilities of increasing the number of start-ups in the field of information and communication technologies, technological entrepreneurship.
Expert assistance was provided within the framework of the project "Knowledge management and capacity building under the Russia-UNDP Partnership".
Vice-rector for innovation activities of the Research Tomsk State University (TSU) Konstantin Belyakov visited the technoparks of eight universities in Tajikistan to give expert assessment and recommendations on their work and further development.
- Mostly the work was conducted with the universities of Sughd region of Tajikistan, as well as with several universities in Dushanbe. The main goal is to see how entrepreneurship develops in technoparks at universities, says Konstantin Belyakov.
The experience of TSU turned out to be in demand and interesting for the universities of Tajikistan. To develop the entrepreneurial environment and support start-ups, the Innovative Technology Business Incubator operates in the TSU, and the Venture Fund is the first among Russian universities. In addition, in September 2018, it is planned to open an Entrepreneurship Center on the basis of the Institute of Economics and Management of TSU.
During the visit to the Technological University of Dushanbe, the parties agreed on signing an agreement on cooperation, within the framework of which joint innovative projects and student exchange programs are planned. According to Konstantin Belyakov, the Technological University has developed a local technopark: a production site for clothing design, a production line for pasta, a high-level computer programming and control of robotic systems. In cooperation with colleagues from TSU, according to the vice-rector, a number of successful and promising projects can be implemented.
Konstantin Belyakov also met with the leadership of the business space for young entrepreneurs Accelerate Prosperity Tajikistan and discussed the possibilities of increasing the number of start-ups in the field of information and communication technologies, technological entrepreneurship.
Expert assistance was provided within the framework of the project "Knowledge management and capacity building under the Russia-UNDP Partnership".