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On July 17, the All-Russian competition “Mentoring” was launched – one of the key projects of the Ministry of Education in the field of mentoring.

The competition was launched as part of the All-Russian seminar-conference "Mentoring: Traditions, Experience, Cooperation", which is taking place in Kaluga at the Federal Technopark of Professional Education on July 17-18. The seminar participants will present effective mentoring practices, join the work of pedagogical workshops, round tables and educational events.

"As our President Vladimir Putin said, issues of training and mentoring are always an appeal to the future. Russia is rightfully proud of its mentoring system, which unites experienced masters and young specialists. It is mentors who tell young people how to become real professionals, support them and help them to reveal their potential, develop and strive for new heights. Continuity of generations is the key to the technological sovereignty of the country," said Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.

Minister of Education Sergey Kravtsov noted that through mentoring it is possible not only to preserve professional knowledge, but also to increase it, creating a strong connection between the past and the future.

"The Mentoring competition is of great importance for strengthening the system of training qualified personnel in Russia. Mentoring is a bridge between experience and innovation, between traditions and advanced solutions. It is through the transfer of knowledge, skills and values that we form specialists capable of ensuring the technological leadership of our country. Behind every great achievement there is a mentor who inspired, supported and guided," the head of the Ministry of Education emphasized.

Contest will be held in online format in the following nominations:

— “Mentoring in production”: mentoring practices aimed at the professional development and socialization of the mentee/mentees, adaptation in the work collective;

— “Mentoring in the field of education, upbringing and youth policy”: mentoring practices of educational organizations (regardless of the level of education, form of ownership and departmental affiliation);

— “Mentoring in the social sphere and public activities”: mentoring practices in the sphere of healthcare, culture, sports, social protection, including practices aimed at accompanying and supporting mentees who are in a difficult life situation and (or) a socially dangerous situation, in various spheres of life, as well as mentoring practices as a voluntary type of activity of socially active people;

— “Mentoring in service”: mentoring practices in the system of executive bodies of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, local government bodies of municipal districts, municipal districts or urban districts, aimed at organizing the activities of mentored employees (employees) or students mastering professions of the state civil or municipal service.

"The All-Russian Mentoring Competition covers various areas of mentoring practice application – these are educational and social spheres, public activities, civil service and production. This is a bright and promising project, which last year brought together more than 20 thousand participants. I am sure that this year their number will grow and relevant and promising solutions will be presented to the competition. And the best of them will find their application not only in the SPO system, but also beyond it," commented the rector of the Institute for the Development of Professional Education Sergey Kozhevnikov.

The organizer of the competition is the Ministry of Education, the operator is the Institute for the Development of Professional Education. The partners of the competition are the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs, the autonomous non-profit organization Russia is a Country of Opportunities, the autonomous non-profit organization Mashuk Knowledge Center, the Association of Volunteer Centers, Non-Commercial Organizations and Institutes of Public Development Dobro.RF, the All-Russian public and state movement of children and youth Movement of the First, the All-Russian public and state educational organization Russian Society Knowledge, the youth all-Russian public organization Russian Student Teams, the All-Russian public organization of small and medium entrepreneurship Opora Rossii.

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The first All-Russian Festival of Student Families is taking place in Moscow on the site of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University on July 17 and 18.

During the plenary session in the question-and-answer format, the Chairperson of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, and the head of the Ministry of Education and Science Valery Falkov told students about support measures in the event of starting a family. The event was also attended by the Chairperson of the Federation Council Committee on Science, Education and Culture Lilia Gumerova and the Head of the Republic of Mordovia, Chairman of the State Council Commission on Family Artem Zdunov.

Welcoming the festival participants, Valentina Matvienko noted that the number of student families in Russia increased by 17% in 2024, and thanked the Ministry of Education and Science for the work done.

Dmitry Chernyshenko answered a question from a student family from Volgograd State University, Yakub and Victoria Ziba, about existing and planned measures of support from the state for young families.

"The day before in Magnitogorsk, our head of state, talking to young guys at the plant, said: "There is no greater happiness in life than children. This is the meaning of life." Therefore, do not delay this matter. As President Vladimir Putin said, the state will lend a shoulder. We will do everything in this direction. It is gratifying that the majority of Russians would like to have not one or two children, but three or more," the Deputy Prime Minister said.

According to VTsIOM, the trend towards having many children is becoming increasingly stable.

The Deputy Prime Minister thanked Valentina Matviyenko for the adoption by the Federation Council of laws to increase maternity benefits for female students and to establish the concept of a “student family.”

He added that key tools for self-realization, including for student families, are included in the national project “Youth and Children”.

Recently, participants of the youth forum "Territory of Meanings" in "Senezh" proposed to create a year-round center dedicated to family and social policy. In August, Rosmolodezh will announce a competition among the subjects of our country. The winning region will receive up to 150 million rubles for organizing programs in 2026 from the federal budget.

Dmitry Chernyshenko noted that, on the initiative of Valentina Matvienko, a draft standard for family policy in universities was developed.

"We will need to standardize family units in dormitories, providing for a separate kitchen, mother and child rooms. We have introduced this as a requirement for competitive selection in world-class campuses under construction," the Deputy Prime Minister concluded.

He also noted the importance of developing social volunteering and suggested paying special attention to the families of young scientists at the annual Congress of Young Scientists, which will take place this fall.

Valery Falkov, in turn, said that in order to increase awareness of support measures, universities have launched a "single window" format for young families, mothers and fathers with children. 458 head universities and 264 branches have already implemented this format. In addition, work is underway together with the Ministry of Digital Development and Communications and the Analytical Center under the Government to create a navigator of support measures for student families on the State Services portal.

"We have so many student families in many universities that the rector should know them all and treat each of them attentively. Along with the presence of a department, the ability to contact a "one-stop shop", the presence of the corresponding service, we, of course, count on – and see in many universities – the active, proactive participation of rectors, so do not hesitate to communicate directly with the university management," the head of the Ministry of Education and Science addressed the students.

Concluding the meeting, Valentina Matvienko put forward the initiative to hold an All-Russian Forum of Student Families annually.

In addition, Valentina Matvienko, Dmitry Chernyshenko and Valery Falkov got acquainted with the forum's exposition dedicated to supporting student families. Today, there are more than 25.7 thousand families in Russian universities, of which about 13 thousand families have children.

Since the beginning of the 2024/2025 academic year, the job description of vice-rectors for youth policy and educational work has officially included the function of supporting young families. This practice is already used in more than 450 universities.

The exhibition presented a model of a short-term stay group for children (at the beginning of 2024, there were 40 such rooms in universities, their number has already grown to 207, by 2030, 1 thousand rooms will be opened) and a family room in a dormitory (it is planned to be used as a conditional standard for universities). At the moment, 348 universities provide rooms in dormitories for student families.

Also, the rectors of five Russian universities (Tambov State University, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Buryat State University, State University of Management and Kabardino-Balkarian State University) presented best practices for working with student families.

The 1st All-Russian Festival of Student Families is held within the framework of the national project “Family”, among its main goals is the popularization of family values, the institution of family and marriage among student youth.

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Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak held a meeting on the issue of energy supply to consumers engaged in mining activities. It was attended by representatives of federal authorities, energy companies, public business associations and industry associations, and State Duma deputies.

The representative of the Ministry of Energy reported on the current state of regulation of energy supply for mining activities in Russia, including issues of identifying and preventing electricity consumption by miners in regions where this activity is prohibited. A number of amendments to the current legislation were proposed in order to further improve energy supply for mining. This concerns the procedure for using capacity temporarily unclaimed by miners during the period of the ban on their work, increasing liability for violating the requirements for mining cryptocurrency, and a proposal to label and certify foreign equipment for mining cryptocurrency imported into Russia. In addition, the representative of the Ministry of Energy reported on the status of the preparation of regulatory legal acts providing for the creation of a fourth category of reliability of energy supply to consumers, which takes into account the introduction of remote restriction of the consumption mode during peak loads and the threat of energy and power shortages in the region.

The head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media Andrey Lipov spoke about tools for identifying individuals mining cryptocurrencies by analyzing Internet traffic and electricity consumption patterns.

A representative of the Federal Tax Service reported on the number of persons registered in the relevant mining registries. This refers to entities or companies mining cryptocurrencies and to mining infrastructure operators.

Alexander Novak instructed the Ministry of Energy to finalize proposals for the introduction of the fourth category of reliability of energy consumers, and in close cooperation with regional authorities and energy companies to prepare a final proposal on the mechanism for the redistribution of released capacity when limiting mining activities in the region in order to connect socially significant consumers to power grids. The Deputy Prime Minister instructed to work out proposals to increase liability for illegal connection to power grids, theft of electricity, and violation of the ban on limiting mining activities in terms of electricity supply.

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The federal highway M-11 "Neva" not only provides seamless communication between Moscow and St. Petersburg, but is also part of the high-speed transport corridors "North-South" and "West-East". The Northern Bypass of Tver, which Russian President Vladimir Putin opened in July last year, became the final stage of the construction of M-11. To date, since the launch of traffic on this section, about 4 million trips have been recorded. This was reported by Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.

"The opening of the northern bypass of Tver made it possible to connect the two capitals with a seamless high-speed connection, take transit transport outside the populated areas and significantly increase the comfort for drivers and passengers. In addition, the new section, which became the last link necessary for the formation of high-speed routes from north to south and from west to east of the country, gave a powerful impetus to the development of the regional economy, logistics, and auto tourism. We see that the section is deservedly popular among motorists. Since the launch of traffic on it, users have made about 4 million trips. Largely due to the opening of the northern bypass of Tver, the average daily traffic intensity along the entire M-11 Neva highway has increased by 5% since the beginning of this year. This road is under the trust management of the state company Avtodor, which celebrated its 16th anniversary since its creation. It pays special attention to the creation and development of roadside infrastructure designed to provide comfortable conditions for drivers and passengers on the road. The total length of Avtodor's high-speed roads today is about 5.5 thousand km. They give a powerful impetus to the socio-economic development of Russian regions and form important international transport corridors," said Marat Khusnullin.

The Deputy Prime Minister added that the two largest multifunctional road service zones (MFS) in the country operate on the northern bypass of Tver. The area of each of them exceeds 1.5 thousand square meters. All necessary types of services for long-distance and short-distance trips are provided here.

According to Vyacheslav Petushenko, Chairman of the Board of the state company Avtodor, the MFPs are an important part of the development of the country's transport infrastructure. In addition, thanks to a full rest on the road, drivers will be able to be more attentive behind the wheel, and this directly affects road safety.

"We are creating a comprehensive infrastructure on our road network that provides motorists with everything they need for comfortable and safe travel. Multifunctional road service zones give a powerful impetus to the development of auto tourism, become centers of economic growth in regions and points of attraction for businesses, which contributes to the creation of new jobs and affects the improvement of the quality of life of Russians. Thus, today, as part of the corridor from St. Petersburg to Yekaterinburg, 39 MFS are already operating on our highways. When traveling on our high-speed highways, motorists can rest, eat, refuel, use all the necessary services along the way and receive the necessary assistance in case of unforeseen situations," noted Vyacheslav Petushenko.

The length of the northern bypass of Tver is just over 62 km. This is a section of the road of the highest technical category with four traffic lanes, separated by traffic flows and lighting along the entire length. The permitted speed on the bypass in the summer is 130 km/h.

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Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin held a meeting of the presidium (headquarters) of the Government Commission on Regional Development, where they discussed the preliminary results of the work and the implementation of indicators within the framework of the national project "Infrastructure for Life".

"On the instructions of the President, we continue to monitor housing construction as a key driver of regional development. This is important for improving the lives of citizens, stimulating the development of related industries and creating conditions for the comprehensive renewal of settlements. Despite the fact that the urban development potential is more than 463 million square meters, which is slightly higher than last year, we still see a cooling of the market. I ask all heads of regions to take personal control of this issue, to work on increasing the urban development potential, and also to work manually with each developer so that all houses are necessarily delivered on time," said Marat Khusnullin.

In terms of the implementation of key indicators, Marat Khusnullin noted the Ryazan, Saratov, Lipetsk regions, the republics of Buryatia, Bashkortostan, Tatarstan, and Perm Krai for their high results. Reports were made by the governor of the Ryazan region Pavel Malkov, the head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic Kazbek Kokov.

Marat Khusnullin also congratulated the headquarters participants on the extension of the federal highway M-12 "Vostok" to Yekaterinburg. On July 16, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched traffic on the new section of the federal highway M-12 "Vostok" from the city of Dyurtyuli to the village of Achit. Now the route between St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg can be covered in an average of 22 hours – almost twice as fast, and the road from Yekaterinburg to Moscow has become 198 km shorter.

"The new section allowed us to form a high-speed corridor without a single traffic light from St. Petersburg to Yekaterinburg. Travel time to Moscow will be less than 16 hours. At the same time, residents of not only the Urals, but also Siberia will feel a significant acceleration in travel. For Tyumen, Omsk, and Novosibirsk, this entire corridor will also be significant in increasing mobility and saving time. Many thanks to the builders for the excellent facility and to everyone who took part in its implementation," said Marat Khusnullin.

The issue of road safety was discussed at the headquarters. The Deputy Prime Minister noted that it is necessary to strengthen cooperation with relevant departments, take all measures that will help reduce road accidents, and pay special attention to pedestrian infrastructure and the prevention of road accidents involving children.

During the meeting, preliminary results of the application campaign for financing projects within the framework of treasury infrastructure loans (TIL), which are being launched this year as a continuation of the mechanism of infrastructure budget loans (IBL), were summed up. The curator of the TIL is the Ministry of Construction of Russia, and the operator is the public-law company "Territorial Development Fund". TILs will serve the same purpose – improving the quality of life of people.

In his report, Minister of Construction and Housing and Public Utilities Irek Fayzullin spoke about the current status of reviewing regional applications for infrastructure projects planned for implementation using treasury infrastructure loans. "The use of treasury infrastructure loans opens up additional opportunities for implementing housing and public utilities projects and socially significant infrastructure projects in the regions. The activity of 89 regions of the country in the application campaign for the provision of treasury infrastructure loans clearly demonstrates the demand and effectiveness of this mechanism in solving problems of improving the quality of life of Russian citizens, including within the framework of the national project "Infrastructure for Life", – said Irek Fayzullin.

77 regions submitted applications for housing and communal services limits for a total of 183.99 billion.

"The Territorial Development Fund is actively accepting applications for financing infrastructure projects within the framework of the CIC. The regions mainly plan to use these funds for the modernization of housing and communal services, as well as the implementation of social, road transport, and tourism infrastructure projects. The total volume of treasury infrastructure loans for housing and communal services is 292.79 billion rubles. CICs are a continuation of the infrastructure budget loan program, which has already proven its effectiveness and demand among the regions. To date, thanks to the IBC, 507 objects and events have been completed since 2022," commented Vasily Kupyzin, General Director of the Territorial Development Fund.

As reported by Marat Khusnullin, members of the government commission approved a number of applications for the implementation of projects within the framework of the CIC: the construction of the Bolshoy Smolensky Bridge in St. Petersburg with a CIC volume of 15 billion rubles, the purchase of public transport (buses) in the Kirov region with a CIC volume of 1.4 billion rubles, the reconstruction of the Smolensk-Severny airfield and the renewal of the housing and utilities infrastructure in the Smolensk region with a CIC volume of 3.335 billion rubles.

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