Meeting of the Board of Trustees of KBSU
A meeting of the Board of Trustees of Kabardino-Balkarian State University was held under the chairmanship of the director of the Federal State Budgetary Institution «Kabardino-Balkarian Reference Center of Rosselkhoznadzor», president of the International Circassian Association Khauti Sokhrokov. The meeting was attended by famous figures in science and culture, including academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, scientific director of the High-Mountain Geophysical Institute, political and public figure Mikhail Zalikhanov, film director and member of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation Alexander Sokurov, honored worker of Culture of the Russian Federation, advisor to the Russian Ethnographic Museum Vladimir Grusman, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, first deputy general director of JSC «United Instrument-Making Corporation» Azret Bekkiev, chief researcher of the INR RAS Vladimir Gavrin and chairman of the Board of directors of Soglasie LLC Mukhamed Tsikanov.
Acting rector of KBSU Yuri Altudov presented the reporting materials on the implementation of the university’s strategic development program within the framework of the Priority 2030 project for 2024 and outlined the key tasks for 2025. The council members discussed important aspects of the university’s further development, including strengthening work on developing the university’s territory and submitting an application for participation in the competition of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation to create world-class campuses. The importance of the Hermitage-Caucasus project, the need to establish a popular science journal and strengthen educational activities in the region were also emphasized. Particular attention was paid to the development of academic exchange of students and staff with leading institutions of the Russian Federation and friendly countries. An important area of work was named the launch of social research aimed at studying and preserving the spiritual, moral and family values of the Caucasus, as well as improving the demographic situation in the region.
The main objectives of the university for 2025 were defined: strengthening the synchronization of the university development program with the strategy of socio-economic development of the region, improving the management of scientific activities, technology transfer and commercialization of RIA, further promoting the digital transformation of key university processes and modernizing the human capital management policy. In addition, the importance of developing the third mission of KBSU through the system of continuous education and correlating the university development program with the new national projects «New Materials and Chemistry» and «Technological Support for Food Security» was noted.
The Board of Trustees highly appreciated the work of the university in 2024 and approved the priorities for 2025.