6 March 2024
The Ministry for the Development of the
Russian Far East and Arctic has teamed up with the Far East and Arctic
Development Corporation to implement the ‘Muravyov-Amursky 2030’ management
programme, providing training for the civil service and development
institutions of the Far East.
The launch of the programme was announced in
2021 by Alexei Chekunkov, Minister of Development of the Russian Far East and
Arctic, at the 6th Eastern Economic Forum, organized by the Roscongress
Foundation, with programme participants on hand for the Forum in 2022 and 2023.
The third installment of the programme
will consist of eight training modules intended for a single academic year. The
programme will immerse participants in the work of government agencies and the regions
of the Far Eastern Federal District and provide them with knowledge central to
public administration, sociology, history, and oriental studies while arming
them with the practical tools required to resolve government problems. The first
two modules had 55 people competing for each spot in the programme, with candidates
from 81 Russian regions taking part.
Graduates of the first group in the Far
Eastern Federal District have already taken up positions as ministers, deputy
ministers, deputy municipality heads, and managers at various levels while also
running Priority 2030 programme offices at the Far East’s top universities.
Selection for the third group will last
until 15 March 2024. More detailed information can be found on the programme website
at муравьевамурский-2030.рф.
07 March 2024
Moscow discussed promoting the potential of the Republic of Kalmykia for its development
A meeting between Anton Kobyakov, Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation, and Batu Khasikov, Head of the Republic of Kalmykia, was held in Moscow to discuss the implementation of a number of key projects and programmes designed to create a long-term basis for the structural development of the economy of the Republic of Kalmykia and the Caspian region.
28 March 2024
Great Bustard Exploring Kalmykia’s Steppe
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation, VNII Ecologia, the Government of the Republic of Kalmykia, the Roscongress Foundation and Kamchatka Falcon Centre, with the participation of experts and foundations from the Gulf countries, continue to work on the implementation of the order of the President of the Russian Federation and the comprehensive action plan for the establishment of Russian centres for the reintroduction and conservation of falconiform birds in Kamchatka Territory and bustards in the Republic of Kalmykia.
13 September 2024
Russia presents programme to restore bustard population in Caspian region
The government of the Republic of Kalmykia and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Kalmykia have prepared a draft programme for the restoration (reintroduction) of the houbara bustard population in the northwest part of the Caspian region. The project was presented at the second Falcon Day International Forum, which took place in Vladivostok on the opening day of the Eastern Economic Forum.
