Regional Information Center of the Republic of Tatarstan “Supporting Russian Participation in European Programs for Research and Technological Development”

Regional Information Center  (RIC) of the Republic of Tatarstan “Supporting Russian Participation in EU-RTD Programs” (RUSERA) was set up on the basis of Kazan National Research Technical University named after A.N. Tupolev.

RIC is involved in information and consulting activities among scientists and professionals. It also arranges Information Days aimed at explaining the ways for participation in international scientific and technical projects sponsored by EC-funds. The Center promotes regional project proposals to the European market by way of publishing information in CORDIS European Data Base, it finds contacts among European scientists, potential partners to submit applications for participation in contests of the FP6 Program.

The project’s coordinator is the Association of Russian Engineering Education. It is involved in establishing mutually beneficial cooperation with overseas engineering universities, research and development institutes, funds, associations, unions and industrial companies.

Director: Alexander S. Chernyavskiy, Associate Professor.

Address: Room 403A, 15 Tolsoy Str. (Academic Building No.3), Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation

Telephone/Fax: +7 (843) 236-56-71

E-mail: alex2000@itm.kstu-kai.ru