Eduard Taran invests in an engineering project of NSTU students (NETI)

As part of the competitive selection, investment support in the amount of 700 thousand rubles from the President of RATM Holding Eduard Taran will receive an engineering startup project of students of the Novosibirsk State Technical University (NSTU NETI), the result of which will be the development of a new product, prototype, prototype or software product.

A student or a group of students with a leader identified as the recipient of funds, studying full-time from 2nd to 4th-5th year, in bachelor's and specialty programs, regardless of the faculty and field of study, who do not have academic debt based on the results of the last two semesters, can apply for investment support. The winner will be selected based on the evaluation of project applications and face-to-face defense (more details about the conditions here).

“Today, the formation of a new model of interaction between business and universities continues, suggesting their active participation in the creation of a modern technological structure,” comments Eduard Taran, president of RATM Holding. – Cooperation between industrial enterprises, IT companies and higher education has noticeably expanded in recent years. The economy needs specialists who can come up with an idea and develop it into a product that has the potential for commercialization and promotion to the market. Investment support will stimulate, first of all, the research and project activities of students to realize their capabilities.

RATM Holding is a diversified association of enterprises in optical-electronic instrument making, glass industry, pump manufacturing, development and a number of other areas. The founder and president of RATM Holding, Eduard Taran, is a graduate of NSTU NETI with a degree in Economics and Enterprise Management (in the fuel and energy sector), a candidate of economic sciences, a Russian industrialist, philanthropist and public figure.