On the 25th of January the governor of Samara region, Nikolay Merkushkin met the students of Samara State University. The head of the region opened the swimming competition between students' team on Samara Region Rectors' Council Cup, which was held at the sports and recreation centre with a swimming pool "Delphin". Then the governor took part in the festive openning of a sculpture of Calliope "Beautiful-voiced", the muse of epic poetry, science and philosophy.
Mr. Merkushkin was acquainted with the activity of the machinery personnel retraining centre "Modern engineering solutions".
The concluding event of Russian Student's Day at Samara State University was a meeting between the governor, Mr. Merkushkin, with SSU students. The governor congratulated SSU students with Russian Student's Day. He told the students that it was planning to establish a federal university in Samara. SSU can become the core of future university. Establishing of federal university in Samara, according to the governor, can help to provide the competitive edge of the regional centre.
The governor answered the students' questions which concerned different sides of students' education and life, participation of youth in economic, social and cultural life of the region, preparation for FIFA World Cup Championship.