"It would be great if all Russian presidents were our alumni

Today we will discuss the problems of education and science, facing the newly elected president of Russia. These two subjects were named by the current president Vladimir Putin among the priorities of his presidency and Dmitry Medvedev was responsible for the National Projects for the last two years. Our guest today is a close ally to both men, Lyudmila Verbitskaya, the president of Saint Petersburg State University, who was named the most successful business lady of Russia last month. The University, which she has been heading since 1994, gave the higher education to both Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev.