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On February 25, in Abu Dhabi, as part of the Plenary Session titled "Integating Talent Development Systems of Russia and the United Arab Emirates" of the Sirius Talent Summit, the start of accepting applications for participation in the Open International Competition for Sirius Federal Territory master plan development will be announced.

The forum includes more than 40 scientific, educational, creative, cultural and sports events with the participation of leading Russian scientists, educators and industrial partners. The session will take place in the conference room of the Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental hotel, the event will begin at 17:00.

The Plenary Session will feature Chair of the Sirius Federal Territory Council, Head of the Talent and Success Educational Foundation, Chair of the Competition Jury Elena Shmeleva, who will announce the official start of the application campaign and talk about ideological and fundamental aspects of the upcoming competition. The event will also feature the members of the Competition Jury: Her Excellency Dr. Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr, global digital transformation expert, strategic leader of smart city initiatives and Aide to the President of the Russian Federation Ruslan Edelgeriyev.

The competition was announced on February 8 to attract the strongest architectural bureaus and development institutions of the BRICS+ countries to create, together with Sirius, an advanced scientific, technological and educational environment of world class on its territory. The operator of the Competition is the Agency for Strategic Development CENTER.

The competition covers two sites of 19.4 and 23.1 hectares, where it is planned to create a scientific and technological cluster, which will house the second stage of the scientific and technological campus of Sirius University, as well as an innovative medical cluster, including the Medical Clinical Center "University Clinic Sirius" specializing in oncological diseases. The winner's master plan must define key scenarios for the spatial organization and use of these areas.

Applications for participation are accepted until May 30, 2025 on the official website of the Competition siriusmasterplan.com. There you can also watch the broadcast of presentations regarding the conditions of the competition.

The Sirius Talent Summit will begin on February 23 and will last three days, during which hundreds of guests will get acquainted with the capabilities of the federal territory in the field of identifying and developing talented children and youth, cultural, musical and historical traditions of Russia. Leading experts from the Russian Federation and the UAE will discuss the most important issues of international and regional cooperation in the fields of education, science, art, ecology, adaptation to climate change and innovative development.