Development and development of the infrastructure of scientific research and innovation
In Russia, the development of advanced research is part of the strategy for the development of research and technology until 2020 and the National Technology Initiative. The Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation (STC) covers the building of cooperation relations between universities, non-university research institutions and scientific organizations, the intensification of bilateral cooperation in the field of innovation-oriented research between Russian and German enterprises, cooperation in the field of vocational education, the exchange of young scientists, and stimulating the creation of joint research and innovation structures. Russia and Germany maintain large-scale research infrastructure, for example, within the framework of international non-governmental organizations such as the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). There is also cooperation in the framework of the European X-ray Free Electron Laser (European XFEL) and the Center for Ion and Antiproton Research (FAIR), implemented in Germany. Bilateral cooperation in the field of advanced research is one of the key goals of the Russian-German Roadmap for Cooperation in Education, Science, Research and Innovation.