The 5th All-Russian Demographic Forum was held in Sochi. It was organized by the Institute for Demographic Research of the Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Patrice Lumumba RUDN, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation and was dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Year of the Family in Russia. The forum was attended by Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Anna Kuznetsova, First Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection Olga Batalina, Deputy Minister of Health Evgeniya Kotova, Chairman of the Commission of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation on Demography, Protection of Family, Childhood and Traditional Family Values Sergei Rybalchenko, representatives of executive authorities of the constituent entities of Russia, employees of universities and research organizations. Derzhavin University was represented by Olga Medvedeva, director of the Center for Supporting the Development Program.
– The forum considered the pressing problems facing the country – birth rate, health and demographic behavior of the population, – Olga Medvedeva comments. – The ways to solve them are planned to be enshrined in the Strategy of Family and Demographic Policy and Increasing the Number of Large Families by 2036. I took part in the meeting of the Educational and Methodological Board “Demography”, in the discussions of the section “Family and Birth Rate”, the round table “Protection of the Rights of Young Children in Single-Parent Families” and the scientific and methodological school on demography.
Derzhavin University is actively involved in the demographic agenda. The university has become the operator of the All-Russian competition "Help Mom Study". In a practical sense, much is being done for the families of student and young teachers: a multifunctional center, a mother and child room have been created, a rental house for students is being built taking into account the needs of young families. In addition, a team of university scientists, together with the Government of the Tambov Region, is implementing an initiative research project "Assessment and analytical support for adjusting regional demographic policy in order to increase the birth rate."
