Dmitry Bespalov (Rector, NCFU) and Sergey Gultyaev (Chief, Head Department for Justice of Stavropol Region) signed a Cooperation Agreement, which will serve a basis for numerous joint projects and programs. The two institutions are already involved in many shared activities and experts from the Justice Department often attend exams taken by students majoring in Law, as well as they help develop degree programs in view of the current requirements within the field.

– The Head Department for Justice is our reliable partner, and this agreement will only add to the number of areas of our cooperation, - Dmitry Bespalov was quoted as saying. – Namely, we are planning to develop a pool or nominees from our graduates who could further apply for a position in the Department, as well as we have planned hosting a special contest for Law students.

Besides, the partners are planning to offer general population free counseling on legal issues and arrange events to raise people’s legal awareness.