Saint Petersburg hosted the 11th International Student Symposium iSLaCO 2011 Legal Drivers and Barriers of Scientific Development, Innovation and Modernization of the Economy organised by the Saint Petersburg State University Law Department on the initiative of the students’ community. EPAM sponsored the conference.

Students from leading universities and schools in Russia and other countries, young scientists and analysts in the legal sphere attended the event. The participants discussed modern law regulating the innovative activity of state and private companies, current legal barriers for modernization of the economy and new legal initiatives aimed at stimulating scientific development. Foreign participants introduced the experiences in this area of their own individual countries.

The students’ scientific community of the Saint Petersburg State University Law Department has been holding conferences on different legal topics for more than 50 years. EPAM regularly contribute to the development of the Russian legal culture through supporting such events.