Makhachkala, March 2, 2018. The winners of the International competition of educational projects "Interclover-2018" held in Nizhny Novgorod in January 2018 have been announced. The representatives of the leading universities and scientific institutions of the country, as well as the higher educational institutions of Belarus, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan became the participants of the contest.

The teachers of the Economic Theory Department of DSTU Jamilya Labazanova, Agahanum Yusufova and Patimat Magomedova together with the head of the delegation - the Department dean Shani Ismailova represented Dagestan State Technical University. All the contesters competed in the two nominations: the practical project and the research project in the field of economic sciences.

The members of the jury reviewed the work of the contestants and determined the rating list in accordance with the criteria established. The winners and laureates were selected by summing up the ratings according to the estimates made by the jury members. Professor Shani Ismailova and the senior teacher Jamil Labazanova won in the nomination "The Best Practical Project". Patimat Magomedova, Jamilya Labazanova and Agahanum Yusufova were awarded with the third degree diplomas in the nomination "The Best Research Project".

The purpose of this competition is to develop scientific potential and stimulate research work among students of secondary schools, university students, undergraduates and graduate students by forming research skills, as well as strengthening educational and scientific ties between young scientists within the framework of individual scientific directions. Criteria for competitive research were originality, relevance and novelty, completeness and degree of development of the research topic, the theoretical and practical significance of projects.