Rustam Minnikhanov and Jores Alferov discuss issues of cooperation between Tatarstan and Skolkovo innovation centre
14 December 2011, Wednesday
Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met with scientist – physicist, Nobel prize winner, scientific chief of Skolkovo innovation centre Jores Ivanovich Alferov. The meeting was held in RT Government House with participation of RT Minister of education and science Albert Gilmutdinov, Chief of Department on issues of domestic policy at RT President Aleksandr Terentiev.
The parties discussed development of scientific potential of Tatarstan Republic, cooperation with Skolkovo innovation centre.
In particular, Jores Alferov marked Kazan scientific school always had high potential, and also mentioned Kazan Institute of Physics and Technology and other institutions.
Rustam Minnikhanov told about realization of several innovation projects in Tatarstan, work of “RT E-government”, and use of electronic documents circulation in government authorities.
On 8 May, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported that capital overhaul of social facilities is in full swing in the republic with 170 educational facilities having been included into regional and federal programmes.
On 4 May at a briefing held in the Tatarstan Government House it was told that currently there are 92 combat veterans, the last witnesses of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945, living in the republic. The briefing also informed about veterans’ support measures and how the republic is planning to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva told that names of 353 Heroes of the Soviet Union from Tatarstan “ are immortalized in street names, on memorials, in monuments and squares and, of course, in our memory”. “The Victory Day is the day of memory, mourning and joy. It is the event which today should be clearly understandable to all young people and younger generation of Tatarstan,” she said.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials
On 24 April in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin held a joint meeting the Council for Enforcement of Legislation of Languages of Tatarstan and the organizational committee for celebrations of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay which summarized results of work of the regional law enforcement on official languages of the republic and considered progress of the implementation of the plan of main events for preparation and celebration of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay .