Agreement on interaction between Russian ministry of education and science and nonprofit organization “Student Basketball Association” signed in Kazan
21 January 2012, Saturday
Agreement on interaction between Russian ministry of education and science and nonprofit organization “Student Basketball Association” was signed in Kazan on January, 21. RF Minister of education and science Andrey Fursenko and President of RF student basketball association, RF Minister of justice Aleksandr Konovalov put their signatures on the document.
The agreement implies cooperation in the sphere of healthy lifestyle promotion, development of physical culture and sport, especially student basketball.
Attendees at the sighing ceremony were Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, state secretary – Deputy RF minister of sport, tourism and youth policy Natalia Parshikova, First FISU Vice-president, Head of Russian student sport union Ole Matytsin, basketball players famous in the past and acting players, Olympic champion Sergey Belov, Anatoly Myshkin, and Sergey Panov.
“Such an important event has taken place. We have always got on well with RF Ministry of education and science, but this time our relationships have obtained new status. Above all, students of our country have realized sport is a natural and necessary part of their life”, Aleksandr Konovalov stated.
By words of Head of RF student basketball association it is very symbolic that the agreement had been signed in Kazan, the city to host summer Universiade – 2013. “After holding the Games Kazan will have all chances to become the leader of student sport in Russia and soon be internationally recognized. We express gratitude to Rustam Minnikhanov and his team for giving young people an opportunity to go in for sports”, Aleksandr Konovalov stressed.
RT President in his turn called signing of the agreement a significant event for Kazan. “Due to winning the right to host Universiade – 2013 our attitude to student sport and infrastructure has changed. It has become a very important event for our universities. Sport is the best idea to unite us”, Rustam Minnikhanov said.
On 12 April in his address to residents of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated them with the Space Exploration Day and said: “April 12, 1961 has forever been inscribed into the world history as the day of triumph of the Soviet science and engineering thought. The flight of Yuriy Gagarin opened the way to the stars for the humankind and demonstrated to the whole world the might of our country.
On 4 April , speaking at a closing ceremony of the XX Russian Venture Forum held at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian Venture Forum has confirmed its status of the point of attraction of technological development leaders.
The Forum created a unified scientific, technological and investment space where scientific ideas are transformed into competitive products, and startups gain access to capital and markets. Its business programme is organically integrated into the regional and federal agenda for achieving technological sovereignty and leadership of Russia, he said.
On 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.