Ildar Khalikov: KFU shows positive example of close partnership with global companies
14 June 2012, Thursday
“Festival of «Samsung» innovations in Kazan” – the exhibition - presentation of the latest developments of a leading company in the global electronics and IT industries has opened at the Kazan (Volga) Federal University today.
The Tatarstan PM Ildar Khalikov, Vice-president of “Samsung Electronics Rus Company” Jay Sul Yu, Deputy PM – Minister of informatization and communications Roman Shaikhutdinov, minister of education and science Albert Gilmutdinov, rector of KFU Ilshat Gafurov attended the opening ceremony.
«Samsung» company organizes the festival of innovations in six Russian cities - Kazan, Novosibirsk, Rostov-on-Don, Ekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, St.Petersburg.
The company’s products and IT solutions were presented for teachers, students, and postgraduate students of the university.
The Memorandum on mutual understanding (on cooperation in the sphere of science and innovative activity) was signed between “Samsung Electronics Rus Company” and KFU.
“The Kazan Federal University shows a positive example of close partnership with global companies. Tatarstan universities more often become scientific centers and closely interact with the largest Tatarstan, Russian and global producers, and today’s event is a perfect example,” Ildar Khalikov 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.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.