EF Education First to develop the project of on-line school for learning the Tatar language “TatarTown” in partnership with Tatarstan experts

The project of on-line school for learning the Tatar language “TatarTown” will be developed by EF Education First in partnership with Tatarstan experts. The issue has been discussed at the meeting between the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and EF Education First management.

The meeting took place at the RT Government House with participation of EF technical director, chief developer of the interactive system Enio Ohmaye, President of EF Corporate Language Learning Solutions Christoph Wilfert, Director General of EF Corporate Language Learning Solutions in Russia and CIS Eduard Baldakov.

Welcoming attendees of the meeting, Rustam Minnikhanov noted that EF Education First and Tatarstan had established partnership relations and already achieved certain results. EF Education First has become the partner of summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan (the Agreement was signed on July, 6, 2012).

The EF educational center opened in Kazan this year in May. More than 3.4 thousand teachers have improved their English level at EF educational centers. The Kazan Mayor’s office also signed agreement with EF.

Rustam Minnikhanov informed that the agreement on teaching English to employees of the health care Ministry (about one thousand people) would be concluded in the nearest time.

The on-line school for learning the Tatar language “TatarTown” is another project to be developed by EF Education First in partnership with Tatarstan experts.

At the meeting the parties also discussed possible realization of a special two-week program on teaching English to ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan.