President of Tatarstan makes detour of objects under construction in Kazan
12 August 2012, Sunday
The Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov has visited new IT lyceum, Republican Clinical Hospital and Children’s Republican Clinical Hospital, rowing canal and Universiade media center during his working detour.
Head of republic was accompanied by Prime Minister of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov, Minister of construction, architecture, housing and utilities Irek Faizullin, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin.
IT lyceum for talented people is being created on the territory of Universiade Village. 360 children from different Russian cities will study at new educational institution. They will be accommodated in one of the buildings of the Universiade Village.
Participants of the detour inspected lyceum premises – classrooms, gym and assembly hall, dining-room and living rooms. “The building must be provided with high-quality advanced equipment,” the Tatarstan President stressed. Rustam Minnikhanov gave assignment to think over variants of the territory development, fit out sports grounds and places for comfortable rest.
When visiting the Republican Clinical Hospital, Rustam Minnikhanov again focused on issues of the territory development. He walked around the hospital and was very dissatisfied with absence of normal pedestrian sidewalks and a great number of abandoned premises.
At the Children’s Republican Clinical Hospital Rustam Minnikhanov paid attention to interior decoration of rooms.
While viewing the rowing canal, participants of the detour discovered the water area on the motor boat. In particular, they inspected the embankment area that must be cleared of rubbish.
Renewed project of the building was presented to Rustam Minnikhanov at the construction site of the Universiade media center.
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.