Rustam Minnikhanov visits scientific departments at Kazan Federal University
26 February 2013, Tuesday
President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visited research and educational centre of the Institute of fundamental medicine and biology at the Kazan Federal University.
Accompanied by rector of the Kazan Federal University Ilshat Gafurov, Minister of education and science Engel Fattakhov, Minister of health care Airat Farrakhov, Rustam Minnikhanov looked over lecture halls and laboratories of the research and educational centre, got familiar with projects of young scientists in the sphere of genetic engineering. President of Tatarstan was told about the laboratory and cooperation with Republican clinical hospital.
Currently the Institute of fundamental medicine and biology is the largest educational and research department of the Kazan Federal University.
Another object visited by Rustam Minnikhanov was the Institute of philology and arts. At the centre of Tatar language and literature President of Tatarstan watched lessons within the framework of online program for learning the Tatar language “Ana tele”.
Later on the same day Rustam Minnikhanov participated in board session of the Kazan Federal University.
Development of medical education at the university, establishment of open biopharmaceutical technopark, and prospects of the university campus were discussed at the session.
On May 26, speaking at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic held in a videoconference mode with participation of all municipal regions of Tatarstan and focused on events scheduled for June 1, International Children’s Day, as well as the implementation of the “Summer in Tatarstan” programme, Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva appealed that parents should closely supervise their children during recreational activities near water in order to prevent accidents.
On 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.