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 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.
On 27 March, speaking at a ceremonial event dedicated to celebrations of the Day of Russian National Guard held at the Kazan City Hall with participation of the Chief of the Office of the Staff of the Rais of the republic Asgat Safarov, heads of law-enforcement bodies of the republic and veterans and employees of the territorial Directorate of the National Guard, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian National Guard Directorate for the republic Republic of Tatarstan is traditionally acknowledged as one of the best in the country.