Rustam Minnikhanov and Evgeny Kuznetsov visit Kazan Cooperative Institute
30 May 2013, Thursday
On May 30 during their meeting at Kazan Cooperative Institute Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Board Chairman of Central Union of Consumer Cooperatives Evgeny Kuznetsov looked over the building, lecture rooms, conference hall and other premises.
The decision about allocating 260 mln rubles for construction of new lecture rooms and reconstruction of old building was made in April 2012 and now there are a new gym, a library, a computer class and lecture rooms.
Rustam Minnikhanov was told that currently 4,7 thousand students study at Kazan Cooperative Institute.
Rustam Minnikhanov and Evgeny Kuznetsov were accompanied by Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Akhmetov, rector of Kazan Cooperative Institute Ildar Nasretdinov, Board Chairman of Tatarstan Consumer Union Makhmut Fattakhov, Minister of Education and Science Engel Fattakhov.
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.