Rustam Minnikhanov arrives in Boston with a working visit
15 September 2013, Sunday
On September 15 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov arrived in Boston with a working visit to take part in Russian Innovation Week, RIW.
The event is held for the second time in order to demonstrate the potential of Russian innovative industry, help Russian investors and venture funds to establish contacts with American partners.
Representatives of Russian and American state agencies, heads of major businesses, venture investors and entrepreneurs will take part in Russian Innovation Week this year. The event is organized by Russian development institutes – OAO “Russian venture company”, OAO “Rosnano” and Skolkovo Fund.
Within the framework of RIW Rustam Minnikhanov will take part in a plenary session and panel discussion “New horizons of Russia: providing new opportunities for competence at global markets”, hold several meetings and negotiations.
In particular, he will meet with Minister of Housing and Economic Development Gregory Bialecki (Massachusetts), Rector of Carnegie Mellon University Mark Kamlet, Senior partner of Runa Capitals fund, Chairman of Parallels Board Sergey Belousov, and English First officials.
Rustam Minnikhanov will also visit IPG Photonics, get familiar with activity of Massachusetts Technology Institute and Centre of quantum physics of Harvard university.
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.