More than 10 thousand places to be provided at Tatarstan pre-school institutions in 2014
31 January 2014, Friday
On January 31 at a session of Tatarstan Ministry of Education and Science Head of the Ministry Engel Fattakhov informed that more than 10 thousand places will be provided at Tatarstan pre-school institutions in 2014.
Implementation of a three-year programme aimed at providing places at pre-school educational institutions started in the republic. More than 30 thousand places are to be provided by 2016.
Among problems in pre-school educational system Engel Fattakhov pointed out the decreasing number of nurseries and special groups. He noted that in accordance with Federal educational standard that came into force on January 1, 2014, this work should be intensified. Also, the new standard requires professional development of teaching staff.
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.
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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.