Tatarstan President takes part in opening of new kindergarten “Umka” in Kazan
30 August 2014, Saturday
On August 30, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, representatives of regional ministries and agencies took part in opening of new kindergarten “Umka” in Kazan. It is the only kindergarten in the republic with artificial ice rink.
The guests were shown around the kindergarten. Rustam Minnikhanov checked the quality of ice on the skating rink and took a picture with young hockey players.
Speaking to parents, children and builders, Rustam Minnikhanov said that Umka is a unique kindergarten and 56 new kindergartens for 10.5 thousand places will be built next year.
“We will try to do our best to make children happy, healthy and help them getting ready for school,” Director of the kindergarten Ekaterina Repina said in her turn.
The kindergarten is for 220 places and 11 groups. Recreation, cold water treatment and sport are the priority areas. Children will also learn to play hockey and figure skating under supervision of experience coaches. The arrangements have already been reached with “Ak Bars” hockey school. There are also orthopedic and psychologists rooms, sports and music halls in the kindergarten.
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.