Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov arrives with working visit in Hanoi
8 September 2014, Monday
On September 8, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, who arrived in the Socialist Republic of Hanoi with two-day working visit (September 8-9), met management of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam.
Cooperation in the sphere of education and science, development of teacher exchange programmes, and increase of the number of students studying at Vietnam and Tatarstan higher educational institutions were discussed at the meeting.
Later on the same day, Rustam Minnikhanov met management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
During his visit Rustam Minnikhanov will also meet businessmen, management of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, visit Russian-Vietnamese Tropical research and technological center.
In the afternoon Rustam Minnikhanov will meet representatives of the Vietnam union of organizations for friendship with foreign countries.
On September 9, Tatarstan President and his party will visit Hoa Lac high technology park (Hanoi).
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
On 13 April in his congratulatory address on the occasion of the Maecenas and Benefactor Day, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: "Tatarstan has always been known for its generous and kind-hearted people who are ready to help the needy and support important social, cultural and educational projects. We all remember with gratitude the outstanding philanthropists – the Akchurin brothers, the Alafuzovs, and the Ushkovs, whose good deeds and generous donations contributed to the development of culture, education, and healthcare in our republic. The glorious traditions are continued by modern philanthropists and patrons of Tatarstan.
On 12 April in his address to residents of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated them with the Space Exploration Day and said: “April 12, 1961 has forever been inscribed into the world history as the day of triumph of the Soviet science and engineering thought. The flight of Yuriy Gagarin opened the way to the stars for the humankind and demonstrated to the whole world the might of our country.
On 4 April , speaking at a closing ceremony of the XX Russian Venture Forum held at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian Venture Forum has confirmed its status of the point of attraction of technological development leaders.
The Forum created a unified scientific, technological and investment space where scientific ideas are transformed into competitive products, and startups gain access to capital and markets. Its business programme is organically integrated into the regional and federal agenda for achieving technological sovereignty and leadership of Russia, he said.
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.”