Solemn event dedicated to Teachers’ Day held in Kazan
6 October 2014, Monday
On October 6, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a solemn event dedicated to World Teachers’ Day.
The video greetings of Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, People’s Teacher of the USSR Anas Salakhov and rector of Kazan Federal University Ilshat Gafurov were shown before official opening of the event.
Speaking at the event, Rustam Minnikhanov said that 74, 000 people work in Tatarstan education system today, and the competitiveness of Tatarstan education is increasing. He also noted that material and technical base of educational organizations is being improved, and new technologies are being implemented.
Tatarstan President handed several state awards to the teachers.
The title “Honoured teacher of the Republic of Tatarstan” and keys from a Ford car were given to the teacher of biology from Town of Nurlat school No. 1 Alla Golovenkina.
The solemn event continued with musical performances.
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.