Crimean delegation visits several objects in Kazan
15 November 2014, Saturday
On November 15, members of Crimean delegation led by Russian Presidential Envoy in Crimean Federal District Oleg Belaventsev and Head of the Republic of Crimea Sergey Aksenov accompanied by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited Kazan Federal University, agro-industrial park “Kazan”, and IT-park in Kazan.
At a laboratory-academic campus of the Institute of fundamental medicine and biology of Kazan Federal University the guests were met by students from Crimea. Rector of the university Ilshat Gafurov told about establishment of Kazan Federal University.
Rustam Minnikhanov, in his turn, told about the online programme for learning the Tatar language developed in cooperation with English First Company. Members of the delegation also visited the centre of medical simulators “Eidos”. Managers of the centre suggested Crimean colleagues establishing a similar centre in Simferopol.
During their visit to agro-industrial park, the guests spoke to sellers and customers.
At Kazan IT-park Minister of Information and Communications of the republic Roman Shaikhutdinov told about technopark and development of IT industry in the republic.
The guests visited Business incubator, where they were told about data center, portal of state services, “Electronic Tatarstan” and “Public control” systems, and Innopolis city.
Chief Executive of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Taliya Minullina presented investment potential of the republic.
On 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.
On May 14, Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda, who arrived on a working visit in Kazan to take part in the events of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, was met by Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin and other officials at the Kazan International Airport.