Tatarstan President inspects construction of facilities in Innopolis
30 December 2014, Tuesday
On December 30, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov inspected the construction of Innopolis innovative satellite-town near Kazan. The first inspected facility was Popov Technopark, where Minnikhanov and accompanying persons looked around the ground and first floors, and other units. Rustam Minnikhanov was reported that Ak Bars Bank and Post of Russia became the park’s first tenants.
President of Tatarstan proceeded by visiting Innopolis University’s campus, where he assessed the quality of quarters designed for students’ accommodation and, through a newly built passage between the training and residential buildings, walked to the university’s building. Minnikhanov was shown auditoriums and laboratories, as well as a canteen and a kitchen.
The next inspected facility was one of the blocks of flats in the new town’s residential area. Innopolis staff and specialists will rent flats there. Minnikhanovinspected one and two-room furnished flats with house appliances installed.
He has given an errand to supervise the construction of Innopolis facilities on a weekly basis.
During his inspection tour, Tatarstan President was accompanied by Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Minister of Communication and Information of the republic Roman Shaikhutdinov, Tatarstan Minister of Construction and Architecture Irek Faizullin, Aide to Tatarstan resident Airat Khairullin, Director General of Innopolis Igor Nosov, and other regional officials.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
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.
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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.
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