Members of the commission WorldSkills International (WSI) arrive on inspection visit in Kazan
24 March 2015, Tuesday
On March 24, Members of the commission WorldSkills International (WSI) led by President of WorldSkills International Simon Bartley , who arrived with an inspection visit in Kazan, were met by Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Minister of Education and Science Engel Fattakhov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin and Director General of ANO “Executive directorate of sports projects” Azat Kadyrov at Kazan international airport.
On March 25, members of the commission will attend an official foundation stone laying ceremony at WorldSkillsArena (Laishevo region, Tatarstan). Presentation of Kazan bid for the right to host WorldSkillsCompetition 2019 will be held at Kazan City hall in the afternoon.
Russia submitted the bid for the right to host WorldSkillsCompetition in January 2015. If Russia wins the competitions will be held in Kazan. Other candidates for hosting the competitions are Charleroi and Paris.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.
On 2 March in her address on the occasion of the Mentor’s Day, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: “Since 2025 this holiday established by Russian President Vladimir Putin has occupied a worthy place in the calendar of significant dates of our country, emphasizing the high status and significance of the mentoring mission.