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 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.