Foundation stone laying ceremony of WorldSkills Arena exhibition centre held in Kazan

On March 25, Acting Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, President of WorldSkills International Simon Bartley (Great Britain), Stefan Praschl (Austria) - Vice President on Technical Affairs, Russian Deputy Minister of Education and Science Alexander Klimov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, and Technical Delegate from Russia in WorldSkills International Pavel Chernykh, Tatarstan Minister of Education and Science Engel Fattakhov, and Director General of OAO “Svyazinvestneftekhim” Valery Sorokin took part in Foundation stone laying ceremony of WorldSkills Arena exhibition centre near Kazan international airport.

WSI representatives arrived in Kazan yesterday to inspect readiness of Kazan for hosting WorldSkills Competition in 2019.

The competitions are aimed at increasing the status and standards of professional training all over the world, and promotion of skilled work. Therefore, a big exhibition centre WorldSkills Arena will be built in Laishevo region, Tatarstan, in 2018. If Kazan wins the right for hosting WorldSkills Competition in 2019, the competitions will take place there.

According to Minnikhanov, investors of the project are OAO “Svyazinvestneftekhim” and Kazan Mayor’s office. Construction is to be started in 2016 and finished in 2018.

Speaking at the event, Simon Bartley said that Russian Government understands that young people should have qualified skills in different areas.

Pavel Chernykh said that the foundation stone laying ceremony is a historical event and thanked his colleagues for help.