Governor of Moscow Oblast Andrey Vorobiev visits Universiade village
14 August 2015, Friday
On August 14, within the framework of working trip to Tatarstan Republic, delegation of Moscow Oblast led by Governor of Moscow Oblast Andrey Vorobiev visited Universiade village. The guests were accompanied by Interim President of Tatarstan Republic Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan Minister of Information and Communication Roman Shaikhutdinov, Tatarstan Minister of Youth and Sports Vladimir Leonov, Head of ANO “Executive office of sports projects” Azat Kadyrov and other officials.
The delegation visited International information center where Volga State Academy of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism is located. The Governor was informed that International information center was used while holding Universiade in 2013 and World Aquatics Championship this year. The guests were also told about provision of security measures and communication systems applied during competitions. In addition, educational projects of the academy were presented to the delegation.
After that Rustam Minnikhanov and Andrey Vorobiev looked around Universiade village by electric cars. Guests also saw the living rooms, classrooms, medical unit, and residential facilities in one of the buildings.
In conclusion, Minnikhanov and Vorobiev had a meeting with participants of FINA World Masters Championship that is being held in Kazan these days. Foreign guests shared their impressions about accommodation in Universiade village and about Kazan.
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
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.
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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.