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On July 12, Tatarstan Government together with the Higher School of Urban Studies of the National Research University Higher School of Economics and Shukhov Lab announced the second grant contest for students from Tatarstan to study the international master programme of the National Research University Higher School of Economics "The City and Technology: Prototyping Future Cities". The academic leader of the programme is ex-chief architect of Barcelona, head of the Shukhov Lab Vicente Guallart.
On July 4, Acting Prime Minister of the republic Rustam Nigmatullin took part in an event dedicated to laying the foundation stone of a new building and a student residence of the Kazan branch of the Russian State University of Justice.
Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin is on a regular vacation from the 3rd of July to the 13th of July, 2019.
On June 26, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in the opening ceremony of a new electrical substation in Kazan.
On June 25, speaking in the Government House of the republic at a briefing on the visit of Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov to Kazan, Tatarstan Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov said that the Kazan Helicopter Plant is considering the possibility of supplying Ansat helicopters to Turkmenistan.
On June 23, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, who arrived on a working visit in Kazan, was met by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Chairman of Tatarstan State Council Farid Mukhametshin, Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin and Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin at the Kazan International Airport.
On June 16, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov together with Tatarstan Minister of Sport Vladimir Leonov, Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leila Fazleeva and CEO of Directorate for Sports and Social Projects Azat Kadyrov visited Kazan Family Centre, which became the main venue for watching the Red Bull Air Race, the next stage of the world championship in the air race, held over the water area of Kazanka river on June 15-16.
On June 11, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic, Head of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Taliya Minullina said that Tatarstan signed 31 agreements at the total amount of 75 billion roubles at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
On June 11, speaking at a briefing at the Government House of the republic, Minister of Industry and Trade of the republic Albert Karimov told reporters that a representative office of Tatarstan is to open in Leipzig (Germany) until autumn.
On June 11, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic, Deputy Minister of Economy Indira Kireeva said that Tatarstan Government will strive for the first place in the National Rating of the Investment Climate among Russian regions.