Summer Campus of Presidential Academy opened near Kazan
21 July 2014, Monday
On July 21, the International educational forum "Summer campus of the Presidential Academy" opened at the Kazan Ski Resort.
The best students from 21 Russian regions, with more than half of them being representatives of the Presidential Academy and its branches, are taking part in the meeting. Totally, 250 people, including 30 foreign students came to attend the forum.
Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Russian Minister for Open Government Affairs Mikhail Abyzov, Rector of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) Vladimir Mau, Member of Board of Trustees of the RANEPA, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the ACIG Group of Companies Viktor Tolmachev took part in an opening ceremony of the International educational forum, the topic of which is “Education of the Future”.
To the point, Chairman of State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Sergey Naryshkin, who is the Academic Advisor of the Summer Campus 2014, sent his video greetings to participants of the forum.
“We are very pleased that this place has become a favorite venue for the Summer Campus of the Presidential Academy," Tatarstan President, Member of Board of Trustees of the RANEPA said, wecoming the audience. Rustam Minnikhanov said that one of the leading Russian centers "Innopolis" will be constructed near the complex. “Here will be the city of future, knowledge and innovation. And you are the ones that bring here everything new that there is in the world,” Rustam Minnikhanov noted.
“It is important to create such conditions that would allow to use your ideas in solving topical objectives.” Rustam Minikhanov thinks that everyone should get a good profession and that it is necessary to learn something new every day.
Vladimir Mau thanked Tatarstan President for holding the forum in the republic for the third time. He clarified that different regions were considered as a potential host for the Summer Campus, however, Tatarstan had the best conditions for the event.
As for the topic of the forum “Education of the Future”, Mikhail Abyzov noted: "Russia has a huge human potential, but for the economic, social and public life of the country it is important to turn it into a human capital that will determine Russia's competitiveness not only in science and technologies, but in public and social life as well. " He also added that all the participants will suggest their own vision on this subject.
On 11 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported that as of 11 May the housing construction plan has been fulfilled by 60 per cent in the republic with 1m 888thousand square meters of housing already commissioned.
On 9 May Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin accompanied by the Head of his Office Shamil Gafarov paid homage to Soviet soldiers buried at the Arsk cemetery in Kazan and together with war veterans and other participants of the ceremony laid flowers and wreaths to the monument of the Soldier-the Last Man Standing.
On 7 May an official delegation from Tatarstan headed by the regional Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov came to the UAE to take part in an annual Investments Forum AIM Congress 2024 held in Abu-Dhabi.
The forum brought together leaders and experts of the branch from all over the world and is dedicated to transformational changes happening on the global investments landscape.
On May 6, speaking at a briefing held in the Government House of Tatarstan and dedicated to the issues of holding the sowing campaign in the republic, Deputy Prime Minister of the republic-Tatarstan Minister of Industry and Trade Marat Zyabbarov said that in the current year the sowing area will be 2.7 million hectares, which is at the level of last year, including 1.8 million hectares allocated for spring sowing.