On May 24 and 25, the 2nd round of the 8th International Olympiad “The Future of Big Chemistry” held by the Kazan National Research Technological University (KNRTU-KhTI) took place in Tashkent at the Inorganic Department of the Tashkent Institute of Chemical Technology. About 200 entrants from Uzbekistan, including Russian compatriots took part in the competition. Tatarstan was represented by the employees of the Institute of Continuous Education Development: E.A. Shishkova, head of the pre-university training centre, and E.S. Arslanova, head of vocational guidance for schoolchildren.