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The Kazan City Hall hosted the award ceremony for the winners of the “Best Goods and Services of Tatarstan 2019” contest.
The diplomas to the contest winners were presented by First Deputy Prime Minister of Tatarstan Rustam Nigmatullin, Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov, representatives of the Ministry of Culture of Tatarstan, the Ministry of Health of Tatarstan, and other officials.
The contest has been held in Tatarstan within the framework of the “100 Best Goods of Russia” programme for a number of years. Participation in the contest provides a unique opportunity both to demonstrate a product or a service, and to recommend it as the best one. In 2019, a total of 453 goods and services from 230 Tatarstan companies and organisations took part in the contest; 135 of them became the winners, 138 were awarded the 1st class diplomas, and 162 were awarded the 2nd class diplomas.
The contest results confirm that import substitution is being actively implemented in the republic, innovative projects are being introduced, new high-quality products are being mastered, and the sphere of popular services is developing.
Their awards in the Kazan City Hall were received by leading industrial enterprises of Tatarstan, such as Tatneft, Nizhnekamskneftekhim, Kazanorgsintez, Kazan GiproNIIaviaprom, Zelenodolsk Shipyard, and others.
According to the results of the Tatarstan Young Innovator and Inventor Contest, Tatneft experts were recognised as the best.
The contest winners include representatives of Tatneftegazpererabotka Board, employees of the Technology Development Centre, experts from the NGDU Jalilneft, NGDU Almetyevneft, NGDU Aznakaevskneft, and NGDU Prikamneft, as well as representatives of the Nizhnekamsk Mechanical Plant (part of the Kama Tyres Tatneft Group).
The contest is organised by the Tatarstan Society of Inventors and Innovators and the Youth Union of Enterprises and Organisations of Tatarstan with the support from the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan and the Ministry of Youth Affairs of Tatarstan.
The contest is aimed at increasing the prestige of innovators and inventors of Tatarstan, blue-collar and white-collar jobs, promoting the achievements of young innovators and inventors, supporting and encouraging invention and innovation activities, and identifying scientific and technology potential in Tatarstan.
Based on information by Tatneft press service
On December 19, the Lemaev Petrochemical and Oil Refining College hosted the “Best in Profession” contest among electricians. The event was attended by 14 employees of Nizhnekamskneftekhim, 2 electricians of subsidiaries and 3 college students.
The knowledge and skills of the participants were evaluated in the course of theoretical and practical tasks. In the first part, the contestants had to correctly answer 60 questions within the allotted time of 40 minutes. More time was needed to complete the practical stage consisting of two tasks. Contestants collected an electrical circuit with the aimed parameters and performed programming actions.
In total, professional contests in 13 major skills were held in 2019. The best specialists were determined among chemical analysis laboratory assistants, repair technicians, machinists, shift supervisors, welders, drivers, gas rescue teams, unit operators, instrumentation and automation fitters, turners, design engineers, process engineers, and electricians.
Professional skills contests give young workers an opportunity to be creative and initiative, demonstrate their professional knowledge and skills, and improve in their chosen professions; this is also a career growth opportunity.
Based on information by Nizhnekamskneftekhim press service
At the end of October this year, the winners of the National Award in the field of protocol, image, and etiquette were decided in Moscow within the framework of the 5th Protocol Service International Forum.
A total of 45 protocol services from all over Russia took part in 15 award categories. The Official Protocol at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan won a prize in the category of Developing and Strengthening International Relations.
The award was established in 2011 by the National Association of Specialists in Protocol (NASP) with the aim of developing professional standards and the quality of protocol practice, improving the level of business culture, recognising sectoral leaders by the public, and helping to unite the community of professionals.
The jury consisted of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia, NASP President Vladimir Shevchenko and Chairman of the Heraldic Council under the Russian President and State Herald Master Georgy Vilinbakhov.
Congratulations to the Official Protocol of the Ministry of Industry and Trade:
- Aynur Shakurov, Ministry’s Chief Administrative Officer
- Aydar Akhmetzyanov, Head of Protocol
- Engel Fatkhullin, Leading Expert of Protocol
- Anastasia Filimonova, Leading Expert of Protocol
- Denis Chichaev, Leading Expert of Protocol
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan informs about the launch of the annual all-Russian contest titled “Russian Organisation of High Social Efficiency”.
The main objective of the Contest is to identify organisations that strive for high social efficiency in tackling social problems, study and disseminate their experience, and develop forms of social partnership in organisations.
Participation in the regional and federal stages of the Contest is free of charge.
Contest participants may be Russian legal entities, regardless of their legal form, form of ownership, and type of economic activity, as well as their branches if agreed with the legal entities that created them.
Applications for participation in the Contest are accepted by the Ministry of Labour, Employment, and Social Protection of Tatarstan until September 10, 2019.
More details about the conditions for participation and the Contest procedures can be found at the website of the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Protection of Tatarstan.
Based on information by Tatarstan Ministry of Labour, Employment, and Social Protection
Today, the Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade hosted a regular meeting of the organising committee for the republic’s contest titled “Engineer of the Year”, chaired by Albert Karimov, where the parties summed up the application campaign.
Acceptance of documents for the contest ended on July 31 of the current year. In total, 258 applications were filed: 33 applications in the Future Engineers category, 145 in the Youth, Success, Prospects category, and 80 applications in the Experience, Achievements, Competence category.
Within the framework of the meeting, it was decided to establish a contest committee and organise its work in order to evaluate the entries and determine the finalists.
A further plan for the contest was also presented: finalists will be invited to an in-person travelling workshop. Participants will be able to study advanced technical developments and technologies, communicate and exchange experience with engineers of various industries and ages, and participate in educational programmes.
Contest winners will be determined after the in-person stage. The main award is a paid internship in an area of professional competence. In addition, a meeting with Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov will be organised for the winners.
Minister Karimov expressed his gratitude to the co-founder of the event, the Kazan National Research Technological University, and to the Gazprom Transgaz Kazan sponsoring the contest.
Due to the high interest shown by enterprises and participants to the first republic’s Engineer of the Year contest established on the instruction of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, the organisers announced that applications continue to be accepted until July 31, 2019.
Winners of the Contest will be entitled to take part in trainings at Russian or foreign engineering universities.
The contest is held in 12 categories broken down by republic’s industries, such as
- Agriculture;
- Chemicals, Petrochemicals, Biotechnology;
- Radio Electronics, Communications, Optics;
- Oil Industry;
- Gas Industry;
- Energy;
- Light, Woodworking, Pulp and Paper Industries;
- Medical Industry;
- Food and Processing Industry;
- Construction, Building Materials Industry;
- Transport, Road Facilities;
- Mechanical Engineering (aircraft industry, shipbuilding, instrument making, …)
For more information about the contest, as well as about filing applications, please see the link.
Today, the Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade hosted the final meeting of the Organising Committee of the Best Goods and Services of Tatarstan. The meeting was chaired by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan German Lerner.
Deputy Director of the Tatarstan Centre for Standardisation, Metrology, and Certification Andrey Makarov made a report on contest results and on the work of expert commissions.
The Republic’s contest “The Best Goods and Services of Tatarstan” has been holding within the framework of the 100 Best Goods of Russia Programme as a regional stage for 16 successive years. This year, a total of 453 goods and services from 230 entities took part in the contest, which is 10% more than in last year.
In order to evaluate the goods and services submitted to the contest, 8 expert commissions were formed, which included more than 30 professionals and experts from 11 republic’s ministries, agencies, and organisations. For the first time, experts on halal products and services were involved in the work of expert commissions.
The meeting participants unanimously decided to honour 135 products and services with the title of contest winners and to award 138 diplomas of the 1st degree and 162 diplomas of the 2nd degree. Also during the meeting, a decision was taken to establish a working group for the preparation and organisation of the Award Ceremony. German Lerner was appointed Chairman of the working group.