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Representatives of the Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade took an active part in the events dedicated to the Day of Knowledge, visiting virtually all the engineering universities in the republic. Deputy ministers delivered welcoming speeches at the Kazan State Power Engineering University, the Kazan (Volga) Federal University, the Kazan National Research Technical University, and the Kazan National Research Technological University.
Each year, thousands of university entrants are waiting for their First Bell to open their way to the fascinating world of knowledge and to become an outset of their long journey to adulthood. The Day of Knowledge has neither social nor national borders, proclaiming truly fundamental, universal human values.
In addition to congratulations to entrants and students on behalf of the Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade, words of acknowledgement and gratitude were addressed to the educational community, the academic teaching staff of industrial universities.
Today Tatarstan is a leader in some key areas in the field of education and training of highly qualified professionals. A vivid confirmation of this fact will be the 45th WorldSkills Competition to be held in Kazan in 2019.
From September 4 to September 6, the Kazanskaya Yarmarka Expo Centre will host one of the largest international events in the Russia’s oil and gas industry, the Tatarstan Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals Forum, timed this year to the 75th anniversary of the commercial development of oilfields in Tatarstan.
This year, the Forum is attended by over 160 exhibitors from Russia and foreign countries. Three pavilions in the Expo Centre will present the latest achievements in oil and gas production, processing and transportation, pipeline fittings, automated control systems, testing and measuring equipment. In addition, cutting-edge technologies, innovative equipment, and latest developments will be presented by polymer companies from Austria, Holland, Italy, China, Poland, and Russia.
The rich business programme of the Forum comprises landmark industry conferences, round table discussions, seminars, meetings and presentations that promote the expansion of cooperation between enterprises of the oil, gas, and petrochemical sector, deepening of industrial collaboration, and development of the raw-material base in the oil industry. Each year, the Forum hosts the Best Exhibit, Project, or Technical Solution competition and matchmaking meetings, which allow companies to effectively present their products to the leaders in the oil, gas, and petrochemical sector.
On August 30 in honour of the Day of Republic, the square at the Galiaskar Kamal National Theatre hosted the Gala Concert of the Festival of Working Youth Creativity “Our Time - Beznen Zaman”, for the first time for the general public. Kazan citizens and city visitors had a unique opportunity to see the best festival performances, which are usually held in the Pyramid Cultural and Entertainment Centre and are not accessible to a wide audience.
The two-hour concert featured more than 200 laureates of all five years representing enterprises and organisations from many cities and districts of Tatarstan, among them Ammoni, Nizhnekamskneftekhim, Almetyevsk Pipe Plant, Gorbunov KAZ, Kazan Helicopters, Gorky Shipyard, KAMAZ, KMPO, and others. The concert programme comprised Russian and foreign classics, Tatar folk songs and dances, and a bike trial show.
The Republic’s annual open festival of working youth was established in 2013 with the support from the Tatarstan President. The festival is a TV show: all gala concerts are recorded and broadcasted on the TNV channel. Winners and laureates of the Festival are awarded with diplomas, memorable gifts, and cash prizes.
The project for the construction of a 230 MW CCGT unit at the Kazan CHPP-1 is part of the Tatenergo’s Assets of the Republic investment programme. The facility is inscribed on the list of generating facilities to be used to supply capacity under capacity agreements. It has been commissioned 4 months prior to the deadline set forth by the Resolution of the Russian Government.
The power plant launch command was given personally by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Aleksandr Novak.
The 230 MW CCGT unit at the Kazan CHPP-1 is the first investment project in the electric power industry included in the Federal Programme for Support of Investment Projects Implemented on the Territory of the Russian Federation Based on Project Finance, which provides for the state guarantees and preferential loans for projects that have a high social and economic importance for the country.
The implementation of the investment project to increase generating capacity at the Kazan CHPP-1 makes it possible to enhance the energy security of Kazan and to close the energy shortage gap in the capital's hub. The efficiency of the new power plant is 52% (compared to 33% of the old generation). In addition, this will result in lower emissions into the atmosphere.
Today, Kazan saw a meeting of the Government Commission for Preparing the Volga Federal District for the Autumn-Winter Period of 2018-2019 under the chairmanship of the Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Aleksandr Novak. The meeting participants were greeted by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Director General of Russian Railways Oleg Belozerov.
Heads of relevant ministries, agencies, federal and regional energy companies and their territorial divisions reported the readiness of power systems in the Volga Federal District to deal with the upcoming heating season.
The Regions: Sustainable Development Annual Public Award was established to encourage and support entrepreneurial activity in the regions. The Organising Committee of the Annual Public Award Contest announces the opening of the autumn 2018 stage of applications for investment projects eligible to receive preferential loans. The Contest organisers are Sberbank of Russia, Bank VTB, and Rosselkhozbank with the support from the Russian Federation Government.
The Contest is a one-stop-shop model for selecting, preparing for the implementation, and proper implementation of investment projects with preferential loan conditions and investment co-financing.
The GMP Conference format made it possible to bring together representatives of Russian and international pharmaceutical companies, scientific community, government agencies, medical organisations, and sectoral associations on the same platform. Today, on Day Two of the 3rd All-Russian GMP Conference, a plenary session was held dedicated to the potential of Tatarstan for entering the Russian and international pharmaceutical markets.
The session was organised by the Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade; its moderator was Minister Albert Karimov. Invited speakers and co-moderators include Scientific Director of the National Institute of Public Health, RAS academician Ramil Khabriev, Deputy Minister of Health of Tatarstan Farida Yarkayeva, and Head of the Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Taliya Minnulina.
During the meeting, participants had a lively dialogue, discussion, and exchange of views. Expert opinions often converged on one thing: owing to the commitment and initiative of the republic's leaders, a project approach applied in pharmaceutics development, and the availability of a research base, attractive conditions have been already in place in Tatarstan for the creation of new sophisticated science-intensive pharmaceutical facilities.
Some days ago, an electric welder competition of professional skills was held on the territory of the Zelenodolsk Shipyard, a part of the Ak Bars Shipbuilding Corporation (member of the Ak Bars Holding Group).
The shipyard has an extensive expertise in the construction of ships and vessels of the most unique projects. The enterprise also manufactures products for mechanical engineering and metal industry, unique articles from titanium alloys. The company's existing production, technical, and intellectual potential allows it to develop new areas of activities and to remain one of the leading shipbuilding enterprises in Russia.
The competition among electric welders for the “Best in Profession” title was held in one of the leading production workshops of the Zelenodolsk Shipyard as team and individual contests and consisted of two parts, practical and theoretical.
The practical test was held in two categories, mechanised welding in the active shield gas environment (team and individual contests), and manual argon-arc welding (individual contest).
The event ended with an award ceremony for the contest participants. The winners received well-deserved prizes from the enterprise and the company’s trade union.
Today, the Korston Kazan Business Centre hosted the opening ceremony of the 3rd All-Russian GMP Conference with international participation. This conference brought together more than 1000 pharmaceutical market experts from Russia and abroad.
Before the opening of the exhibition, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Viktor Yevtukhov, Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee for Economic Policies Dmitry Mezentsev and other officials were introduced to the projects by Tatarstan pharmaceutical enterprises, medical and scientific institutions.
In his welcoming speech, Viktor Yevtukhov noted that the interest of Russian manufacturers and the international community to the 3rd GMP Conference underscores the importance of this event. The conference this year substantially expanded its business programme, more opportunities have appeared for discussions and negotiations between pharmaceutical market experts.
Tomorrow on August 28 at 10:00, the plenary session titled “Republic of Tatarstan, an Investment Attractive Region for Pharmaceutical Industry” will take place in the Tolstoy Hall of the Korston Kazan Business Centre.
Dear current and retired employees of the mining industry!
Historically, Tatarstan and its people, as part of a large country, took an active part in the most responsible and large-scale projects for the development of the Soviet economy. Today, veterans live among us, heroic workers of the coal mining industry, who at one time built coal and plaster mines under complex circumstances in the vast expanses of the country.
Dear miners, congratulations on your professional holiday. Please accept our sincere gratitude for your high performance and everyday risk. We are proud of you and very much appreciate your work. May peace and stability prevail in your life! I wish you good health, family well-being, and a peaceful sky for long, long years!
Sincerely, Minister Albert Karimov