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Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting today with representatives of the Tatarstan team who took first place in the overall medal standings at the 9th National Young Professionals Championship (WorldSkills Russia). The meeting took place at the Kazan Kremlin.  

Rustam Minnikhanov congratulated the Tatarstan team on their successful performance at the championship. He thanked the experts, trainers, and coaches for the work done, as well as the heads of educational institutions who ensured all the conditions to prepare for the contest.

For the past 9 years, the WorldSkills movement has been a driver of effective training technologies in the Tatarstan system of vocational education. “This year, new skills have been introduced at the championship, many of them related to digitalisation. These skills will enable young professionals to be competitive in today’s labour market,” said President Minnikhanov.

The President then presented a number of Tatarstan awards.

The finals of the 9th National Young Professionals Championship took place in Ufa from August 25-29, 2021. Tatarstan’s representatives won 80 medals: 24 gold, 34 silver, and 22 bronze. The Tatarstan team competed for prizes in 127 skills.

Kazan DSK, thanks to its participation in the Labour Productivity national project, has received a preferential loan for the retrofitting of its prefabricated reinforced concrete production. The project budget exceeds RUB 94 million. The total capacity of precast concrete parts production is expected to increase by 30%, from 100,000 to 130,000 cubic metres per year. The enterprise from Tatarstan has been increasing its own efficiency with the support from the Federal Competence Centre since 2019.

The budget of the project consists of three parts: RUB 52.3 million was provided by the Russia’s IDF, RUB 22.4 million, by the Tatarstan Investment Venture Fund, and about RUB 20 million, by the enterprise itself. It is planned that equipment upgrades will increase labour productivity by 30%, the cost of production will be reduced by 5%, and the level of product localisation will be 100%. The manufactured products will be used for construction of residential buildings in Kazan.

With the support from Federal Competence Centre experts, the company has achieved serious results in six months: the process running time for reinforced concrete items using a Sommer line has been reduced by 3-fold, work-in-progress has been reduced 5-fold, and output has increased by 60%. This resulted from changes in process from rebar welding to bonding in the pilot production line.

In the course of the project, 20 experts of the Kazan House-Building Plant gained new knowledge and experience. The rest of the employees are being trained in lean production tools by internal trainers of the enterprise.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan has paid a working visit to the Verkhneuslonsky Municipal District, where he had a meeting with employees of Velvette Marine.

Albert Karimov also studied activities of the company and the process of boat production.

The Velvette Marine company was founded in 2007. Today it is the leading Russian manufacturer of boats and yachts. The company is located in the Naberezhno-Morkvashinskaya Industrial Zone and already supplies its products to 11 countries.

A regular meeting of the Committee to Combat Illicit Trafficking in Industrial Products in Tatarstan was held today at the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The issues discussed by the Committee were measures taken to suppress illegal turnover of alcoholic and alcohol-containing products, as well as the work of dairy product manufacturers in Tatarstan within the framework of introducing marking.

Rustem Sadykov, Deputy Head of the Department for Suppression of Crimes on Consumer Market and Counteraction to Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods of the Tatarstan Board for Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Activities at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, spoke about the measures taken to suppress illegal turnover of alcoholic and alcohol-containing products in the first 6 months of 2021.

A total of 9781 checks of retail and wholesale trade facilities, warehouses, and garage cooperatives were conducted in the first half of the year. As a result of these checks, 170,898 litres of counterfeit alcoholic and alcohol-containing products were withdrawn from illegal turnover.

Nail Zalakov, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Foods of Tatarstan, made a presentation on the readiness of dairy producers for the introduction of marking.

According to the “Chestny Znak” assessment, Tatarstan was among Top 5 regions in the Volga Federal District for joining the dairy product marking programme.

On 12 September 2021, the worldwide event entitled “Tatarcha Diktant 2021” (Tatar language dictation) was held. The event was held online globally. It was joined by activists of the Tatar public cultural centres of Uzbekistan from the cities of Tashkent, Yangiyul, Jizzakh, Samarkand, Bukhara, Navoi, Urgench, Karshi, Fergana, and others.

The event started on the site of the Representative Office of Tatarstan in the Republic of Uzbekistan where employees of the Office, members of the Board, and activists of the Tatar Public Cultural and Educational Centre of Tashkent had gathered. Children also took part in the dictation.

This year, more than 100 people in Uzbekistan took part in writing the dictation. The youngest participant was 5 years old and the oldest, 77 years old.

Everyone who took part was given a certificate of participation.

The event was covered by the Tatarstan Novy Vek TV channel’s correspondent in Uzbekistan.

Applications for the Engineer of the Year 2021 contest continues to be accepted in Tatarstan. The contest is held with the support from the Tatarstan President in order to raise public awareness, encourage and spread positive experience of the best republic’s engineers, and increase the attractiveness of engineering work among young people. This is the second time the contest is being held; more than 250 applications from various republic’s enterprises were submitted for the first time.

The contest has three age-based divisions: Future Engineers (engineering students); Youth, Success, Perspective (engineers under the age of 35 years inclusive); Experience, Achievements, Competence (engineers over the age of 35 years).

The contest is held in 12 categories broken down by republic’s industries and will involve 2 stages. The correspondence stage is the application collection campaign and the work of the contest’s expert commission on selecting applications for participation in the on-site stage. The on-site stage is a two-day travelling workshop, which includes master classes, training, testing, and project defences.

The contest winners will be awarded during a festive ceremony with the participation of the Tatarstan President at the end of the year.

The contest may be attended by university students receiving an engineering degree and engineers already working at Tatarstan enterprises: design engineers, production engineers contributing to the development of production processes, lines, etc.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Omsk Oblast Governor Aleksandr Burkov have signed an action plan to implement the interregional agreement. The ceremony was held today at the Kazan Kremlin.

Governor Burkov has arrived in Kazan to participate in the 9th Russia, a Country of Sports international sports forum.

President Minnikhanov thanked the Omsk Oblast delegation for visiting Tatarstan. He stressed that the main areas of joint work between the regions have been shaped in recent years. The development of bilateral ties is facilitated by a direct flight between Kazan and Omsk.

The Tatarstan President stressed the positive changes in trade relations. Omsk Oblast buys trucks, special vehicles and buses, chemical products, fuel and fuel oil, glass, medicines and foodstuffs from Tatarstan. Tatarstan traditionally purchases tyres, petrol, motor oils, synthetic rubbers. Rustam Minnikhanov added that Tatarstan enterprises are interested in further developing cooperation with the Omsk Oblast.

The Tatarstan President also thanked the Governor for his support to the Tatars living in the Omsk Oblast. These are about 42,000 people.

For helping to strengthen interregional ties, Rustam Minnikhanov presented Aleksandr Burkov with a medal in honour of the 100th anniversary of the TASSR.

Head of the Republic of Khakassia Valentin Konovalov had a meeting today with Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov. The meeting took place at the Kazan Kremlin. The Khakassia delegation has arrived in Kazan to participate in the 9th Russia, a Country of Sports international forum.

President Minnikhanov particularly praised the efforts of Khakassia authorities in preserving historical and cultural treasures. He noted that Tatarstan was also engaged in extensive work in this area and suggested developing exchange programmes.

Trade relations between the regions are developing on the basis of the Cooperation Agreement signed in 2016. Today, Tatarstan sells spare parts for KAMAZ trucks, diesel fuel and petrol, tyres, nitrogen fertilisers, medical tools and equipment, medicines, and various food products. In turn, Khakassia supplies bentonite powder, coal, ready-to-cook meat products, etc. According to the President, there is every opportunity of increasing trade volumes.

Rustam Minnikhanov and Valentin Konovalov also stressed the prospects for cooperation in developing a comfortable urban environment, digitalisation, education and science, as well as expanding interaction in tourism.

Finally, the Tatarstan President presented Valentin Konovalov with a medal in honour of the 100th anniversary of the TASSR.

The incredibly fast pace of market development contributes to the increasing relevance of the national project. Improvements in production technology, the emergence of new trading platforms, volatility of resource prices and other factors contribute to the risk of losing competitive advantage. To reduce this risk, the enterprise needs to evolve and adjust to the current conditions.

Increase of labour productivity in enterprises is one of the most pressing development areas in Russia. In Tatarstan, the Regional Competence Centre in Labour Productivity (RCC), established in 2017 on the basis of the Tatarstan Centre for Energy Saving Technologies under the Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers, successfully implements this area within the framework of the Labour Productivity national project.

According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan, a total of 128 Tatarstan enterprises in various sectors have joined the national productivity project to date, and 249 companies are scheduled to join it by the end of 2024. The most successful projects have significant results with an economic effect of up to RUB 100 million per year.

Targeted support and systemic measures to support the national project are aimed at optimising and mainstreaming all activities. Some of the lean production tools used in the targeted support measures optimise production processes.

Today, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Uzbekistan Aziz Abdukhakimov. The meeting took place at the Kazan Kremlin.

These days, Kazan is hosting major sporting events, the First CIS Games and the 9th Russia, a Country of Sports international forum.

Last year, the trade turnover between Tatarstan and Uzbekistan was $156 million. In the first half of this year, the mutual trade amount has already reached $85 million.

President Minnikhanov stressed that the work of the Consulate General of Uzbekistan in Kazan contributes to a more active development of cooperation. In addition, work with leading Tatarstan companies is underway.

Cooperation in the field of education is also in place. Today, there are more than 3,700 Uzbekistani students studying at republic’s universities. The Tatarstan President said that the Kazan Federal University, one of the leading institutions of higher education in the country, has plans to open its branch in Uzbekistan.

Rustam Minnikhanov stressed that Tatarstan is one of Russia’s leaders in development of sports infrastructure. Today, there are more than 11,200 sports facilities in the republic.

At the meeting, the parties discussed prospects for cooperation in physical culture and sports, strengthening ties in tourism, and implementation of joint projects.