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A total of 212,617 children are scheduled to be included in the health improvement programme, counting 168,596 in the summer period. Tatarstan Youth Affairs, Sport and Tourism Minister Rafis Burganov said it at a briefing at Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers. A total of 1,219,160 roubles will be allocated to the purpose.

Today, the main wave of Unified State Examination (EGE) started in Kazan.
According to First Deputy Tatarstan Education and Science Minister Danil Mustafin, the secrecy of the exam tasks is observed.

Today, Republic Education Quality Monitoring Center’s new building opened in Kazan. It will be serving as regional data processing center during the Unified State Examinations (EGE).
Tatarstan Education and Science Minister Engel Fattakhov attended the opening ceremony.

The second WorldSkills Russia championship concluded in Kazan on 20 May. Tatarstan team ranked first in the tournament table, followed by Moscow team and Sverdlovsk Oblast.
WorldSkills International President Simon Bartley, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov and WorldSkills International delegate from Russia Pavel Chernykh took part in the closing ceremony.

Hosting the 2nd WorldSkills Russia in Kazan would raise the profile of blue-collar jobs, Tatarstan Education and Science Minister Engel Fattakhov stated. He reminded that the national tournament features 35 professions against last year’s 25. According to the minister, schoolchildren and students attending the competition will be able to see the work of different specialists and enhance their knowledge on various occupations.

Russia and Kazan’s participation in the 2019 WorldSkills International bid campaign was discussed within the 2nd WorldSkills Russia national championship at Kazan Fair today.
Natalia Zolotareva, director of Russian Education and Science Ministry’s State Policy for Working Staff and Additional Education Department, Tatarstan Education and Science Minister Engel Fattakhov, WorldSkills International President Simon Bartley, Russian WorldSkills International technical delegate Pavel Chernykh and other officials attended the presentation.

A news conference dealing with the 2nd national working occupations championship WorldSkills Russia, due on 16 to 20 May in Kazan, was held at Interfax press centre in Moscow.