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  KAZAN – A foreign media delegation arrived with a three-day visit in Kazan on Saturday, March 13. The media representatives examined the 2013 SU preparation progress, met with volunteers and studied the Tatarstan-China cooperation prospects. At the beginning of their visit to Kazan the delegates met with Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Kazan 2013 […]

Universiade Village Mayor Farid Abdulganiev joined the students in their celebrations   KAZAN – The Maslenitsa (Butter Week) festivities were held at the Universiade Village on Saturday, March 5th. The Universiade Villagers enjoyed eating traditional Russian pancakes, took part in street games and burnt the effigy. Universiade Village Mayor Farid Abdulganiev joined the students in […]

    KAZAN – The 11th session of the Joint Intergovernmental Russian-Turkish Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation took place in Kazan on March 4th. The Russian delegation was led by Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Igor Sechin. The plenary session was preceded by the official opening ceremony and saw the […]

Inauguration ceremony for UNI FRIENDS for the 2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade   GWANGJU – Thirty six university students were appointed as “UNI FRIENDS”; student honorary ambassadors to promote the 2015 Gwangju Summer Universiade to people around the world. The inauguration ceremony for the first round of UNI FRIENDS attended by all newly appointed ambassadors was […]

  KAZAN – The Kazan 2013 Executive Directorate met with the Foreign Students’ Association representatives today. The event was attended by Chief of Staff of the Kazan 2013 Executive Directorate Larisa Sulima, head of the Department of scientific organizations, higher education institutions and specialized secondary education establishments of Kazan’s Children and Youth Committee Farida Galiullina, […]

  KAZAN – An Education Coordinating Council of the Council of Tatarstan’s universities and institutes rectors was held in Kazan on February 2nd. A special attention was paid to the 2013 SU cultural legacy building. Linara Zakirova, Chairman of the Children and Youth Committee of Kazan’s Executive Committee, informed that “starting from now on we […]

  SOCHI – The Kazan 2013 Executive Directorate representatives volunteered during the Alpine Ski European Cup in Sochi. The Tatarstan delegation also comprised Kazan 2013 volunteers that study in universities and institutes of the host city of the 2013 Summer Universiade. The first test events in Sochi were organized by the International Ski Federation, Ministry […]