Tatarstan President gets acquainted with the progress of overhaul in the facilities of the Kazan Federal University

13.06.2019

On June 13, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister of the republic – Tatarstan Minister of Education and Science Rafis Burganov and Tatarstan Minister of Health Marat Sadykov, Rector of the Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University Ilshat Gafurov and representatives of a number of ministries and agencies visited a number of facilities of the Kazan Federal University and got acquainted with the progress of overhaul in the facilities of the university and plans for the construction of new facilities.

They began the programme with the visit to the medical-sanitary unit of the KFU, which provides 24-hour medical assistance in the branches of vascular surgery, cardiosurgery, cardiology, neurology, acute cerebrovascular disease and therapy. Over 7.800 patients are admitted per year. Tatarstan President got acquainted with a project on construction of a new medical building, where a scientific and clinical center and a laboratory unit are planned to be located. Minnikhanov emphasized that the architectural appearance of the facility should come together with the surrounding buildings.

Minnikhanov also visited surgical hospital of the medical-sanitary unit of the KFU. He looked around the renovated operating unit and the emergency room. He also got acquainted with the progress of overhaul in the hospital wards and talked to doctors and patients and was informed that in 2018 about 5.900 surgeries were performed in the surgical hospital, over 75 per cent of them were emergency cases.  

Regarding the modernization of the building, Gafurov said that the next step is the repair of the facade and the surrounding territory. Minnikhanov emphasized that during the repair of the facade it is necessary to preserve the historical appearance of the building.

Minnikhanov also visited the building of the university, where the Institute of International Relations is located. Repair work started in 2018.

Tatarstan President proposed to maintain the current number of storeys of the building and to return a unified architectural style during the overhaul of the facility.

Minnikhanov completed the programme of his visit at the university building in Kremlevskaya Street, 25. In a two-story building constructed in the middle of the 19th century, it is planned to locate a preparatory faculty for foreign students. Today it is necessary to repair the facilities. Minnikhanov instructed to complete the work before the start of the school year.


Tatarstan President's Press Office, Bulat Nizameev.