Training center of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) will open in Kazan in September 2012. This issue has been discussed today at a meeting at the RT Cabinet.

State Secretary, Deputy Chief of RF FAS Andrei Tsarikovsky and first Deputy RT PM Ravil Muratov attended the meeting.

The FAS training center will offer courses for qualified specialists in the sphere of antimonopoly legislation, legislation about placing orders, advertising legislation, legislation in the sphere of activity of natural monopolies and other areas.

According to Andrei Tsarikovsky, a large amount of work has been implemented during this year, and training may be started in autumn.

It is expected that international conferences, seminars and meetings will also be held at the training center. All events will be aimed at convergence of antimonopoly legislation of Russia, CIS and foreign countries, achievement of best practical results in realization of competition policy both at national and international levels.

Creation of such a center is conditioned by the need for working out single principles in using developing legislation.

The FAS training center is being created in accordance with international standards. Organizers focused on practices of best European educational institutions. Training curriculum is developed by distinguished experts in the sphere of antimonopoly legislation.