On 8 June, welcoming participant of the plenary session of the International Forum of Education Ministers “Shaping the Future”, which is held in Kazan from 7 to 11 June with participation of ministers of Education from more than 20 foreign countries and representatives from regions of Russia, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said that “it is the systemic improvement of education and upbringing which is the key of the successful future of our countries, their technological leadership and well-being of population”. He said that Tatarstan is a large educational and scientific center of Russia, comprising 127 research institutions which are taking part in R&D with the total amount of financing of 22,5bn rubles every year, 45 universities, which rank high in international rankings, 143 thousand students, which are trained in all spheres, and a network of equational organizations implementing programmes of comprehensive, additional and vocational training.

On 8 June the Prime Minister of Tatarstan Sleksey Pesoshin took part in the 44th session of Tatarstan State Council held by its Chairman Farid Mukhametshin.

In the beginning of the session the members of the State Council approved the agenda of the meeting which comprises 32 issues. In particular they considered the issue of electing magistrates in a number of judicial constituents of the republic, the list of whom was represented by the Acting Chairman of the Supreme Court of the republic Eduard Kaminskiy. 

On 8 June at the exhibition held on the sidelines of the International Forum of Education Ministers “Shaping the Future”, which is held in Kazan from 7 to 11 June with participation of ministers of Education from more than 20 foreign countries and representatives from regions of Russia, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov told Russian Minister of Education and Science Valeriy Falkov about educational and project work of the Innopolis University.

On 8 June the Aid of Russian President Andrey Fursenko, Russian Minister of Education Sergey Kravtsov, the Minister of Science and Education of the country Valeriy Falkov and Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev took part in a morning session of the International Forum of Education Ministers “Shaping the Future”, which is held in Kazan from 7 to 11 June with participation of ministers of Education from more than 20 foreign countries and representatives from regions of Russia.

On 8 June Tatarstan Prime Minister accompanied by the regional Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Protection Elmira Zaripova paid a visit to the Comprehensive Social Services Center of Kazan.

On June 7, at the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic, Deputy Prime Minister of the republic – Tatarstan Minister of Economy Midkhat Shagiakhmetov held a meeting of the Commissions for the consideration of applications on conclusion of implementation working agreements at Naberezhnye Chelny, Nizhnekamsk, Zelenodolsk and Chistopol Priority Social and Economic Development Areas.

On June 6, speaking at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic, devoted to the topic of recovery of alimony payments under the All-Russian information campaign “Bailiffs for Children” in Tatarstan, Head of the Tatarstan Department of the Federal Service of Court Bailiffs Anvar Zakirov said that about 120,000 Tatarstan residents are restricted from leaving the country because of their debts.

On June 6, on the Day of the Russian Language and the 224th birthday of the great Russian poet Aleksandr Pushkin, Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev, Chairman of the State Council of the republic Farid Mukhametshin and representatives of the creative intelligentsia and public of the republic, cultural workers and students took part in the Poetry Festival dedicated to this holiday and held near the Jalil Tatar Academic State Opera and Ballet Theatre  in Kazan.

On 6 June in his address on occasion of the Day of the Russian Language and the 224th birthday of A. Pushkin, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov congratulated Tatarstan residents with the Day of the Russian Language which is traditionally celebrated on birthday of the Great Russian poet Aleksandr Pushkin.

On May 5, speaking at a general reporting and election meeting of the Association of Enterprises and Industrialists held at the Kazan Helicopter Plant, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said that the Association plays an important role in the economic development of the republic.