Awards presented to winners of Regional youth forum

On March 5 Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov visited final exhibition of Regional youth forum 2014 at Kazan Tennis Academy.

46 best projects were divided in 8 categories: “youth science and innovations”, “Architecture and urban environment”, “I am a businessman”, “Initiative”, “Safety”, “Inspiration”, “Information flow”, “Start for future”.

Chief state inspector of traffic safety Rifkat Minnikhanov presented the projects in “Safety” category.

Ildar Khalikov was interested in Smart Parking project presented by students from IT lyceum. Smart Parking is a free application for smart phones for searching spare places at parking sites. Head of Tatarstan Government asked Minister of Information and Communication to work out the project.

Postgraduate students of Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering presented long-lasting water-proof material for flat roofs made of self-consolidating concrete.

Students of Kazan Federal University presented the project “Best reward is kids smiles” that implies creation of special swings for all children, including wheelchair users.

Ildar Khalikov presented awards to winners of the contest, and wished young people to realize their ideas.

The Regional youth forum was held for the fourth time to provide conditions, discussion, assessment and promotion of socially important, innovative and public ideas and projects.

Young people aged 16-30, students of higher and secondary educational institutions, activists of children’s and youth public associations take part in the contest.