Rustam Minnikhanov visits objects in Naberezhnye Chelny

On June 10, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov looked around tram line under construction, engineering centre of Kazan federal university, and IT park in Naberezhnye Chelny.

The new tram line with length of 12.2 km will connect old and new parts of the town, construction will cost 566,8 million roubles. Mayor of Naberezhnye Chelny Vasil Shaikhraziev said that the new line will be put into operation on December 25, 2014.

Rector of Kazan federal university Ilshat Gafurov showed Rustam Minnikhanov around the engineering centre with 29 laboratories that is meant for training specialists for automotive industry, and conducting applied researches for different enterprises.

Tatarstan President was told that engineers and Director General of OAO KAMAZ deliver lectures to the students of the engineering centre.

The guests visited laboratories and lecture halls. Laboratories were equipped with participation of enterprises, for example Ford Sollers gave their car for studying its internal structure.

During his visit to IT park, Rustam Minnikhanov welcomed participants of the final round of “Startup Sabantui”, highly estimated the level of the event and noted importance of talented developers for the republic.

The guests visited several offices, spoke to employees of resident companies and a lesson of IT academy.