70 winners of the Kazan Mayor’s scholarships were awarded in the Tatarstan’s capital

(KZN.RU, December 22). Competition results of research and scientific and practical work on scientific scholarships of the Mayor of Kazan among pupils, students and postgraduates were summed up in the capital of Tatarstan. Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor, awarded the winners in the City Hall today.

Damir Fattakhov, the first deputy head of the Executive Committee, Azat Abzalov, the head of Kazan Department of Culture, Airat Faizov, the chairman of the Committee on Children and Youth Affairs, rectors of higher educational institutions of Kazan and others also attended the event.

More than 160 works were submitted to the contest this year, 68 of which passed into the internal round. At the second stage, the finalists presented their research work to the expert committee, decision of which was to award this year's scholarship 27 students and 13 graduate students of higher and professional educational institutions in the city. Students of the KSAU, the KFU, the VRSAofPCST, the KNRTU, the TISBI, the KCI RCU, the KIU (IEML), the KSPEU, the KSUAE, the KLI MIA, the KSMU, the KNRTU-KAI, the IOPC, and other universities and colleges of Kazan are among them.

Also, 30 students of the children's music and art schools, were recognized winners of the competition.

Ilsur Metshin noted that he was pleased to see so many young faces in the Kazan City Hall again, which give confidence in the future to capital of Tatarstan and the whole republic by their achievements. “Noting your hard work, we strive to support you and show that your activities bring significant benefits even now and are the benchmark for all young people. The same can be said about the scientific talent. Our future is directly related to how we will be able to implement scientific and technical achievements in the ordinary daily life, in the development of the industry, the environment, the economy, so I want to thank you for your work and for the results you reached”, said the Mayor.

The Mayor also congratulated the winners on behalf of Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of Tatarstan, and Mintimer Shaimiev, the first head of the republic, which gave best wishes to young talents.

The Mayor of Kazan especially marked the practical use of the developments, based on the works of scholars. “We already have a very successful experience in realization of such ideas. For example, joint work of Azamat Minibaeva with the research team of the Power Engineering University formed the basis for improving the functioning of Kazan TPP-3. Such examples suggest that the developments of young Kazan citizens not only viable, but also significantly affect the quality of life in our city”, said I. Metshin.

In conclusion of his speech, the Mayor expressed his gratitude to mentors, teachers, instructors, tutors and parents of scholars, noting that they were able to instill a thirst for knowledge and a love of creativity among future winners of the competition.

Eduard Abdullazyanov, the rector of the Kazan State Power Engineering University, congratulated the winners on behalf of the heads of Kazan universities. “With such a youth, such a team and the republic, with the Mayor, we will do everything to make our republic and city prosper”, assured E. Abdullazyanov.

Anna Busygina, one of this year's scholarship winners and a student of the KNRTU, thanked the Mayor on behalf of the gathered students. “We express our immense gratitude to the Mayor of Kazan for the annual organization of such an important competition for young people, for their assistance in the implementation of innovative ideas and scientific research of post-graduate students, for the support of unique creative abilities of students”, she said.

“Having such a powerful support of the Mayor and his team, we promise not to stop. We will maintain and increase the intellectual potential of young people and, most importantly, praise Kazan and Tatarstan in the spheres of science and art not only in the All-Russian arena, but also at the international level”, added A. Busygina.

The annual competition is held since 1994 in order to attract students to scientific and research activities in the field of municipal services, social services and Kazan youth policy.

The scholarship of this year: for graduate - 30 thousand rubles, for students and experts of youth organizations - 20 thousand rubles, for students - 10 thousand rubles, for students of the children's music and art schools - 10 thousand rubles.