(KZN.RU,
August 8). Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of the RT, assessed the readiness
of the facilities to host the 45th WorldSkills Championship today.
In the
afternoon, Rustam Minnikhanov made a detour of a number of objects involved in
the world championship of working professions.
Rustam
Minnikhanov visited the Universiade Village in Kazan (in the days of the
championship this territory will be called the WorldSkills Village). He got
acquainted with the living conditions of the participants of the championship.
Explanations
during the inspection were given by I. Rakhimov, the mayor of the Universiade
Village. In particular, Rustam Minnikhanov and his entourage were shown one of
the buildings in the WorldSkills Village (№20), where team members will live
during the championship period. Decoration repairs were made, furniture was
replaced, and the rooms and public spaces were improved.
In
addition, today Rustam Minnikhanov visited the Championship Accreditation
Center. The center has already begun its work, and Rustam Minnikhanov was the
first official to be given his accreditation badge.
One of the
badge points is located in WorldSkills Village for the convenience of
competitors, trainers, and experts. Employees of the Office of the Federal
Migration Service for the RT will work there for foreign participants of the
championship and promptly resolve possible issues, reports the press service of
the President of the RT.
Rustam
Minnikhanov also assessed the equipment of the championship participants, a
special uniform for volunteers, experts, judges, etc.
Afterward,
the President of the RT went to the international exhibition center “Kazan
Expo”. This site is the main object of the professional skill competition.
There he will assess the readiness of the competition sites for hosting the
championship, and will also hold a meeting on the preparation and holding of
the 45 WorldSkills Championships.
Rustam
Minnikhanov was accompanied by Asgat Safarov, the head of the Presidential
Administration of the RT, Shamil Gafarov, the deputy prime minister of the RT
and the head of the Office of the Cabinet of Ministers of the RT, Ilsur
Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, Vladimir Leonov, the minister of Sport of the RT,
Robert Urazov, the general director of the Union of Young Professionals
(Worldskills Russia), Robert Minnegaliev, an assistant to the President of the
RT and the general director of the OOO “Kazan Expo”, and other officials.
WorldSkills
Kazan 2019 will be held in the capital of Tatarstan from 22 to 27 of August.
About 1500 contestants from 69 countries of the world will participate in it
and compete in 56 competencies. The championship will be the largest
international event in Russia in 2019.