Kazan teachers to receive grants to study at leading Russian and foreign universities

A grant program to support teachers will be founded in Kazan. The winners will get the opportunity to have an internship in leading Russian and foreign universities, as well as to train on international educational online platforms. The Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin announced this decision at a meeting with representatives of the city Association of Young Teachers at the Tatarstan National Library on the eve of Teacher's Day. Irek Rizvanov, head of the Education Department of the Executive Committee, was the moderator of the meeting.

Grant support to teachers and school leaders of Kazan. The best teachers to train at leading Russian and foreign universities. The director of the Kazan International School Niyaz Gafiyatullin made this proposal. He noted that a similar grant program –the Algarysh is already being implemented in the republic, but only 5-6 grants are allocated for Tatarstan, while there are much more talented teachers. “I was lucky to get the Algarysh grant and I received my master's degree in Switzerland. It would be good to organize such grant programs in the city and to give teachers the opportunity to study, while they could choose the direction for development themselves”, - Niyaz Gafiyatullin said.

Ilsur Metshin supported the idea, noting that training should be held in the best universities, while clear criteria should be drawn up for the selection of candidates.

The head of the city initiated a project to support young teachers. Ilsur Metshin proposed to award a hundred young teachers with certificates of 15 thousand rubles for additional training on the Coursera platform, where teachers of the world's leading universities hold classes.

For Kazan teachers - online and offline training courses from leading experts. The deputy principal of school No.121, teacher of history and geography Maxim Nikolaev, made this initiative. The teacher offered to hold training courses for young teachers. “I believe that instead of sending 100-200 teachers to other cities, it will be cheaper to invite speakers to Kazan,”- Maksim Nikolaev addressed the head of the city.

Ilsur Metshin noted that such classes, following the example of the Made in Kazan project, should be not only for young teachers, but also for senior teachers. “It is important that you talk about it, that you have a desire to grow and develop, - Ilsur Metshin stressed. – You can list the specialists to be invited and in November, if we have time, we can hold the first seminar”.

Enzhe Usmanova, physical education teacher of school No.3, on behalf of the pedagogical community made an initiative to help teachers with the purchase of real estate.

The head of the city noted that this issue requires detailed study. However, today Ilsur Metshin proposed to consider changes in the terms of social mortgage for teachers, in particular, to take into account work experience in the city. “We need to study this issue, every year there are more people interested in social mortgage. We will discuss the new terms with the Housing Policy Department of Kazan and Tatarstan and I will be ready to come up with this initiative to Tatarstan President”, - the head of the city said.

Ilsur Metshin also instructed to analyze other possible support measures for teachers, in particular, to provide discounts for attending cultural and sports events.

At the end of the meeting, the Mayor congratulated all teachers on the upcoming professional holiday.