NEWS

New agreements with the winners of the Open All-Russian WorldSkills Kazan 2019 Volunteer Centre Selection Contest were signed today. Official opening ceremonies of the recruiting centers took place in Republic of Karelia, Astrakhan Oblast and Krasnodar Krai.

The WorldSkills Flag Relay comes to Duisburg. This is the second leg of the international leg of the Relay.

Signing of agreements with non-commercial partners began in February and will go on until April 2018.

Present at the event was First Deputy Chairman of the Kazan Executive Committee Damir Fattakhov.

The regular meeting of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ Republic of Tatarstan Organising Committee took place in the Cabinet of Ministers of Tatarstan chaired by Tatarstan President, Rustam Minnikhanov, on 3 March.

The representatives of the FIFA and Russia 2018 Local Organising Committee assessed the state of the Kazan Arena Stadium on 3 March during the final seventh working visit as a part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ stadiums programme.

In December 2017, 15 recruiting centers were decided to implement the WorldSkills Kazan 2019 volunteer programme on the Federal level. Cooperation agreements that will be signed in February-April 2018 will regulate the process of participation of the centers in the recruiting of volunteers.

The Agency for Strategic Initiatives brought together representatives of volunteer movements from different regions of Russia to discuss the experience of the best and most successful regional practices. The meeting took place on 26 February in Moscow. 

With just a day remaining until the WorldSkills flag is due to return to Earth, two Russian cosmonauts have been speaking about the importance of skills from the International Space Station.

For the third year in a row, the GTO winter festival provides sport aficionados with a chance to test their strength and find out more about their physical abilities.