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From December 7 to 12, 2017 Kazan will be hosting  the Volunteers Academy 2017 All-Russian Education Camp, that will bring together representatives of 20 volunteer organisations and associations from 16 regions of the Russian Federation and activists of volunteer centres of 12 higher education institutions of Kazan.

On the eve of International Volunteer Day, the final of the Legacy of the FIFA World Cup 2018 RussiaTM Contest was held at the Skolkovo Innovation Centre. Volunteer candidates who presented the most interesting projects to organisers were given the unique opportunity to implement them in their home cities with assistance of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ Local Organising Committee (LOC).

The 7th Volunteer of the Year 2017 Awards Ceremony was held in Kazan on 5 December, 2017.

A series of debriefing meetings dedicated to discussion of results of the 44th WorldSkills Competition 2017 started today, December 5, in Kazan.

Today Tatarstan celebrates yet another victory as the Kazan Volunteers movement is recognised as the best regional volunteer centre of Russia. The trophy in this category was presented during the awards ceremony of the Volunteer of Russia All-Russian Competition in Moscow.

Project planning meetings featuring WorldSkills International Secretariat and members of the WorldSkills Kazan 2019 Organising Committee – WorldSkills Russia and Directorate for Sports and Social Projects – kicked off today, December 4, in Kazan.

The final draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, which will take place on 1 December in Moscow, will bring together thousands of famous guests. According to the traditions, the delegations from the 32 participant countries, legendary football players, well-known artists and officials will come to the event. This time the event will bring together as well 11 guests on honour - citizens of the World Cup host cities, who earned the title of the Superfans by their eagerness and commitment to football. Kazan will be represented by Sergey Serov, pediatric neurosurgeon. He dedicated all his life to medicine, as well as to football.

The final day of the Russian Short Course Swimming Championships in Kazan featured preliminary, semifinal, and final competitions which revealed the candidates for the Russian national team.

New records are being set as the Russian Short Course Swimming Championships 2017 unfolds. The penultimate competition day didn't feature many surprises, however it brought once again new records and bright races.

The meeting of the WorldSkills Kazan 2019 Organising Committee took place in the House of Government in Moscow today, on 21 November.