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The preliminary admission examination (TCS – Test of Cognitive Skills) to the Turkish Republic universities will be held in Kazan on April 25, Tatarstan Ministry of Education and Science press-service informs.

The International Institute of Political Expertise has unveiled the results of the research dedicated to the 5th anniversary of the system of appointing the Russian Federation regions governors.

The regional non-profit organisation Community of Tatarstan Builders has held its first general annual meeting in Kazan. An attendee at the Tatarstan’s largest self-regulating organisation was Prime Minister Minnikhanov.

The community president Rim Khalitov said in an evaluation report the necessity to set up the SRO arose after the new federal law 148, About Making Amendments to the Russian Federation’s Urban Development Code, took effect on July 22, 2008. According to the law, building licences were from January 1, 2010, to expire; the right to perform construction, engineering and design is instead granted by self-regulating organisations. By law, a non-profit organisation set up as a non-commercial partnership. The foundation for SRO in Tatarstan became the Community of Builders of Republic of Tatarstan.

On March 16, 2010, two collections of works of unique value were presented as part of the scientific conference “Historical Geography and Socio-Cultural Development of the Medieval Turkic-Tatar States” (the 15th – second third of the 18th century). The editions contain rare information on the history of both our region and Eastern Europe.

The Tatar State Puppet Theatre Akiyat (Fairytale) will go on tour to Almata, Astana and Karaganda cities of the Republic of Kazakhstan on March 19-29. The Kazan troupe will present a grandiose concert programme for adults named Puppet Show directed by Russia and Tatarstan Honoured Figure of Arts Lyudmila Dyachenko.

The MITT-2010 international travel and tourism fair will be held in Moscow on March 17-20. The new tourist brand of Moscow, Saint-Petersburg and Kazan, or the so called Three Capital of Russia, will be presented within its framework. The Three Capitals of Russia is a brand merging the three cities into a single tourist itinerary. The tripartite agreement on joint promotion of the new product was signed by the Moscow, Saint-Petersburg and Kazan committees for tourism on November 25, 2009. Russia’s largest tour operator Intourist supported the pooled presentation. Kazan was for the first time presented within the new brand of the Three Capitals of Russia at the ITB 2010 show in Berlin, Germany.

Becoming part of the new itinerary, the Tatar capital will open up to travellers from around the world.

Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev held a meeting of the working group responsible for the development of the state programme of the educational system development in the Republic of Tatarstan in 2010-2015 at the Kazan Kremlin on March 16.

The solemn opening of the Kazan display has taken place at the largest international commercial property exhibition MIPIM-2010. The Kazan delegation has partaken in the exhibition ever since 2006. Sticking by the traditions of the previous years, this year the Republic is presenting the most ambitious projects to be realized in the near future – facilities designed for the World Student Games-2013. The RT exposition has an area of no less than 72 square kilometers at the exhibition.

Sollers (RTS: SVAV) expects the Russian automotive market to expand in 2010 by 10%, the company's marketing director, Valery Tarakanov, said during the 13th International Auto-Forum. "2010 will be a year of stabilization. We expect slight growth of 10%," Tarakanov said. He added that penetration on the automotive market in Russia would come to 380 cars for every 1,000 persons by 2020. It was earlier reported that the Sollers Group had reduced its sales of cars and small commercial vehicles in January-February 2010 by 10% to 6,870 units.

Tatarstan State Council Chairman, Chairman of the Committee for Culture and Education of the Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities Chamber of Regions, Farid Moukhametshin will take part in the 18th plenary session of the Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities in Strasbourg (France).