IT lyceum opened in Kazan

IT lyceum of the Kazan Federal University for talented children opened in Tatarstan. President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, State Secretary - Deputy Minister of sport Natalia Parshikova, Vice-premier – Minister of informatization and communications Roman Shaikhutdinov, Minister of education Albert Gilmutdinov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin and other officials took part in the opening ceremony.

The first lesson for new pupils was Lesson of the Universiade held by Director General of ANO “Executive office “Kazan 2013” Vladimir Leonov, volleyball player of the Russian team and Kazan Dinamo Ekaterina Gamova.

IT lyceum is located on the territory of Universiade Village and represents complex that consist of educational building and boarding school. Director of the lyceum Irek Fatkhutdinov told that 144 boys will study at the lyceum. He is sure that graduates of the institution will get high grades at the unified state exam.

Students will study three compulsory languages - Russian, Tatar and English, and will be able to choose one of three languages – Chinese, French and German. Speaking about special features of education, he said: “Basic school curriculum will be completely realized. Natural-scientific subjects will be taught in a more enhanced form. All subjects will be integrated with IT.”