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On June 5, Deputy Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technology and Communications of Tatarstan Bulat Gabdrakhmanov, Vice President of the Academy of Sciences of the republic for AI and IT, Deputy Director for Educational Activities IT Park Ayrat Khasyanov and the Chairman of the Tatarstan branch of the Russian Computer Sports Federation Evgeniy Chekashov took part in the opening ceremony of the regional Cybersports Forum “Leaders of Cybersports”, held on the territory of the Cryptopolygon in the Bashir Rameev IT Park.

On June 2, the Bashir Rameev IT-park hosted the final stage of the information security tournament “GO CTF 2024”, where Deputy Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technology and Communications of Tatarstan Bulat Gabdrakhmanov, Director Technopark in the sphere of high technologies IT-park Ruslan Vlasov and Vice President of the Academy of Sciences of the republic for AI and IT, Deputy Director for Educational Activities IT Park Ayrat Khasyanov awarded the winners of the tournament.

On May 30-31, the secondary school of the Saby municipal region hosted a hackathon for schoolchildren to develop IT solutions for local entrepreneurs. Following the results of the IT training programme at the branch sites of the IT park, the hackathon was held.

In June, the Maxitet IT-College of digital professions together with MAXIMUM Education company conducts free hackathon «Application of AI in education» for schoolchildren of 8-11 grades and students of secondary vocational education. MAXIMUM Education is a Russian educational IT company that teaches school disciplines for more than 10 years, has extensive experience in implementing career guidance programs, and is also a leading provider in the federal project “Code of the Future”.

MTS, a digital ecosystem, has launched a free car audio guide for the 180-kilometer Kazan-Bolgar route, adapted for the Tatar-speaking audience. The Russian version of the audio tour was released last summer, the Tatar one will also be available to listen online or download in the MTS Live app, which is available to subscribers of any operators. 

MTS, a digital ecosystem, is opening a master's degree in artificial intelligence at the Higher School of Economics. The programme is aimed at training specialists in AI and appling new technologies in business. Tatarstan residents can become students of a new direction based on the results of entrance tests or the Major League Olympiad. Documents will be submitted from June 19 to July 25.

The selection process also includes personal achievements, a cover letter, and an online exam and interview.

“IT-Planet” is a practice-oriented contest aimed at identifying and supporting talented students and ICT professionals aged from 18 to 35. Every year, more than 20,000 students and certified specialists from more than 1,000 educational institutions of higher education and secondary vocational education in 15 countries take part in the IT Olympiad.

The Bashir Rameev IT park will host the final stage of the information protection tournament «GO CTF 2024».

The 10 teams that won the qualifying stage of the tournament will compete for the first place. The total prize fund will be 440,000 roubles.

On June 1, a family holiday dedicated to the celebration of Children's Day will be held in the Bashir Rameev IT Park. Guests will enjoy children's master classes, soap bubble shows, face painting, animators, quests, quizzes, air hockey, robo-football, DJ set and other activities. The entertainment programme will take place in the 1st floor hall of Children's IT Park and in the courtyard of the building from 10 a.m. till 3 a.m.

Kazan summed up the results of 106 selection of projects in the Business Incubator. For the first time in a long time, the selection of projects in the Business Incubator took place in an open format. The application campaign started on May 6, with more than 50 applications submitted. In addition to the pitch show, graduates of the Business Incubator shared successful cases of their projects. Such experts as Deputy Director for Interaction with the Government Authorities of «Technaksis» Ildar Sufiyarov; Yandex Cloud Boost Programme Manager Ivan Kopytov; Head of the startup and investor community, partner of the Friendly VC Venture Fund Lyubov Kosvintseva; People’s Expert, DJ-influencer, blogger, photographer, Tatarstan correspondent Dinar Suleiman; Director General of the Selet Foundation Elina Nasibullina; Deputy Technical Director in Technocratia Hayzat Farkhutdinov assessed the project.