2013 SU Update: FISU 1st Vice-President visits Kazan Venues

KAZAN – First Vice-President of FISU Claude-Louis Gallien and FISU Director for Educational Services and Development Kolë Gjeloshaj are on an official visit in Kazan.

The FISU representatives started their visit with a tour around the 2013 SU venues. Claude-Louis Gallien and Kolë Gjeloshaj visited the Ak Bars Wrestling Palace and the Olimp Sports Complex. Their next stop was the Universiade Village, key venue of the World University Summer Games in Kazan which is to host over 13,000 athletes and delegates during the Games.

Universiade Village Mayor Farid Abdulganiev took the guests on a walking tour around the unique student campus and showed them the rooms where students of Kazan Federal University reside and also special premises such as an ice generator room, video hall, Internet room and medical station. Claude-Louis Gallien and Kolë Gjeloshaj studied the miniature model of the Universiade Village and the Universiade Kremlin and learned about the full operation of the Universiade Village during the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan.

Besides, Claude-Louis Gallien and Kolë Gjeloshaj visited the construction site of the research laboratory building of the Volga Region Academy of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism. At the end of the tour the 1st Vice-President of FISU left a note in the book of honorary guests of the Universiade Village.

We would remind you that the purpose of the FISU delegation’s visit to Kazan is to discuss the concept of founding the FISU International Education Centre in the capital of Tatarstan. The FISU officials also participated in the working session with Tatarstan’s Minister of Youth Affairs, Sports and Tourism Rafis Burganov and Director General of the Kazan 2013 Executive Directorate Vladimir Leonov.

Today Claude-Louis Gallien and Kolë Gjeloshaj will visit the Burevestnik Swimming Pool, Tennis Academy and attend the Kazan 2013 volunteers workshop.

(Source: Media Department of Kazan 2013 Executive Directorate)

 1st Vice-President Gallien signs the Village guest book