News All Official events Competition Conference Relay Volunteers Partners Kazan Arena preparing to host WorldSkills Kazan 2019 Closing Ceremony Official events 26.08.2019, 13:33 The WorldSkills Kazan 2019 Closing Ceremony will take place at the Kazan Arena Stadium on 27 August to culminate the 45th WorldSkills Competition. Sergei Krikalev: “Space starts with accumulating experience” Official events 25.08.2019, 11:07 Sergei Krikalev is a Russian cosmonaut and executive director for manned space programs of Roscosmos State Corporation. Sergei Krikalev’s career spans an entire epoch in the cosmonautics from his first flight in 1988 to his sixth flight in 2005. Working as part of international crews at the Mir station and the International Space Station (ISS) he was among the pioneers who “settled in” the new “space house” in the Earth’s orbit. Sergei Krikalev was also the first Russian cosmonaut to fly an American shuttle. From 2009 to 2014, Sergei Krikalev was head of the Yury Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre. WorldSkills Kazan 2019 Ambassador Alexander Gudkov: “A professional is a person who proves the level of excellence and class each second” Official events 25.08.2019, 07:26 Actor, TV-host, and scriptwriter for the Urgant Tonight and Comedy Woman, Alexander Gudkov is Ambassador for the 45th WorldSkills Kazan 2019. During his visit to Kazan Expo, he gave us some time to tell us why he is fond of assembling furniture himself, how to overcome failures, and why he loves being in Kazan. Ministers Summit starts in Kazan on sidelines of the 45th WorldSkills Competition Official events 23.08.2019, 14:14 On 23 August, the second edition of the Summit for Ministers, who are in charge of vocational education and training in their countries, kicked off as part of WorldSkills Conference 2019. The 45th WorldSkills Competition opens in spectacular style in Kazan Official events 22.08.2019, 19:48 The official Opening Ceremony of the 45th WorldSkills Competition took place in Kazan, Russia, earlier today. 12345...20