"TISBI" Students Learn About Digital Technologies at Kazan Digital Week – 2026
Students of the University of Management "TISBI" visited the international forum Kazan Digital Week at the "Kazan Expo" exhibition centre. They became acquainted with modern developments and learned how digital technologies are applied in their future profession.
Kazan Digital Week – an annual platform for interaction between representatives of government, business, science and education, developers and users of digital solutions. This year, the forum covers public administration, industry, finance, cybersecurity, education, culture, medicine, agriculture, and transport.
The reports and discussions on the first day covered the practical application of artificial intelligence, the development of domestic software, data protection, and the reliability of digital infrastructure. Participants discussed how to assess the benefits of AI implementation, reduce technological risks, improve urban services, and ensure the sustainability of business processes. Particular attention was paid to digital financial assets, new educational tools, and the use of technology in healthcare.
Students were able to familiarise themselves with topics relevant to their fields of study. For future lawyers, the programme offered discussions on the digitalisation of justice, the application of AI in the judicial system, personal data protection, and the digital competencies of the modern lawyer. IT students were interested in issues of safe AI use, IT infrastructure development, and domestic software solutions, while future economists and managers were interested in financial technologies, digital assets, and the effectiveness of implementing innovations in business.
A key event of the forum was the plenary session "New Priorities and Challenges of Digital Development", moderated by the Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of Russia, Maksut Shadayev. The discussion was attended by the Rais of the Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov. One of the key issues of the discussion was how to move from artificial intelligence experiments to solutions that bring measurable results to the state, businesses, and citizens.
Maksut Shadayev noted Tatarstan's experience in digital transformation and drew attention to the need to assess real changes in work when using AI. Rustam Minnikhanov outlined the priorities for technology development: training personnel, scientific research, infrastructure, and applied projects within the framework of the republican programme until 2030. The meeting also discussed increasing labour productivity, the development of Russian IT solutions, and cybersecurity as a necessary condition for digitalisation.
In addition to the business programme, the exhibition part of the forum also left a lasting impression on the students, where current developments from leading companies in the Republic and Russia were showcased.
"This was my first time at Kazan Digital Week, and I liked the interactivity: at almost every stand, you could interact with the equipment yourself, ask a representative about its workings, find out about internships, and participate in activities. "The experience was excellent, I will definitely go again next year!"Matvey Maksimov2nd year student, Faculty of Information Technology, the University of Management "TISBI"
Attending the forum gave students from 'TISBI' the opportunity to supplement their academic knowledge with an introduction to practical solutions and to see what professional challenges they will face amidst digital transformation.
Photo from the plenary session: Press service of the Rais of RT