SUMMARY
This paper deals with the effect of education and tourism on urban development on the example of the city of Kazan - the capital and the most populated city of the Republic of Tatarstan. Educational system of the city has been briefly described, the higher education system, as well as both formal and informal educational institutions have been considered. Trends in the growth of the number of foreign students of the higher educational institutions of Kazan have been mentioned. The effect of the higher educational institutions on the urban economy has been described. An educational function of museums and libraries has been mentioned, educational activities held in museums and libraries of the city, as well as creative use of urban spaces for educational purposes have been exemplified. The impact of the variety of educational institutions of different levels on the economic and cultural development of the city, as well as on the strengthening of the tourism appeal has been described. Trends in the development of the tourism industry of the city as one of the most promising sectors of the urban economy have been described. The examples of interactive projects, organized by the museums, interesting on the one hand for tourists visiting the city, and, on the other hand, educational in nature, have been given. The attractiveness of Kazan as a promising and popular area of domestic tourism, which on top of that offers the extensive opportunities for educational tourism, gas been described.