International Student Media Forum

12:16, June 23, 2023

More than 50 students from 26 countries gathered together to create and learn more about media

On June 21, the opening ceremony of the International Student Media Forum was held at the Volgograd State Technical University. The event was attended by representatives of the regional academic community, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, as well as 50 delegates from student newspaper and TV channel teams.

More than 50 students from 26 countries, from Uzbekistan to Madagascar, gathered at VolSTU to create interesting and informative content and to learn new things. From June 21 to 23, the participants will learn a lot of new information from leading experts in the field of media. This year, the geography of participants has expanded significantly. In addition to students from neighboring countries, there are students from Asia, the East and Africa.

The Ural Federal University is also taking part in the International Student Media Forum. Sakher Al-Tamimi, an international student of the Ural Federal University from Jordan, attended the event on behalf of the university.

"It all started when I began working on the university's website, which was a good opportunity for me to gain experience, skills and learn more interesting information about the Ural Federal University, where the university's website was translated from Russian into Arabic. During my work on the university's website I got a lot of information that could be useful for Arabic students, and I started to use this information in advertising and marketing of the university."

Sakher also joined the university as an Arabic instructor in 2019, and was president of the UrFU Arab Union for three consecutive years.

Also as part of the event, the participants of the International Student Media Forum visited the Mamayev Kurgan. Today the Mamayev Kurgan is famous for the memorial ensemble "To the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad" with the main monument "Motherland Calls". The sculpture " The Motherland Calls" is registered in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest (at the time of its construction) sculpture-statue in the world. By the way, June 22 is a memorable date in Russia - the beginning of the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). The international students visited the memorable and historical place in Volgograd on such an important day for the country.

During the three days, the teams managed to become friends and create a lot of content, from classic reports to comic strips and video clips. At the defense of the projects, the experts noted the creativity and high quality of the work.

The winning team consisted of students from five countries: Afghanistan, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, Chad and Algeria. The winning team also included Thi Nhu Quynh and Thi Thao Nguyen, students of the Ural Federal University from Vietnam. 

The program of the International Student Media Forum includes a lot of events. Round tables, workshops, joint meetings with representatives of the Association of International Students in Russia will be held at the Volgograd State Technical University. As a result of educational workshops and trainings, the students will have to prepare unique media projects. The authors of the best works will receive memorable gifts. The departure of the participants from Volgograd is planned for June 24.

UrFU would like to thank the Volgograd State Technical University for the warm welcome and such intresting media event!

• Watch the video of the winning team

The news article was translated by UrFU International Marketing Office. 
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