"Summer University" Project will Contribute to Future Interaction between Countries

16:38, July 12, 2023

The program of the educational project started with a plenary discussion [photo report]

On July 10 the Ural Federal University opened its Summer University: 300 students from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Serbia, Brazil, India, Vietnam, Colombia, Yemen, Egypt and Turkmenistan gathered at the university. At the same time, the Summer University was launched at the Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University and the Siberian Federal University. In total, more than 1,200 students from 25 countries are participating in the project.

"The Ural Federal University is focused on international cooperation. We have more than 4600 international students and trainees, among our partners there are more than 400 foreign universities. We create joint educational programs with universities from CIS countries and China. We want to increase the number of international students at UrFU. For this purpose we are improving the infrastructure: for example, a new campus is being built, new dormitories are being built, and you have become the first residents in one of them," said Victor Koksharov, the rector of UrFU.

The grand opening of the project at the Ural Federal University began with a plenary discussion "International Youth Cooperation in Intercultural Dialogue". The participants were Victor Koksharov, the First Deputy Minister of Education and Youth Policy of the Sverdlovsk Region Nina Zhuravleva, the Acting Director of the Federal State Autonomous Scientific Institution "Socio-Center" Andrey Keller, and the Rector of the Ural State Law University Vladimir Bublik. They discussed the importance of such projects and how universities approach the adaptation of foreign students.

"The peculiarity of this project is that the young people not only study and develop their professional skills, but also do it as part of an international team of students within the framework of project work. The second point is that they get to know the culture, traditions and history of the cities. The relationships that are formed between students are a potential pledge for future interstate cooperation. These students will graduate from universities, become an important part of the country's economy, and influence the decisions of their states and companies," Andrey Keller emphasized.

In addition, on the first day the project participants started an educational program. They learned the basics of the project activities and listened to experts in their fields.

"I came here to communicate with people from different countries. I was pleasantly surprised to see how many different countries were represented," said Alexandra Verovka, a student from the Republic of Belarus. - I believe that the direction I have chosen - humanitarian - will help me in my future work. Because it involves training in solving social problems, and I plan to combine my life with public service in the future."

The participants will have a busy two weeks ahead of them. They will create projects and get to know Ekaterinburg and the region.

The news article was translated by UrFU International Marketing Office. 
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