The regional round of the StudRussia All-Russian Competition for International Students took place in November. The winners advanced to the finals and will present their achievements at the national round.
The StudRussia competition aims to support talented international students with significant achievements in science, creative activities, sports, public activities, and volunteering.
Participants were able to compete in the following categories:
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"The Future of Science", for those engaged in research and participating in scientific events;
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"Generation Leader", for active students developing youth policy;
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"Conquerors of Summits", for athletes who have achieved success in sports competitions;
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"Kindness without Borders", for volunteers participating in charity projects;
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"Inspired by Creativity", for creative individuals;
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"Russian Language and Culture", for those who popularize the Russian language and culture.
The competition's highest award is the "Best International Student" Grand Prix, which is awarded to participants who have taken leading positions in several categories or who have demonstrated particularly outstanding performance during the in-person rounds of the competition.
Joseph Oyana Debo, Victor Ogbo Akande, Dmitry Karpenko, and Tharindu Devinda Mendis Murukkuvadura, international students from SUSU, successfully passed the qualifying and district rounds.
At the regional round of the competition, which took place from November 6th to 9th in Yekaterinburg at the Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin, the students became finalists and received winner's certificates. They will now present their achievements in the national final round, which will be held at the National University of Science and Technology MISIS (Moscow).
One of the finalists, Tharindu Devinda Mendis Murukkuvadura, shared his impressions of participating:
"I participated in the "Inspired by Creativity" category because I am a creative person. I took part in the general competitions on creativity and art, volunteering, and Russian history. I gave a self-presentation on "Why I chose Russia for higher education". It was a challenging part, where you have to cover everything in three minutes. Everything went well. The jury and audience said that the report was very good."
We wish the participants success and victory!