RUDN takes part in training volunteers for the XXIX World Winter University Games in Krasnoyarsk
The Games will take place 2-12 March, 2019 in biathlon, mountain skiing, curling, skiing, snowboarding, figure skating, freestyle, hockey and some other sports.
More than 5,000 volunteers will work at the Games and the Headquarters is supposed to choose and train candidates for further work in different areas.
RUDN volunteering movement has a long history, supporting a number of projects like «The system of secondary school volunteers’ teams for promoting healthy life style», which participated in the forum «Russia – a country of opportunities» in March 2018, Daria Belimova, RUDN Medical Institute student and initiator of the project addressing President Putin and inviting him to the finals of «Volunteer of Russia» competition.
Another project «RUDN students to orphans» has been on since 2002, students visiting children’s homes in Vladimir region with master classes, concerts and interactive programs. Recently students have built a sport ground in Lyakhi village.
«Wind of change» volunteers’ team has been working at the university since 1999, helping people with special needs and children’s homes in Moscow region.
The International Youth Festival (IYF-2026) was held in Yekaterinburg. For all seven days, RUDN University's stand operated there — a compact model of university life featuring a dorm room, a coworking space, a "kitchen," and multimedia installations. Guests from various countries didn't just learn about Russia's most international university — they tasted a slice of student life firsthand.
What are students from African countries coming to study at RUDN University like? Why did they choose a Russian education, and what do they want to learn? How do they adapt to life in a new, unfamiliar country? What do the Russian language and culture mean to them? For the third Russia-Africa Summit, RUDN University has compiled a portrait of a typical African student and shared their experiences during their studies.
A themed train dedicated to the 65th anniversary of RUDN University has been launched in the Moscow Metro! For six months, the train will run along the Sokolnicheskaya Line.