Registration for the World Youth Festival 2024 is now open
You can join the festival as:
Volunteer
You can choose one of 15 areas, including interaction with the media, medical support, logistics management, accompanying foreign delegations, translating and interpreting etc.
You will get:
- Equipment
- Free travel to festival venues
- Meals during volunteer shifts
- Life and health insurance
- Accommodation and three meals a day for non-resident volunteers
- Training program
You can apple if you are 16+.
Video tutorial: vk.com/fest2024
Participant
You can apply if you a representative of business, media, education, science, culture etc. aged 18 — 35.
The first registered participant at WFM2024 was RUDN student Daria Semenova. This happened right at the presentation of the festival in Nizhny Novgorod. She addressed Russian President Vladimir Putin with proposal to hold the World Youth Festival in our country.
Participants of past festivals share their memories telling what it was like:
“I took part as the head of the artistic group of Peoples’ friendship university delegation. I selected numbers and performers, compiled programs, wrote scripts, conducted rehearsals, and during festivals every day I took our artistic group to several concerts at different venues, and was the presenter and author of scripts for all concerts and artistic events. We prepared for the festival every day, as a group, from April until departure, and on the way to Havana by ship for another 16 days,” Tatyana Sorokina, participant in the festivals in 1973 and 1978.
“Thanks to the festival, today I have friends from all over the world. We often talk on the phone. But the most important thing is that as a participant and volunteer, I met people from different regions of Russia, where I can easily come and feel at home. If you are active, responsible, tolerant, know how to listen and hear the people around you, try yourself as a volunteer!” Hassan Abdoulaye Mahamat from Chad, participant and volunteer of the 2017 festival.
“The Youth Festival is a great opportunity to meet new people, develop your skills and be inspired by the achievements of others,” Chimuka Singuva, 2017 Festival participant.
“When you find yourself at the festival, don’t waste time. Meet and communicate with as many participants as possible. I did just that, and now I have friends all over the world. This phrase means more than it seems,” Issa Shaabo, participant of the 2017 festival.
Become a part of history and join active young people like you!
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.