RUDN University awards 11 students from 10 countries, the best members of the Meridian of Friendship construction brigade
11 students from 10 countries received the honorary badge “IBB Shockworker”:
- Abulhasim Brahim Adum from Chad, Agricultural and Technological Institute;
- Duf Dominique Charl from Senegal, Agricultural and Technological Institute;
- Calero Herrera Vanessa Caterine from Ecuador, Institute of Ecology;
- Kalumbo Chongo from Zambia, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences;
- Kengamou Exose Bambuene from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Faculty of Economics;
- Kofi Kouakou Aimard from Ivory Coast, Faculty of Economics;
- Mahamat Abacar Moussa from Chad, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences;
- Morsai Ken William from Liberia, Institute of Ecology;
- Nazaré De Carvalho Rompau Allisinilde from Sao Tome and Principe, Faculty of Economics;
- Saint Amour Ishmael from Haiti, Faculty of Science;
- Sankara Boukari from Burkina Faso, Academy of Engineering.
“For me, the construction team is about people and communication. And these are the most important components of modern society. I love the idea of uniting people from around the world to make the world around us a better place!” Arseny Sarychev from Russia.
“The construction team is not about work. It’s about the crossroads of cultures, friendship, learning and acquiring new skills. Together as a construction team, we become one and create something extraordinary,” Aladi Prince Chisom from Nigeria.
“The construction team gave me experience that could be useful in the future and taught me to work. I made new friends and discovered a lot of new things,” Sumbu Iram from Congo.
The meeting ended with a festive concert. Among the guests of honor were Vladimir Platonov, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Marina Umrikhina, Head of the Social Development Department of the Southwestern Administrative District Prefecture.
The material was prepared by Anastasia Zhuravleva, student of the Faculty of Philology, Journalism, IV year.
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