Participation in the Summer Academy of the BRICS Youth Assembly

June 22 - 26, 2017 in Barnaul, Altai State University, took place the Summer Academy of the BRICS Youth Assembly, an international event that brought together representatives of different countries. The event was organized on the initiative of the National Youth Council of Russia within the framework of the Program for the Development of Student Associations of the Altai State University for 2017 with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs and the Asian Universities Association. On the part of RUDN University in this event participated a specialist of the Department of Scientific and Innovation Policy Petrieva Alina Vadimovna.

The main sessions of the Summer Academy of the BRICS Youth Assembly were dedicated to the tasks of the development of common vectors for the work of the major national youth organizations of the BRICS countries, the creation of international project teams with the prospect of implementing joint large-scale youth projects, the establishment of scientific and educational links for interdisciplinary study of global political, social, cultural processes, the organization of joint laboratories and also programs of academic mobility.

One of the key topics of discussion was the preparations for the 2017 World Festival of Youth and Students. This year Russia hosted the Festival, on 14-22 October, young people from all around the world have come to Sochi to participate in this great event. Within the framework of the Academy there was also a rich eco-educational and excursion program «Crossroads of the worlds» with a visit of the Altai Mountains.