Foreign students of Moscow’s universities were given a tour of the RUSSIA EXPO

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Dmitry Polikanov, Deputy Head of Rossotrudnichestvo, hosted a tour of Pavilion No. 75 "Regions of Russia" for foreign students. Students of MGIMO, MSU, RUDN learned about the achievements and tourist potential of Russian regions, as well as about the activities of the international youth cooperation program "New Generation".

Together with the deputy head of Rossotrudnichestvo, the young people toured the expositions of Moscow, St. Petersburg, Altai and Tatarstan Republics, Altai and Primorye regions, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod and Orenburg regions.

"Moscow is one of our base cities where we bring delegations under the "New Generation" program and from where they usually start their journey to other regions of Russia. Every year we bring several delegations to Moscow," said Dmitry Polikanov.

At each point of the route, the deputy head of Rossotrudnichestvo spoke about the activities of the international youth cooperation program "New Generation". Every year Rossotrudnichestvo invites about 1000 young people from different countries to Russia, who get acquainted with our country and participate in thematic events.

"Last year we organized RUS_SVET in Vladivostok — a festival for creative young people, for designers, musicians, artists and dancers. It gathered people not only from Russian regions, but also young professionals from East and Southeast Asia, India and other countries. This year we are going to organize it in Yakutia, which occupies about a third of Russia's territory. Yakutia is one of the coldest regions in Russia, but we are going to organize the festival in summer. They say the following about Yakutia: if you want to understand Yakutia, come there in winter, and if you want to love Yakutia, come there in summer," said the deputy head of Rossotrudnichestvo.

At the end of the tour, the students solidified their new knowledge with the help of a small quiz. Dmitry Polikanov presented the winner with a branded sweatshirt and a shopper from the Russian Society "Knowledge".

MEPhI Rector Vladimir Shevchenko also joined the educational program "Excursion with Knowledge". He conducted an excursion in the Atom pavilion, where he introduced schoolchildren and students to the nuclear industry of our country.

The educational program "Excursion with Knowledge" is held as part of the International RUSSIA EXPO in Moscow at VDNH. Every month more than 20 exclusive author's guided tours are organized, led by outstanding people from among the lecturers of the Russian Society "Knowledge": scientists, athletes, public and state figures, masters of culture and art. The route of each excursion is unique, interconnected with the lecturer's sphere of activity and reflects their view on the achievements of modern Russia. Participants of the excursions can not only listen, but also ask questions in order to understand the topic as deeply as possible.

In addition, audio-guide tours, prepared by the Russian Society "Knowledge" in partnership with the program "More than a Trip", are available for an independent informative walk around the Exposition. And guests with children will be interested in family author's tours of the Russian Society "Knowledge" developed in partnership with the Soyuzmultfilm movie studio.