"Youth Hike to the Heart of the Country" will be held at the RUSSIA EXPO

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On June 29, during the celebration of Youth Day, the "Youth Hike to the Heart of the Country" will be held, which will unite more than 500 people under the flag of Studturizm (lit. student tourism).

"Youth Hike to the Heart of the Country" will start at 11:00 with a morning exercise with sports blogger, extreme triathlon winner and three-time IRONSTAR finisher Anastasia Tukmacheva. Next, at 12:10 there will be a joint procession with the flags of universities, student tourist clubs, major youth associations, leading projects in the field of tourism, youth organizations and initiatives from the Main Stage to the Main Entrance of VDNH. At the end of the procession, "hikers" will have a joint photo session. Olga Petrova, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, will address the participants of the hike with a welcoming speech.

"Youth Hike to the Heart of the Country" is organized by the program of youth and student tourism (Studturizm) together with the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, NCFU and RGUTIS.

The event is aimed at developing the culture of hiking among young people, patriotic education of youth, popularization of youth and student tourism, formation of a unified community of students - travelers.

The event is expected to be attended by 300 representatives of 42 Russian universities and more than 200 people from all-Russian youth organizations, such as the Rosmolodezh program "More than a Trip", the Association of Volunteer Centres, the Russian Union of Rural Youth, the All-Russian Student Rescue Union, the National Student Golf League.

The program of youth and student tourism (Studturizm) is an opportunity for students of educational organizations of higher education and young professionals from 18 to 35 years old to travel around Russia, staying at the hostels of partner universities at affordable prices. Practical implementation of travel is carried out using the digital platform «студтуризм.рф». More than 200 partner universities in 115 cities of 83 constituent entities of the Russian Federation, as well as partner universities in the EAEU and CIS are connected to it.

The Student Tourism Program was developed by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation in accordance with the order of the President of the Russian Federation in 2021 and is being implemented on a year-round basis. The operator of the Program is International Youth Centre of the Patrice Lumumba RUDN University. Since 2023, Studturizm is part of the ecosystem of Rosmolodezh's program "More than a Trip".