Winners of the All-Russian "Russia — My Horizons" Award announced at the National Centre RUSSIA

Helping schoolchildren find a field they enjoy, discover different professions and take their first steps towards a future career — this is the focus of the projects recognised by the All-Russian "Russia — My Horizons" Award. The award ceremony took place on 30 September at the National Centre RUSSIA as part of the joint Homeroom Teachers' Forum and School Principals' Forum and became the closing event of the All-Russian Career Guidance Month held within the "Ticket to the Future" project.

The award is held with the support of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation and recognises the best practices in implementing the Unified Career Guidance Model and the "Russia — My Horizons" course: projects that help schoolchildren explore professions, try themselves in different areas and build their own educational and professional pathways.

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"The 'Russia — My Horizons' Award has become an important tool for identifying and recognising the best practices in career guidance for students. Today, we can see the scale of the work being carried out across the country: more than 1,300 applications from 82 regions confirm the strong interest of the professional community in developing career guidance. I am confident that the projects presented will form the basis of a methodological bank of best practices and will be in demand among educational institutions throughout the country," said Deputy Minister of Education of the Russian Federation Andrei Nikolayev.

The award brings together the efforts of the state, the teaching community, educational institutions and partners, creating a unified system of early career guidance that helps schoolchildren discover professions and make informed choices about their future path. Awards were presented to schoolchildren, teachers, educational institutions, regional teams and employers.

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"Schools and teachers are at the heart of career guidance. Thank you very much for your contribution to this work. And, of course, none of this would be possible without the support of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation and Minister Sergei Kravtsov personally. I am deeply grateful to all the organisers for the opportunities they have provided," said Ivan Yesin, Head of the Humanitarian Projects Foundation, operator of the Unified Career Guidance Model "Ticket to the Future".

The Rosatom State Corporation is a partner of the award. It participates in the implementation of the Unified Career Guidance Model and gives schoolchildren an opportunity to try out professions at its enterprises.

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"For Rosatom, career guidance is an investment in the future. After all, the nuclear industry involves projects with life cycles of 100 years or more, and they will be implemented by those who are sitting at school desks today. We are building an ecosystem for developing human resources based on partnerships with schools, teachers, parents and universities. The All-Russian 'Russia — My Horizons' Award helps us and other major high-tech companies develop future employees. Behind every practice is an opportunity for a schoolchild to find a field they enjoy and take the first step towards their dream. This is where the training of specialists capable of ensuring our country's technological sovereignty begins," noted Tatyana Terentyeva, Deputy Director General for Human Resources at the Rosatom State Corporation.

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The All-Russian "Russia — My Horizons" Award recognises the best practices in implementing the Unified Career Guidance Model "Ticket to the Future" and the "Russia — My Horizons" course. These initiatives help schoolchildren try themselves in different areas and make informed choices about their further education and future profession. The event took place as part of the VI Homeroom Teachers' Forum and the I School Principals' Forum, which are being held at the National Centre RUSSIA from 30 September to 2 October.

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Winners of the "Russia — My Horizons" Award in 2026

"Russia — My Horizons" category

— "Create" — Alexander Yasyukevich, the Moscow Region, project "How I Searched for My Path".

— "Inspire" — Nikita Pozdnyakov, the Kemerovo Region, project "Career Expedition: What to Become".

— "Explore" — Olga Rakhlina, the Kursk Region, project "Russia — My Horizons".

— "Develop" — Yekaterina Chaikovskaya, the Leningrad Region, project "Routes of the Future".

— "Heroes Among Us" — Viktoria Levchenko, Anna Salnikova and Emilia Shenkao, the Rostov Region, project "About the Profession of Agronomist".

— "Into the Future with a Profession" — Ranis Idrisov, the Republic of Tatarstan, project "The Future Is in Your Hands".

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"Education Horizons" category

— "Educational Institution" — team of Natalia Strelskaya and Pavel Krasnov, the Murmansk Region, course "To Live in the North!".

— "Head of an Educational Institution" — Marina Sivkova, Daria Likhacheva and Oksana Kholkina, the Sverdlovsk Region, project "PROFCampus".

— "Teacher" — Yelena Plotnikova, Nina Rumyantseva and Ksenia Polyakova, the Novosibirsk Region, project "Horizons of Opportunity: Building Our Future".

— "Additional Education Teacher" — Larisa Yelovskaya, the Irkutsk Region, project "Forsazh — Logistics".

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"Teaching to Teach: Career Guidance in Education" category

— Angelina Abramenko, the Omsk Region, project "Teaching in Action: Try Teaching".

"Step Forward" category

— Royan Matayeva, the Chechen Republic, media laboratory "Your Format".

— Galina Poskrebysheva, the Republic of Bashkortostan, project "Horizon of Choice".

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"Career Guidance: Boundless Opportunities" category

— Svetlana Klimova, the Vladimir Region, project "Why Is Self-Employment an Important Focus of Career Guidance?".

— Nadezhda Makarova, Saint Petersburg, project "From Early Career Guidance for Schoolchildren to Graduates' Professional Success: A Career Guidance Support System for Students with Disabilities".

"Career Guidance on Screen" category

— Roman Veprintsev, the Tula Region, project "Region of SPECIAL Abilities 71".

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"Shoulder to Shoulder: Partners of the Year" category

First place was shared by two participants:

— Timur Sirayev, Foundation for the Development of Production Systems and Industrial Tourism (Rosatom State Corporation), project "Forge of Effective Talent".

— Daniil Chugunov, HeadHunter LLC, project "Developing Career Guidance Materials to Prepare Schoolchildren for Entering the Labour Market".

"Regions — Drivers of the Unified Career Guidance Model" category

— Yuri Kalinyuk, Department of Education of the Tomsk Region, the Tomsk Region, project "Extracurricular Course 'Russia — My Horizons': the Tomsk Region".