School students from across the country discover the Far East at the National Centre RUSSIA

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Senior pupils from schools in Moscow, Kaluga and Yaroslavl learnt about the advantages of living, studying, and working in the Far East during the seventh day of the "School Students Forum" at the National Centre RUSSIA.

"For the second year in a row, we have come with our students to this remarkable educational forum of the Far East. First of all, I would like to note that its level is growing. The National Centre RUSSIA impressed the students — and me as well. Thank you very much for such well-organised work and for the engaging presentation. It is genuinely important for the students to learn about the opportunities that the Far East opens up for them," said Anna Kharchenko, teacher and adviser to the Director for Upbringing and Interaction with Children’s Public Organisations at the "New Horizons" education complex in the Mytishchi Urban District of the Moscow region. 

A pupil from the same school, Yegor Skovorodnikov, said that he had become very interested in the macro-region: "Now I want to visit it even more. I really liked the universities, and I very much want to apply to a university in Vladivostok and connect my future with the Far East."

One of the speakers of the business programme of the "School Students Forum" was the Head of Student Teams of the Sakhalin region, Nikita Pushko. Using the example of the All-Russian Youth Forum "OstroVa" ("Islands"), he introduced the participants to youth educational events held in the Far Eastern Federal District and spoke about the work of student teams as an opportunity for students and school pupils to discover the Far East and gain their first work experience.

"This is indeed a very important event. Here, students learn about initiatives that go beyond academic studies; there are opportunities to come to the Far East for other purposes — to see it, to feel it, to fall in love with it — and then decide to move here. Student teams provide that first experience of work, that first official employment. They help you build your own professional development path, understand the direction in which you want to move, and see whether you have chosen the right place to study. This is a point of self-determination within student teams," said Nikita Pushko.

The Head of the Department for Upbringing and Supplementary Education of the Ministry of Education of the Primorye region, Oksana Novikova, told the students about the opportunities offered by Far Eastern universities and the prospects of studying there. One of the region’s clear advantages is its proximity to Asia-Pacific countries. During their studies, students regularly participate in exchange and internship programmes. Universities train specialists in various fields and seek to accommodate the needs of students by offering a very wide range of professions. The Far East welcomes school pupils and students not only for study but also for recreation.

"We already have the experience of many pupils coming to our camps during the holidays. This is probably an indescribable experience both for them and for the region — even for Primorye itself — to share the spirit and way of life that we have. We are always happy to welcome them and tell them about our wonderful region, about how great it is to study, live and relax here. We hope that most pupils will decide to move here or, at the very least, come for the holidays," added Oksana Novikova.

After the business programme of the Forum, the students were given a tour of the interactive exposition about the Far East, which is open to the public at the National Centre RUSSIA. It presents the unique opportunities for travel, study, work and life created in this macro-region with the support of the state.

The exposition "Far East Regions Days in Moscow" is open to visitors at the National Centre RUSSIA from 1 to 30 November 2025, daily.

The "Far East Regions Days in Moscow" project is implemented with the support of the Office of the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and the Arctic, the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation, and the non-profit organisation "Foundation for the Development of Social Initiatives".