The Russian society Znanie awarded the country's best lecturers at the National Centre RUSSIA

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The awards ceremony for the winners of the fourth season of the All-Russian competition Znanie.Lecturer, organized by the Russian society Znanie, took place at the National Centre RUSSIA. The winners were 70 lecturers from 37 regions of the country, each receiving 250,000 rubles to support the promotion of their educational content.

The awards were presented to the best lecturers by the Minister of Education of Russia Sergei Kravtsov, Aide to the President of the Russian Federation Yelena Yampolskaya, Director General of the Russian society Znanie Maxim Dreval, and captain of the tank forces, Hero of the Russian Federation, and Director of the Department for Patriotic Work at the Russian society Znanie Baldan Tsydypov.

"Dear winners, each of you is a professional in your field, and it is very important that you strive to share your knowledge with the younger generation. For this, I want to express my deepest gratitude. The future of our country depends on teachers, mentors, and lecturers. You not only educate your audience but also shape the worldview of young people. Today, together with you, we are developing our sovereign education system so that our students take an interest in our culture, language, and have a broad outlook," said the Minister of Education of Russia, Sergei Kravtsov. 

Aide to the President of the Russian Federation, Yelena Yampolskaya, also congratulated the winners of the project.

"It is very difficult to fulfill your mission in a way that does not leave people with a sense of dryness or dullness. Today, we are surrounded by individuals who bring knowledge to life with passion and talent. And that is truly wonderful. Times change, people change, knowledge evolves, and so do the ways it is transmitted. You stand at the forefront of this new system of knowledge transfer, along with the key meanings and values of our lives," emphasized Yelena Yampolskaya.

Maxim Dreval, Director General of the Russian society Znanie, spoke about new support measures for lecturers that the Society plans to implement this year.

"It is very important to us that lecturers always have opportunities to grow, refine their skills, and exchange experiences. That is why, starting in March this year, we are launching a project where you will be able to take part in inspiring meetings, master classes, film screenings, and intellectual games. By the end of the year, we have planned more than a thousand events, which will take place in every region of Russia. The culmination will be an annual forum where we will gather lecturers from across the country. I believe that this year, the venue will be our Mashuk Knowledge Centre in Pyatigorsk. We plan to hold this forum in the fall," said Maxim Dreval. 

The award ceremony featured artistic performances dedicated to great Russian, Soviet, and Russian writers, scientists, composers, and poets whose anniversaries will be celebrated in 2025. The competition's partners, who introduced special nominations for the finalists this season, also prepared their own prizes.

A total of 140 of the strongest participants, including adults and students from 52 regions of Russia, reached the competition finals. They surpassed a selection process with more than 100 applicants per spot. Each of them was awarded the honorary title of lecturer of the Russian society Znanie. The list of winners is available on the project’s website.

The fourth season of the All-Russian competition Znanie.Lecturer took place from April 23, 2024, to February 5, 2025. More than 19,000 people from all regions of Russia participated, including over 5,000 school students in a special nomination category. All participants were united by a shared desire to contribute to the development of their homeland through the tools of education. They prepared original lectures on 14 competition topics and went through a multi-stage selection process, which included training in public speaking, organizing their own lectures in their home regions, and interviews with experts.

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