Representatives of the YKSUG have been solemnly presented with "vouchers" for the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students in Sochi

More than 300 young people from the age of 18 to 35 will represent Belarus at a major international event, 20 people from Grodno region, including students and employees of YKSUG.

The selected candidates are activists of student and volunteer movements of YKSUG, participants in international and national scientific forums and conferences, actions, projects and competitions, holders of numerous letters of gratitude from public associations, diplomas and awards. Among them are students of the Faculty of Pedagogy Veranika Kazhaneuskaya, Karyna Mlynovskaya, students of the Faculty of Philology Aliaksandar Lapatneu, Anastasia Hostik, Katsiaryna Harhun and a student of the Economics and Management Department Alena Yanko.

The words of parting to the students were sent by the Senior vice-rector of the University Iryna Kiturka.

– Participation in the World Festival of Youth and Students for you is a kind of gift of fate. This is an important event, both for the delegates and for the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno as a whole. We are especially proud of the fact that among the three hundred delegates of our country the right to represent Belarus at the International Student Parade in Moscow is granted to our student – Veranika Kazhaneuskaya, – marked Iryna Kiturka. – Use the upcoming week, during which the festival will be held, to the maximum: Make new acquaintances, find inspiration for new projects and get unforgettable impressions.

Iryna Kiturka presented the delegates with the permit for the festival and wished self-confidence, success, worthily presenting native country, city and university at a large-scale international event, and, most importantly, returning with new ideas and vivid impressions.

Kind words were sounded from the Head of the Department of Educational Work with Young People Aksana Kotava and the secretary of YKSUG BRYU Andrey Esin.

Activists of public associations active in the university gave their delegates a task. Students proposed to learn about the work of public organizations and associations in other countries, about the experience of organizing student groups and the possibility of participation of Belarusian students in their work, to establish contacts with representatives of the student government of the neighboring countries included in the Bologna process, as well as learn about the implementation of international projects for the preservation of historical heritage.

The XIX World Festival of Youth and Students will be held in Sochi from 14 to 22 October. More than 20 thousand students from 150 countries of the world will gather at one site - young leaders from different fields: representatives of youth public organizations, young journalists, creative and sporting youth, young engineers and IT specialists, leaders of youth organizations of political parties, young entrepreneurs, leaders of student self-government, young scientists and teachers of higher education institutions, and foreigners studying Russian.

Within the framework of the festival, the participants will work together to work out the concept of the planet's development until 2030 and try to formulate answers to the most pressing challenges facing the generation.

Participants are expected to have unique and intense discussion, cultural, scientific, educational and sports programs with the participation of world-class professionals, real applied skills at master classes and creative workshops, and communication with like-minded people and colleagues from different countries. The students will visit ballet, ice show, film festival, jazz festival, circus performance, and also show their creative and physical abilities in street dances, sports and many other events.

The festival is aimed at consolidation of the youth world community, strengthening of the international ties and development of interethnic and intercultural interaction.