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The VI All-Russian Festival of artistic creativity of small Finno-Ugric and Samoyedic peoples was held in Vyborg from 18 to 20 September. The festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary this September. The festival was attended by groups from Udmurtia, Yamalo-Nenets and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Murmansk, Pskov regions and others.

The conference “Actual aspects in the preservation and development of the cultural heritage of small-numbered peoples of Russia” was held as a part of the festival. Tatyana Aleksandrovna Dyatlova, Head of the Finno-Ugric Sector at Yugra State University; AFUU Coordinator, made a presentation on the activities of the Association for the development of Finno-Ugric direction among youth. Within the framework of creative laboratories, the festival participants got acquainted with traditional folk games, songs and dances. The priority of the All-Russian festival of small Finno-Ugric and Samoyed peoples was the scientific and discussion program.

The festival was organized by the Finno-Ugric Cultural Center of the Russian Federation and the "House of Folk Art" of the State Budgetary Institution of Culture of Leningrad Region with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, the Leningrad Region Committee for Culture and the Russian National House of Folk Art`s and Amateur Creativity named after V.D. Polenov (Moscow).

In this special day, we wish you happiness, health, and peace in your homes. The day of knowledge – a celebration of books, flowers, friends, smiles and sunshine! Learn hard, because it is the most important thing today!
Getting a good education is one of the fundamentals of living a good life.

We invite teachers, postgraduates, students, as well as interested persons to publish in scientific journals of universities that are members of the Association of Finno-Ugric universities.

Information about journals, output schedule, and article requirements can be found at the cites of:

Petrozavodsk State University

Mari State University

N.P.Ogarev Mordovia State University

 

In 2020, the PetrSU Humanitarian Park jointly with State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company “Karelia” will record TV lectures. TV studio hosts filming of the project “Karelia to Our Days”.

The final part of the lecture dedicated to the anniversary date of the university "80 years of PetrSU: history and modernity" was presented by the rector of PetrSU, Professor A.V. Voronin.

In his speech, Anatoly Viktorovich spoke about the challenges of the time he faced, when he entered into his role. The rector paid much attention to structural and operational innovations in PetrSU, implemented in recent years. The rector informed about the plans and prospects of the university development.

All this, as well as the history of PetrSU foundation (lecturer A.V. Dzhaparidze), about the development of the university in the 90s (lecturer V.N. Vasiliev) can be found in the TV lecture "80 years of PetrSU: history and modernity", which will be broadcasted by the Karelia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company this autumn.

The second "session" of the TV lecture hall will present lectures "Health preservation of the inhabitants of the Arctic and subarctic zones" (lecturer I.Vinogradova), "Winter war of 1939" (lecturer Y. Kilin), "History of the forest complex of Karelia" (lecturers O. Kulagin and V. Katarov), "Aquaculture of Karelia" (lecturer T. Kuchko), "Journey to the Vepsians" (lecturer O. Zhukova) and others.

The Roscongress Foundation is launching a virtual cinema.
A new screening will be aired each week. The ‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’ International Arctic Forum has joined forces with the Arctic Countries Film Festival Arctic Open to launch the special project.
The Arctic Countries Film Festival Arctic Open has already screened The Lord Eagle and The Great North Way as part of the cultural program of the ‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’ 5th International Arctic Forum.
Among the first films to be screened will be Vladimir Arsenyev's Far Eastern Odyssey by Ivan Golovnev, Fairytales about Mother by Sofia Gorlenko, White Silence by Boris Dvorkin, 67 49 32 North by Ece Soydam and Mathieu Dumond, and The Guardians of Time by Elena Everstova.
Film screenings take place on weekdays at 20:00 live on the YouTube channel of the Roscongress Foundation: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_mgKLLYVI0yEc3jCW_szw

On the pages of the "Territory of Enlightenment" project (https://territory.syktsu.ru/home/#home) you can find thematic materials and books, scientific papers, links to educational portals, as well as get acquainted with the latest news in the field of culture and education.

On 22-24 September 2020, the International Forum “Space of Eurasia” will be held in Moscow, Russia. The International Forum "Space of Eurasia" is a discussion platform that brings together young economists, political scientists, diplomats, historians, managers, columnists and journalists from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia aged 18-35.
The event program will include:
•    Business game "International Model of Eurasian Economic Union"
•    Scientific festival and competition of student research papers "Greater Eurasia – 2030"
•    Presentation of the Media Award to student and youth media
•    Lectures and master classes by leading journalists and experts
•    350 young leaders from the EAEU countries
The event will be held in two stages: the first - correspondence- includes accepting applications (before July 1), evaluating the contestants and announcing the results (until August 1), the second stage - the forum itself and the awarding ceremony - will be held from 22 to 24 September in Moscow.
How to get involved?
Option 1: You apply for participation in the Model, Science Festival or Media Award, become a finalist and participant of the Forum at the expense of the organizers.
Option 2: You apply for participation in the Forum and come to Moscow on your own. No registration fee is required.
The organizers will give the refund for transfer to Moscow and accommodation (3 nights) to 40 finalists from the EEU countries (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan) and 20 finalists from the Russian regions.
Applications are accepted from citizens of the Eurasian Economic Union (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia). The deadline for applications is July 1, 2020. Applications are accepted on the Forum website: forum.gaugn.ru

Application deadline for the All-Russian (with international participation) competition of research, design and scientific-methodical works of pupils and students "Researcher of the XXI century" has been extended.
More information can be found on the following page: https://udsu.ru.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, "Miss Student of Finno-Ugria 2020" is postponed to autumn!
The exact dates will be announced later!

The Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme, by the Hungarian Government is offering international students the opportunity to undergo education of all types in Hungary for free.

On September, 2,  PetrSU Toive folk music ensemble performed a concert in the High Finno-Ugric school of Elias Lönnrot

The meeting of the Council of Rectors of the Association of Finno-Ugric Universities will be held on December 12, 2020 from 11.00 to 14.00 in the Hungarian Cultural Center at Moscow, 21, Povarskaya St.

On January 9 - 11, 2020, EDUCATIO International Education Exhibition was held in the Hall of HUNGEXPO Exhibition Center in Budapest.

"Hungarian Culture Day took place at Yugra State University" with the participation of  Vitaly Sigilietov, student of Department of Economics at Budapest University of Technology and Economics.

Universities of the Association of Finno-Ugric universities are selecting members of the Youth Association of Finno-Ugric Universities