The project was initiated by Rossotrudnichestvo in 2024 and is aimed at forming a volunteer movement abroad to disseminate the Russian language and literature, and popularize Russian culture in other countries.
The project's organizing partner in 2025 is the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.
Foreign citizens and citizens of Russia — 3rd-5th year students of Russian universities studying in the fields of "Education and Pedagogical Sciences" and "Linguistics and Literary Studies" are invited to participate in the competitive selection.
Students from the following can also take part in the project:
- Russian-Armenian (Slavic) University,
- Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University named after B.N. Yeltsin,
- Russian-Tajik (Slavic) University.
50 finalists will undergo training at the "School of Volunteers" at the Financial University in Moscow.
30 best graduates of the "School of Volunteers" will undergo internships in 6 countries (CIS, Asia, Africa) with full funding from the organizers, where they will take part in organizing cultural and educational events together with the representative offices of Rossotrudnichestvo.
Applications for participation in the competitive selection are accepted until September 17.
More information about the competition is on our portal intermol.su.
Source and illustration: Rossotrudnichestvo.