The competition is aimed at supporting talented foreign students with significant achievements in science, creativity, sports, social activities and volunteering.
Foreign students from Russian universities aged 18 to 30 studying in undergraduate (at least 2nd year), specialist, master's, postgraduate or residency programs are invited to participate.
Competition nominations:
"The Future of Science" - for those who are engaged in research and participate in scientific events;
"Leader of the Generation" - for active students developing youth policy;
"Conquerors of the Peaks" - for athletes who have achieved success in competitions;
"Goodness Without Borders" - for volunteers participating in charity projects;
"Inspired by Creativity" - for creative individuals;
"Russian Language and Culture" - for those who popularize the Russian language and Russian culture.
Competition stages:
- selection stage (August 28 – September 21, 2025) – submission of applications and evaluation of materials;
- district stage (until October 30, 2025) – in-person forums in 8 federal districts at co-organizing universities;
- all-Russian stage (until December 10, 2025) – final at the University of Science and Technology MISIS (Moscow) with an award ceremony.
The highest award of the competition is the Grand Prix "Best Foreign Student".
The competition is held in two languages − Russian and English.
Applications are accepted until September 14 on the official website of the competition.
Additional information can be found by e-mail kappushev@misis.ru.
The organizer is the National University of Science and Technology MISIS with the support of:
Far Eastern Federal University;
Moscow State Linguistic University;
Nizhny Novgorod State Linguistic University named after N.A. Dobrolyubov;
North Caucasus Federal University;
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University;
Siberian Federal University;
Ural Federal University.