🅰🤩 “Horizons of Opportunity”: the Regional Stage Continues in Vladivostok This week, the second part of the Regional Stage of the “Horizons of Opportunity” Program began in Vladivostok at Far Eastern Federal University. Following the summer online stage, participants met in person once again. The Vladivostok stage brought together students from universities in the Ural, Siberian, and Far Eastern Federal Districts. Vladivostok became the Program’s second venue after Moscow, with the events taking place at the FEFU campus on Russky Island — one of the key educational and international centers of the Russian Far East. 💬 At the opening, participants were welcomed by Nikita Smirnov, Deputy Vice-Rector for International Relations at Far Eastern Federal University: “You have already done a great deal of work and fully earned your place in the Regional Stage after successfully completing the online part of the Program. We are delighted to welcome you to Far Eastern Federal University. Welcome to FEFU and to Vladivostok — I hope these days will be both valuable and memorable for you.” 🏫 The participants were also addressed by Alexander Nazarov, Head of the International Projects Department at the RUDN International Youth Center: “You have a substantial amount of teamwork ahead of you. You will develop your own projects in the field of international humanitarian cooperation, reach agreements within your teams, and present your solutions. For the strongest participants, this stage will become another step toward the Congress, which will take place in December 2026.” 🤩 Over the course of two days, participants are working on a team case study focused on developing projects in the field of international humanitarian cooperation. They will distribute roles, formulate an idea, develop its implementation mechanism, and present their final solution to experts. This work also gives participants an opportunity to get to know one another from a professional perspective — to see who can take responsibility, work with information, defend their position, and turn a shared idea into a concrete project. Vladivostok gives this stage a particularly fitting context. The city traditionally plays an important role in Russia’s international cooperation with the Asia-Pacific region, while the FEFU campus regularly hosts major international educational and expert events. 🩵The next venue of the Regional Stage will be St. Petersburg. A new group of Program participants will begin their in-person work there in November. See you in St. Petersburg!