🌐 MGIMO x International Youth Festival 2026 📍 On April 29, the Volunteer Training Center for the International Youth Festival was opened at MGIMO. The Festival will take place from September 11 to 17, 2026, in Yekaterinburg. 👉 Stanislav Surovtsev, Vice-Rector for Youth Policy, Social Work, and International Relations, addressed the attendees with a welcoming speech: "MGIMO is not the first time to be entrusted with training volunteers for such a large-scale international event. Our volunteer center is preparing students who will serve as attachés, provide protocol support, and offer linguistic assistance for the Festival. I wish you success in this mission, which is crucial for both the state and the University — for you will be among the first people that high-ranking officials from foreign countries see and interact with the most." ⛓️💥 Mariam Khubieva, Deputy Head of the Project Office of the Department of Youth Policy, shared the key features of the International Youth Festival 2026: 🔴This year, the Festival will bring together over 10,000 participants, 5,000 of whom are international guests; 🔴The event will be supported by 2,000 volunteers, with about 500 of them being trained at MGIMO; 🔴Representatives of more than 150 Russian news agencies and media outlets, as well as over 50 foreign media, are expected at the Festival; 🔴The Festival will include schoolchildren, students, and young people from 190 countries. 🌐 MGIMO will not just be a participant but one of full-fledged architects of the International Youth Festival 2026. The University's exhibition stand under the motto “Shaping Minds the Shape the World” will become a hub for everyone who dreams of a global career. ⚡️ The MGIMO team is preparing a rich educational and interactive program — from lectures by top experts to live dialogue with the architects of the modern world order. ❤️ See you at the International Youth Festival 2026! Learn more about MGIMO on our website. 🌐MGIMO International (ENG) / МГИМО для иностранцев (RUS)