ETHIOPIA TO HOST AGROINNOVATIONS FESTIVAL FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS From 10 to 12 November 2026, Addis Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, will host a significant event aimed at promoting Russian agricultural education and enhancing humanitarian cooperation: the AgroInnovations Festival. The event will be held at the Best Western Plus Pearl Addis Hotel in Addis Ababa. The Festival is organized by Astrakhan Tatishchev State University with the support of Rossotrudnichestvo and with the participation of the Rossotrudnichestvo Representative Office in the Republic of Ethiopia. The main objective of the Festival is to introduce talented young people in Ethiopia to contemporary agricultural technologies, Russian developments in the field of agriculture, and opportunities for studying at Russian universities. The Festival is intended to promote Russian science and education, enhance and expand the Russian-language and educational space abroad, and attract talented school and university graduates from Ethiopia to bachelor’s and master’s programmes in agricultural fields at Russian universities. The hit of the programme will be a two-track intensive educational programme. High school students will take part in a business game in agriculture, while undergraduate students will participate in a hackathon. Training sessions and workshops will be offered to all participants in three areas: - fundamentals of agricultural robotics; - bioinformatics; - forecasting and data analysis in agriculture. This is a unique opportunity to gain insight into professions of the future at the interface of biology, IT, and engineering and to acquire knowledge that is in demand in the contemporary agricultural sector. Participants will present their own projects and will see developments by Russian agricultural companies, including agricultural robotics. The Festival will conclude with an awards ceremony for the winners and the presentation of certificates. Participation is free of charge. The in-person stage of the Festival will bring together 80 participants selected through a remote qualifying round: 60 final-year students at secondary general education institutions and 20 undergraduate students at Ethiopian higher education institutions. The qualifying round, conducted on the Festival’s official website, attracted more than 500 participants from Addis Ababa and other Ethiopian cities. The events will take place at the Best Western Plus Pearl Addis Hotel in Addis Ababa over three days – 10, 11, and 12 November 2026. Further information about the event is available on the official website: https://agrofest.asu-edu.ru.