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The Eurasian Youth Economic Forum is a stepping stone for career and personality growth of the
young and talented.
The idea for the First Eurasian Youth Economic Forum entitled «Dialogue of Civilizations» was born
in 2009 in the course of the International Business Game «SCO-2039» which brought together
students from 11 countries belonging to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. During the
foresight game, the participants professed their vision of global processes in the social sphere,
politics, and economics; they contemplated global challenges the world is likely to face by the
year 2039. The game resulted in adopting the SCO-2039 Declaration, i.e. young people’s address
to the heads of states taking far-reaching political decisions. The final document was sent to the
Chairman of the SCO Summit Organizing Committee.
The First Eurasian Youth Economic Forum took place in 2010, its general theme being «Dialogue
of Civilizations: Humanization of the World Economy». The Forum theme panels included Business
Eurasia – Future Standards, Eurasia Green, Dialogue of Civilizations, Models of Post-Crisis
Development, Eurasia Arena Multimedia 2010.ru, and Mono-cities of Eurasia. The first forum
determined the EYEF structure and development trends; it was seen as a cyclic annual programme
including a wide range of scientific and applied competitions, large-scale congress events, and the
cultural part with its exciting highlight – the Friendship Balle.
In 2011, the Second Eurasian Youth Economic Forum was held under the title «Dialogue of
Civilizations: Way up North». It was dedicated to up-to-date issues of social and economic
development of northern territories, with the continental resource base shrinking. The forum’s
opening event was the festival «Northern Bridge» which brought together representatives of the
Russian North and the Arctic belt.
In 2012, the Third Eurasian Youth Economic Forum had a motto»Dialogue of Civilizations:
Meeting Halfway». Since then the congress has become the forum’s basic structural unit. It
includes competitions and events grouped together according to the nature of research projects
being carried out (scientific research, innovations, creativity, etc.). The 2012 forum included 4
congresses: Congress of young economists, Congress of young innovators, Expo 2020 Congress,
and Social&Cultural Congress.
About 3000 young people from 30 countries of the world and 40 Russian regions participated
in the final events at the USUE. The congresses which took place on 17-19 May 2012 included
over 50 scientific sessions, presentations of youth projects, start-ups, and flash mobs. The guests
appreciated the exposition «Student today – EXPO participant tomorrow!» promoting Ekaterinburg’s
bid to host World EXPO 2020.
The third forum’s novelty was the Youth Prize of 1 million roubles – the award of the Astana Club of
Nobel Prize Laureates to the author of the best work in Economics. Among the prize establishers
are the Eurasian Economic Club of Scientists Association, the Astana Club of Nobel Prize Laureates,
the EYEF Directorate and the Club de Madrid. The first laureate of the prize was young Oxford
professor Kirill Zavodov awarded for his work on financial bubbles in the global economy.
The structure of the IV EYEF «Dialogue of Civilizations.Youth Global Mind» will include four
traditional congresses: Congress of young economists, Congress of young innovators, Congress
of civil initiatives, and the World Festival of Young Intellectuals «Youth Global Mind» promoting the
Ekaterinburg bid to host the World EXPO 2020.

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III Eurasian Youth Economic Forum
Opening

On 17 May, the III EYEF opening ceremony and delegations parade
took place in front of the USUE.

Mikhail Fedorov,
Rector of the USUE, Chairman of the
EYEF Organizing Committee:
– We regard the EYEF as a factory of
ideas. It is a supra-regional, supra-
national discussion platform for people
aiming to make the world better. It
brings together schoolchildren and
students from all over Russia and the
world.

The factory of Ideas has opened
Representatives of Ekaterinburg Kochofa, member of the Sverdlovsk
administration and Sverdlovsk oblast oblast Legislative Assembly Alexey
government participated in the Korobeynikov, Chairman of the Eurasian
ceremony. The forum was supported by youth movement «Molodaya Evrazia»
Assistant to the Presidential Envoy in the (MGIMO) Yuri Kofner, Vice-Rector of
Ural federal district Viktor Guz, Minister the Institute of the CIS Nazirzhon
of international and external economic Abduganiyev, etc.
affairs of the Sverdlovsk oblast Alexander
Viktor Guz,
Kharlov, Minister of physical culture, Assistant to the Presidential Envoy in the
sport and youth policy of the Sverdlovsk Ural federal district:
oblast Leonid Rappoport, Minister of
economy and regional development of – Young people are supposed to be
involved in solving economic issues of
the Sverdlovsk oblast Dmitriy Nozhenko,
the state. The EYEF demonstrates our
Deputy Director General of the EXPO country’s openness on the global arena.
2020 Bid Committee Ivan Ulanov, Co-
chairman of the Sverdlovsk oblast
Legislative Assembly Viktor Yakimov,
President of the Foreign Students in
Russia Association and Ambassador
of Benin to Russia Anisette Gabriel

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Vladimir Vlasov,
First Deputy Chairman of the
Sverdlovsk oblast government:
– Our region is known not only as an
old industrial one. It is also a major
logistics and science centre. After
Moscow and St. Petersburg we are the
third region with dynamic diplomatic
The forum events brought together missions. In this context, the forum
over 3,500 participants from Austria, makes a valuable contribution to
Armenia, Afghanistan, Bashkortostan, the development of the oblast’s
Belorussia, Bulgaria, Bolivia, Great international relations.
Britain, Vietnam, Guatemala, Germany,
Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Peru, Poland,
Moldavia, China, the USA, Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan, Czech Republic, Benin,
Hungary, Switzerland, South Ossetia,
Slovakia, Finland, and regions of the
Russian Federation.

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Marina Vshivtseva,
Executive Director of the Sverdlovsk
Oblast Union of Industrialists and
Entrepreneurs:
– Large-scale investment projects such
as the Titan Valley, the 2018 World Cup
and the World EXPO 2020 definitely
require youth participation.

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Yuri Kofner,
Chairman of the Eurasian youth
movement «Molodaya Evrazia»
(MGIMO):
– Ekaterinburg has every chance
to become a centre of the youth
movement and Eurasian Union. It is
thanks to the city’s unique geographical
position of a major transport and
logistics centre, rich deposits of natural
resources, and powerful production
facilities. I am convinced that the
Eurasian Union having its centre in
Ekaterinburg will prosper.

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Friendship Ballе

The eventful day of the III Eurasian Youth Economic Forum opening
climaxed in the exciting Friendship Ball at the USUE Culture Centre.

The eventful day of the III Eurasian Youth intended for a mega flash mob which
Economic Forum opening climaxed in took place on 19 May on the Europe-
the exciting Friendship Ball at the USUE Asia frontier. The EYEF experts and
Culture Centre. participants made this show absolutely
unforgettable.
The experts, participants and guests
enjoyed a terrific concert with
performances made by the university’s
amateur groups and the forum
participants from different countries.
Among the highlights were an acrobatic
dance on canvases, singing by Diana
Yudina (USUE) and Ajamal (Afghanistan),
South American and Tartar national
dances, a performance by show ballet
«Moloko», and joint performances by the
USUE students and overseas guests.
In conclusion, choreographer Alexander
Taskaev taught the guests a dance
to the EYEF anthem. The dance was

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CONGRESS OF YOUNG ECONOMISTS
The new time sets new goals. The only way to stay on top is to think
globally, continent-wise and world-wise. Shall we be able to meet the
challenges the world economy has for us? The answer is only together!
The Congress of Young Economists is meeting halfway, a step towards
cooperation and prosperity.
Our mission is to achieve harmony in social and economic development of
Eurasian countries through revealing young people’s entrepreneurial and
scientific potential.
About a thousand people from over 40 Russian regions and foreign
countries (the Czech Republic, France, Great Britain, Switzerland,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Belarus, etc.)
participated in the congress final events (8 research competitions finals
and 13 congress events).

The congress’ best projects aspiring to the Youth Prize
of the Astana Club of Nobel Laureates
1. Ayur Ayurzanine, project theme: «Financial institutions as a basis for economic
growth in the XXI century» (Ulan-Ude, Buryat Republic)
2. Artyom Bolshakov, project theme: «Research into the support of clusters
in the Sverdlovsk oblast» (Ekaterinburg, Russia)
3. Mariam Voskanyan, Ani Avetisyan, and David Manukyan, project theme:
«Developing institutional environment for the financial intermediation system
in the countries with developing and transit economies: problems and prospects»
(Yerevan, Armenia)
4. Kirill Zavodov, project theme: «Bubbles in the open economy: theory and empiric
evidence» (Cambridge, the UK)
5. Timur Iskakov and Alexey Pankov, project theme: «Realization of the continuous
learning strategy on the Eurasian territory» (France-Russia)
6. Anna Pakhomova, project theme: «Metamorphosis of an average city into
an eco-city» (Rostov-on-Don, Russia)

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International Youth Business Game
Model of the WTO

The event attracted students and postgraduates from China,
Vietnam, Azerbaijan, the Czech Republic, and Russia.

The participants met Pavel Kalina,
Consul for trade and economic
cooperation of the Czech Republic.
The subject of the talk was the
development of Czech economy
and the two countries’ cooperation.
Mr. Kalina told the audience about
activities of Czech companies in
Russia and characteristic features
of Czech culture. In addition, he
shared his personal experience of
organizing EXPO in Shanghai.

Deputy press-attaché
The opening ceremony was followed to communicate with colleagues and of the US Embassy in Russia Sofia
with negotiations training provided maintain a constructive dialogue. The Budai spoke about her participation
by the committees’ chairpersons subject of the training was a default in international students’ business
and youth experts. The audience (imaginary and, on the other hand, games in Russia, international
familiarized themselves with specifics potential) of the world’s largest economy, programs of the US diplomatic
of a negotiation process at the meetings i.e. US, and a subsequent recovery of missions, and the USA role
of the WTO committees. Irina Gruzdova, the world economy. The participants in the global economy.
Coordinator of the Tyumen model of came up with non-trivial solutions, such
the UN, spoke about the delegates’ as using the Catarrh real as the world’s
diplomatic etiquette. The resolution reserve currency.
drawing-up principles were presented
by Secretary General of Eurasian MUN
Group Marat Shafigullin.
For more successful modeling of the
WTO committees work, more training on
rules of procedure was offered by Alexey
Ponomaryov (Transbaikal model of
the UN) and Alexander Sergeyev (Chief
Coordinator of the WTO modelling) who
taught the delegates the right ways

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Eurasian social and economic space
development prospects

The expert session participants discussed the main problems facing
the Eurasian Economic Union.

Lyudmila Shuvalova,
Director of the Centre for social
and conservative politics, member
of the RF Civic Chamber:
– At present, the society is concerned
about the global agenda issues. I
am convinced that conservatism
may become a basis for Eurasian
integration. Searching for new ideology
and determining new social and
economic principles of development
are in progress. A big role in this
process belongs to the young. I do
hope that Ural will become one of the
centres of the Eurasian territory.

Legal, scientific and educational of macro- and micro-economics at
aspects were in focus. Other hotly the University of Žilina Jan Podgorski
debated issues were the formation of (Slovakia), Head of Chair at the Russian-
civic institutions and youth participation Armenian (Slavonic) University Mariam
in Eurasia’s life. Voskanyan, Professor Richard Pomfret
(UK).
Reports were made by Chairman of
the MGIMO Eurasian Club Yuri Kofner,
Vice-Rector of the Centre for social and
conservative politics Andrei Vinokurov,
Vice-Rector of the Institute of the CIS
Nazirzhon Abduganiyev, President of
the foundation «Eurasianism – New
Wave» and Director of the Centre for
social and conservative politics in the
Ural federal district Vladimir Mashkov,
Associated Professor of the Higher
School of Economics and Culture
Elena Ermolayeva (Latvia), Director
of the International Institute of Retail
Bernd Hallier, Head of the Department

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Round-table discussion
«Village in the XXI century»

The global issues of food supply security and acquiring new
resources are becoming more and more acute.

On 4 May 2011, at the IV Astana Rural territories occupy two thirds
Economic Forum, Jacques Diouf, of Russia, with the population of 39,
Director-General of the Food and 2 million people (27% of the total
Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the population). The project aims to develop
UN, and Mikhail Fedorov, Vice President an optimal model of infrastructural
of the Eurasian Economic Club of development of the rural territories in
Scientists Association and Rector of the order to ensure food supply security and
USUE, agreed to cooperate in the field increase competitiveness of agricultural
of food supply security. produce within the Customs Union.
In order to make a contribution to village
economics, the USUE and the Ural State
Agricultural Academy set up the Institute
of Food Supply Security headed by
corresponding member of the Russian
Academy of Sciences Alexander Semin.
For over a year, the institute scientists
have been working on innovations for
the development of rural territories
within the Customs Union. They focus
on three villages located in Kazakhstan,
Russia, and Belarus.

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«Eurasia – Territory of Law»
Competition Final

All the proposals in the fields of economic, international and youth
policies of Eurasia were made as drafts of laws and international
treaties.

The competition final was a business
game («Laws: from drafting to
adopting»), with the upper and
lower chambers represented by
the finalists in different categories.
In particular, the role of the lower
chamber belonged to the finalists in
the category «Lawmaking initiatives
of Eurasian youth»; whereas the
finalists in the category «Social and
economic efficiency of Eurasian
legislation» represented the upper
chamber of the lawmaking body.
The former were subjects of law
proposing lawmaking initiatives. The
latter provided social and economic
expert evaluation of the drafts
presented for discussion. In the
course of the game, both «chambers»
carried out the procedure of adopting
a statutory act.

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«Eurasia Green» The competition has been organized
by the USUE since 2009 jointly with
Competition Final the Ministry of natural resources
of the Sverdlovsk oblast, ENVIRO-
CHEMIE GmbH (Germany), The
Sredneuralsk Copper Smelter, the
The International Research Competition «EURASIA GREEN» has Ural Association of eco-responsible
enterprises and other scientific and
been included in the List of Olympiads and other competitions of the
environmental organizations.
RF Ministry of Education and Science. Furthermore, it is supported
by enterprises of the Sverdlovsk oblast. Over 100 were presented for
participation. Authors of 35 projects
got to the final. The grand prize (60
thousand roubles and the Star of
Eurasia) was won in the category
«Clean water of Eurasia» by a group
of young scientists representing the
Russian Research Institute of Water
Management. USUE Master student
S. A. Shakhnazaryan was the winner
in the category «Wastes turned into
profits». A. I. Pakhomova, a student
of the South-Russian University of
Economics and Service, presented
the best project in the category
«Models of rational resources
management».
A team of USUE students under
the supervision of N. Stozhko was
awarded a special prize of the
Sredneuralsk Copper Smelter for
their project on drinking water.

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«Territorial Competitiveness» Research projects were presented
for participation in the following
Competition Final themes: mini-economics (functioning
of individual economic agents),
micro-economics (enterprises and
organizations), meso-economics
(institutions of the regional and
The competition has been included in the List of Olympiads and industry level), and macro-economics
other competitions of the RF Ministry of Education and Science. (national economies).
Winner Artyom Bolshakov was
awarded 60 thousand rubles for his
work «Research into the support of
clusters in the Sverdlovsk oblast»..

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«Young Professionals of Eurasia» The competition was intended for

Competition Final undergraduates, Master students,
young scientists, and entrepreneurs
searching for ways to improve
entrepreneurial climate, to reveal
and overcome barriers hindering the
The competition categories included «A new business», «Young development of small and middle-
professionals», «Socially responsible business», and «Innovative size business.
research in economics».

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«Innovative Eurasia»
Competition Final

The participants’ research papers focused on innovations in
economics, politics and education.

In particular, the chosen themes
included:
•• Promising areas of innovation-
driven economy in Eurasian
countries,
•• Efficient intellectual property
management,
•• Organization forms for innovative
infrastructure,
•• Public-private partnership as
a tool for setting up innovative
businesses;
•• International cooperation as joint
effort in Eurasia’s innovative
development;
•• Development of regional
innovative infrastructure.
Winner Artyom Polushin was awarded
the grand prix Star of Eurasia and
money prize of 60 thousand rubles
for his work «Improving a mechanism
used for assessing innovative
activities at the companies of the
Chelyabinsk oblast».

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Managers Expert League
Set Up in Ekaterinburg

The Agency of Strategic Initiatives established by Russian President
Vladimir Putin is known to support the Eurasian Youth Economic
Forum. Furthermore, a number of important projects on managers’
certification have been carried out at the USUE.
A number of important projects
on international certification of
managers have been carried
out at the USUE.
The success is proved by the fact
that five experts in management
were granted certificates after
going through certification by
European standards. They were
First Vice-Rector of the USUE
Maksim Maramygin, Director of the
Department of Economics of the
USUE Svetlana Giniyeva, Executive
Director of the Ural regional agency
for qualifications development
(URARK) Vladislav Kamskiy, Director
of the Institute of Nutrition and Food
Biotechnology of the USUE Gennadiy
Pishchikov, and Director of the
Institute of Service and Hospitality
of the USUE Elena Kurilova.
In addition, the experts received
21 thousand pounds as a grant
for doctoral training at the British
Academy of Business.

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Original solutions

Intellectual battles enabled the EYEF participants to find non-trivial
solutions to economic problems.

The competition «Young
professionals of Eurasia» aims to
develop a complex approach to
harmonious social and economic
development of Eurasian countries.
The works presented for the
final were aimed at improving
entrepreneurial climate, promoting
the best practices for supporting
entrepreneurship, strategic
management and marketing,
development of professional
competences.

The all-Russia research competition
The research projects presented in «History of the region’s economic
the final were intended to improve achievements».
entrepreneurial climate, support
entrepreneurship and develop Academician Alexander Tatarkin
professional competences. suggested that the competition
category «Careers made in the Ural»
The management competences should become traditional and the
competition «Business Skills» best works in economics should
revealed the participants’ business be published in an encyclopedia.
communication and leadership skills, He said, «The Ural is proud of many
determination and strategic thinking. scientists who deserve to be well
The participants of the intellectual known».
battle «Ecologists - Industrialists vs
Industrialists – Ecologists» presented
innovative solutions for ecological
entrepreneurship. The issues in focus
were eco-management and marketing,
unique eco-projects, etc.

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Round-table discussions
for economists

Highly topical issues of Russia’s innovative development and
intellectual property commercialization were on the agenda of the
Congress of young economists.

International round-table discussion Round-table discussion «Financial
«Adaptation of small and middle-size centres: new economic prospects»
business to the WTO requirements», The discussion focused on the
a joint project of the Department of functioning of financial centres in a
Financial Management (USUE), the changing economy.
Eurasian National University named
after L.N. Gumilyov (Kazakhstan), and The event was organized by the
the University of Žilina (Slovakia). Department of financial markets
and banking of the USUE in
The participants analyzed the existing cooperation with the regional
problems and prospects of Russian branch of the Federal service for
small and middle-size business financial markets of Ekaterinburg.
development in the context of the WTO The participants met top experts in
membership. They determined priority the field of financial markets and
measures of state support for making banking.
small and middle-size business more
competitive on the national and The following issues were
international markets. addressed: the population’s
financial literacy, the world financial
centre development prospects, the
present state of the stock market,
and integration of the national
financial market into the world
Round-table discussion «Efficient financial market.
intellectual property management»
The authors of the project
The participants discussed the issues «Econophysics of financial
of intellectual property management, pyramids» (Т. Ledneva and her
protection, commercialization, and research advisors T. V. Reshetnikova
support by the state. They stressed the and A. V. Tselishcheva) received a
importance of legal regulation, raising certificate for 10 thousand rubles
awareness of intellectual property from Sberbank of Russia.
protection, and systematic analysis of
Russia’s intellectual potential.
Three most competent and strategically
thinking participants received
certificates of the World Organization
of Intellectual Property.

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Meeting Halfway International conference
«Competitive environment
for the international business»
Among the participants were
students, postgraduates, lecturers,
specialists, representatives of the
Apart from the competitions and round-table discussions, there executive and legislative bodies, and
business community.
were different conferences with foreign participation and a visit to
the well-known technopark. In the course of the plenary session,
the participants made reports
on the following issues: influence
of transnational corporations on
competitive potential of regions
and industries, regional integration,
synchronizing the industrial and
educational policies in order
to increase competitiveness of
countries and regions. A master
class on company reputation
was provided by a member of
the Strategic and Competitive
Intelligence Professionals (SCIP).

A visit to the Technopark
Speakers at the conference on urban On 17 May, the congress participants
development issues «Eurasia Urban» from Rostov-on-Don, Minsk, Kazan,
were Professor Trevisan Italo (the Samara, Ekaterinburg, etc. visited
University of Trento, Italy) and Martin the technopark «Technomet».
Valtiner, owner of Architectural Bureau
of Civil Engineering «Valtiner» (Vienna, A tour of the premises was guided by
Austria). Director-General Vasiliy Mironenko
and Director for economy and
production Andrei Kurbatov.
The visitors were shown the
metalworking shop, a new shop
for the production of engineering
devices, and a big shop for casting
metalwork.

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CONGRESS OF YOUNG INNOVATORS
The III EYEF most massive congress brought together over 600 participants
from Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kirghizia, and many
other countries.
Top managers of large companies commented on the projects’ practical
relevance and investment attractiveness.
It was suggested that the USUE should host the IT business incubator
and headquarters of cyber sport. The experts and participants proposed
holding Start in Garage by RIS Ventures and major Web2Win events
on a regular basis at the USUE. Holding regional SIEMENS competition
of innovative projects carried out by senior schoolchildren is being
considered.

Congress Winners
1. Andrei Matveyev (IT-STARTUP EURASIA)
2. Dmitriy Kislenko («Eurasia: technology of the future», «The best innovative project.
Technology 2012»)
3. Anna Linnik (Morozova) («Eurasia: technology of the future», «The best innovative
eco project. Green project 2012»)
4. Yevgeniy Smykov («Eurasia: technology of the future», «The best social innovative
project. Social Future 2012»)
5. Kirill Kulzhanov («Eurasia: technology of the future», «The best IT-research project»)
6. Sergei Novoselov («Noosphere in the XXI century», «The best futuristic work»)
7. Anastasia Kurinova («Noosphere in the XXI century», «The best foresight ideas»)
8. Yevgeniy Yeltyshev (International Web Olympiad on programming and information
protection)
9. Elena Shuiskova, Vitaliy Vedernikov, Andrei Lopin («New business of Eurasia»)

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Young Entrepreneurs in Russia Forum
«Business Vesna 2012»

The forum «Business Vesna 2012» was held within the framework of
the III Eurasian Youth Economic Forum.

The spring time of Business has started at USUE
The forum experts were Chairman of Some ideas presented for the show of
the Young Entrepreneurs in Russia business projects were of particular
Association and Director of the company interest: a project for hotel business
«Rosinvest» Konstantin Mochalov, in the budget segment, logistics for
member of the Legislative Assembly perishable foodstuffs, automated
of the Sverdlovsk oblast Aleksei bicycle parking, LED lighting, and a
Korobeinikov, owner and chief of the system for identifying socially dangerous
Internet bank «Inbank» and founder citizens without touch.
of the network structure of the bank
«Severnaya Kazna» Vladimir Frolov, and
many other representatives of the Ural
business community.
Vladimir Frolov spoke about
opportunities to make a banking
business more manageable. President
of the company «Penetron-Rossia» Igor
Chernogolov warned about pitfalls any
businessman is certain to face.

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Foresight Analytics Competition
«Noosphere in the XXI century»

The basic concept is noosphere as the high-tech (intellectual)
development stage of human civilization and the Earth..

The foresight analytics competition
focuses on issues of strategic
forecasting, its subject matter and
methodology.
The competition included two
categories – «The best foresight
ideas» and «The best futuristic
works», the latter intended for
fiction, science-fiction, and
experimental works.

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Business Projects Competition
«New Business of Eurasia»

The competition aims to establish an international communication
platform for youth entrepreneurship, development of markets
in Russia, the CIS and foreign countries, investment projects
development and assessment.
The result was the establishment of
the Eurasian Association of Young
Entrepreneurs «Business Eurasia».
Its mission is to involve young
entrepreneurs in the discussion of
issues concerning small and middle-
size business; to organize regular
contacts with representatives of
federal, regional and local bodies
of the executive and legislature; to
consolidate regional and local youth
entrepreneurship communities in
Russia and the CIS.

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EYEF Startups
Attract Investment

Over 50 projects were presented in the final of the traditional
competition «IT-Startup Eurasia». As a comparison, similar events in
the capital cities have the average of 50-80 projects.
Another highlight was Eurasia
Cybersport tournament in 4
disciplines: StarCraft II: Wings of
Liberty, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit,
Civilization V FFA and Mortal Kombat
(xBox360). It was a qualifying
competition for the Russian Cup
2012.
In the «IT-Research Eurasia»
competition final, young intellectuals
offered original solutions in 2D-
graphics, flash-animation, and web
sites. The winning projects were:
first place - «E-university» (Astana),
second place - «UTOS» (Ekaterinburg),
and third place - «Funny Fitness»
(Ekaterinburg).

Runet gurus who had come up with The top ten «IT Startup Eurasia 2012»
a lot of successful projects chose projects were presented at the III
the best. Last year, project «Viki-CRM International exhibition and forum of
Jetka» by Vadim Tarasov (Togliatti) industries and innovations INNOPROM
was given a high rating by the II EYEF 2012. Three winners were selected
expert community. Later, the jury of by the investment fund «RedButton
the Forbes Startup Competition 2011 Capital» to participate in the international
acknowledged this project as a must- startup projects conference and
have system for commercial service of exhibition «42» in Moscow.
any organization.

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EXPO CONGRESS
Russia is a regular EXPO participant; in 2020 it has a chance to host the
exhibition for the first time.
The V Astana Economic Forum 2012 and III Eurasian Youth Economic
Forum organized by the Ural State University of Economics in Ekaterinburg
and Astana will help to raise awareness of Ekaterinburg and win the bid to
host the EXPO 2020 defeating such strong competitors as Izmir (Turkey),
São Paulo (Brazil), Dubai (the UAE).
If the World EXPO 2017 is held in Astana, the next one is supposed to
take place in Ekaterinburg under the brand Global Mind.
This is important for Russia, Ural, and Ekaterinburg. If the decision is made
in our favour, the Ural capital will change beyond recognition by 2020.

EXPO Congress Winners
First place
Ekaterina Trenina, Nina Luri (competition «EXPO: countries, facts, reflections»)
Eduard Udalov (culinary competition «Gastroburg»)
Alexander Rud, Stanislav Rud (competition «EXPO-UNION»)
Чан Ан Тхи Лонг (медиа-презентация «Суве_Мир»)

Second place
Natalia Grigorenko (competition «EXPO: countries, facts, reflections»)
Vyacheslav Filimonov (culinary competition «Gastroburg»)
Taisia Galina, Yulia Mironova, Ekaterina Danilova (competition «EXPO-UNION»)
Rustam Musin, Mizhgona Nozumbekova, Seitmurat Annamuradov (media
presentation «Souve Mir»)
Rustam Musin, Mizhgona Nozumbekova, Seitmurat Annamuradov (media
presentation «Souve Mir»)

Third place
ГDaria Garkusha, Viktoria Egorova (competition «EXPO: countries, facts, reflections»)
Adila Diachenko (culinary competition «Gastroburg»)
Daria Vyrvich, Oleg Myslinskiy, Yan Lukash (competition «EXPO-UNION»)
Elizaveta Mochalova («The jewel of the region»)

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EXPO CONGRESS

Exhibition
«Student Today –EXPO Participant
Tomorrow»
The exhibition demonstrated young people’s achievements in
scientific and technical creativity, culture, and design.

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EXPO CONGRESS

From the laft to the right: Viktor Guz, Assistant to the RF Presidential Envoy in the Ural federal district Michail
Fedorov, Rector of the USUE, Ivan Ulanov, Deputy Director-General of the Expo-2020 Bid Committee

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EXPO CONGRESS

Looking Forward
to EXPO

The forum participants met with Deputy Director-General of the
EXPO 2020 Bid Committee Ivan Ulanov.

Ivan Ulanov,
Deputy Director-General
of the EXPO 2020 Bid Committee:
– The forum is a platform for new
ideas and technologies which actually
make the mankind move forward. It is
also a zone of trust. Here we find new
contacts and friends.
It is important that international
partners, both actual and potential,
belong to this zone of trust. It is a place
to voice your opinion, speak your mind
and find answers to questions facing
the country.
I do hope that in 2020 we will be
answering questions facing the whole
mankind. Ekaterinburg has proved
itself as a venue for large-scale events.
Importantly, the forum is strengthening
Russia’s international position.

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EXPO CONGRESS

A Penny Saved
Is a Penny Earned

First Vice-Rector of the USUE Maksim Maramygin showed his
unique collection of coins and banknotes.

Maksim Maramygin,
First Vice-Rector of the USUE:
– I have been collecting and classifying
coins and banknotes for thirty years
now. I have got some really rare ones.
In particular, the 300-year-old gold
coin which was minted by Catherine
the Great to thank the guardsmen who
helped her come to the throne. Each
soldier received a gold coin weighing
12 grams, whereas each officer got
a money bag with these coins. I have
coins belonging to the times of Nero,
Caracalla, Mark Aurelius, and the
Kingdom of Bosporus minted before
Christ.

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EXPO CONGRESS

All-Russia Convention of the Foreign
Students in Russia Association

The All-Russia Convention of the Foreign Students in Russia
Association was attended by 200 students of different nationalities
from Russia and foreign countries.

Anisette Gabriel Kochofa,
President of the Foreign Students
in Russia Association:
– Ekaterinburg is a large modern
city. Involved in the globalization, it
brings together people of different
nationalities and confessions. What
attracts them is the atmosphere, big
money and large-scale projects. With
every coming year, the city appeals
to more foreign students. That is
why we are holding our convention in
Ekaterinburg. Congratulations!

The event was one of the III EYEF Ekaterinburg branch of the FSR began
highlights. The All-Russia Convention to operate at the Bolshoy Eurasian
«Youth Global Mind» of the Foreign University Complex on 17 February
Students in Russia Association was 2012. Its mission is professional training
attended by 200 students from assistance, defense of the rights and
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, legitimate interests, providing legal and
Ukraine, Azerbaijan, China, Sudan, financial support as well as granting the
Guinea, Hungary, Turkmenistan, Angola, Association scholarships.
the Czech Republic, Bangladesh, Nepal,
Mexico, Laos, Peru, Columbia, the UK,
Germany, Latvia, and Russia.
In the course of the event, FSR branches
in Moscow, Chelyabinsk, Omsk, and
Ekaterinburg made presentations. The
meeting was concluded with the signing
of the FSR Declaration.

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EXPO CONGRESS

Ekaterinburg universities students
from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan,
Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Azerbaijan,
China, Sudan, Guinea, etc. attended
the opening of the FSR branch
and signed a memorandum of the
university community in Ekaterinburg.
The memorandum is preceded with
a letter from Gavriil Popov, President
of the International Union of
Economists. According to Mr. Popov,
Russia is a centre of the Eurasian
youth movement, with Ekaterinburg
having every right to be the Eurasian
youth capital.

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EXPO CONGRESS

Vladimir Solovarov,
Deputy Minister for international
and external economic affairs of the
Sverdlovsk oblast:
– It is pleasant to realize that such an
important event is held in Ekaterinburg,
at the Ural State University of
Economics. I believe that the ideals of
peace and humanism must be constant
regardless of the political situation
in the country. The Sverdlovsk oblast
authorities make every effort to provide
foreign students with comfortable
accommodation. The projects
supported by the USUE Rector Mikhail
Fedorov are of great help.

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EXPO CONGRESS

Competition
for Ekaterinburg’s Speciality Dessert

On 18 May, culinary show and competition «Gastroburg» was held
at the USUE as part of the III Eurasian Youth Economic Forum.

The contestants were to create a ••«Little dessert» by Mikhail Bannov
culinary masterpiece which would (USUE Department of Food
become part of Ekaterinburg’s brand Technology);
identity. The following are creations ••Wine-based dessert by Margarita
which claimed to be the best desserts Medvedeva (USUE);
of the Ural capital: ••Edible miniatures of the USUE
••Cake «Malivar» by Dmitriy Zinoviev buildings by Galina Chernyadieva
(«Sushkoff»); (USUE food production facility);
••Dessert «Vesseniy» («Springtime») ••Muffins «E-burzhiki» by Oksana
by Adila Diachenko and Yevgenia Beldina and Olga Beldina, etc.
Igosheva (Ekaterinburg college of
trade and economics);
••Dessert «Demidovskiy soblazn»
(«Demidov’s temptation») (ЕТЭТ);
••Dessert «EXPOnent» by Viacheslav
Filimonov (USUE Department of Food
Technology);
••«Bazhov’s tales» by Eduard Udalov
(USUE Department of Food
Technology);

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EXPO CONGRESS

The competition jury included:
••Chairman of the III EYEF Organizing
Committee, Rector of the USUE
Mikhail Fedorov,
••President of the Foreign Students
in Russia Association and
Ambassador of Benin to Russia
Anisette Gabriel Kochofa,
•• Deputy Director-General of the
EXPO 2020 Bid Committee Ivan
Ulanov,
••representative of the consulate
general of the Czech Republic Peter
Svitek,
••Head of the USUE Department
of Food Technology Svetlana
Pimenova,
••Deputy Director of the canteen
Vladimir Evdokimov,
••marketing and branding specialist
Tatiana Reshetilo,
••Director of the USUE International
Culinary School Inna Vekshina.

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EXPO CONGRESS

Night of Museums 2012
in Ekaterinburg

On 19 May, a unique culinary exhibition took place within framework
of the III Eurasian Youth Economic Forum, ЕХРО 2020 Congress and
international Night of Museums 2012.

The venue for the exhibition was a At the same time, there was an
specially built pavilion and designed interactive exhibition of unusual bicycles
to look like a tavern. The visitors were a creativity project of the NGO Velo-
treated with exquisite dishes of Russian Gorod headed by Konstantin Mochalov.
cuisine cooked by the 19th century
recipes. There was an opportunity to
be photographed wearing historical
costumes of seminarians and learn
to cook popular dishes of the time.
Merry peddlers treated the guests with
pretzels and sweets.
The project participants learnt what
dishes were popular in Ekaterinburg in
the 19th-early 20th century, familiarized
themselves with history of the first
higher education institution in the city
Ekaterinburg religious school. Everyone
interested participated in cooking
master classes.

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EXPO CONGRESS

«Expo-Union»
Competition Final

The event aimed to develop young people’s creative and scientific
approach to organizing global exhibitions. The participants came up
with their own EXPO projects.

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EXPO CONGRESS

Sport Events

Bike Ride «In Support of ЕХРО–2020»

On 19 May, a mass bike ride took place as part of the III EYEF in
support of Ekaterinburg bid to host the World ЕХРО-2020.

The forum opened with a kids’ symbolic bike ride. Three to five-year-olds on tricycles covered the distance
of 20 meters and 20 centimeters.

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EXPO CONGRESS

The event attracted over a thousand
people, both professional sportsmen
and amateurs concerned about the
city’s future.
The line was headed by Rector of
the USUE Mikhail Fedorov, Minister
of physical culture, sport and youth
policy of the Sverdlovsk oblast Leonid
Rappoport, Deputy Director-General
of the EXPO 2020 Bid Committee
Ivan Ulanov, President of the Foreign
The adult participants rode a symbolic Students in Russia Association
distance of 20 kilometers and Anisette Gabriel Kochofa, Vice-Rector
20 meters. The bike ride itinerary went of the Institute of the CIS Nazirzhon
through Ekaterinburg’s most beautiful, Abduganiyev, Press-Attaché of the
inspiring and meaningful places. Ecuador Embassy in Russia Miguel
de la Cruz Salcedo, President of the
Advisory Board at the Peru Embassy
in Russia and founder of the project
«Velo-Gorod» Konstantin Mochalov.

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EXPO CONGRESS

Sport Events

Eurasian Gorodki Sport Tournament

On 18 May, the Eurasian Gorodki Sport Tournament was opened at
the USUE sports complex as part of the III Eurasian Youth Economic
Forum.
Eurasian national sports
competitions have become traditional
part of the economic forum.
In 2010, there was a tournament in
Turk wrestling; in 2011, a tournament
in Yakut mas-wrestling (pulling of
a pole). The competitions brought
together top-class sportsmen
from Tatarstan, Bashkiria, Yakutia,
Moscow, St. Petersburg, and
oblasts of Russia (Kurganskaya,
Tyumenskaya, Chelyabinskaya, and
Sverdlovskaya).
In 2012, Russia is celebrating 200th
anniversary of the 1812 Patriotic
War. For this reason, it has been
decided to choose a traditional
Russian sport, i.e. gorodki, for the
tournament.
The first throws were made by
Rector of the USUE Mikhail Fedorov,
Ambassador of Benin to Russia
Anisette Gabriel Kochofa, and Deputy
Director-General of the EXPO 2020
Bid Committee Ivan Ulanov.

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EXPO CONGRESS

The competition opening was
attended by honored veterans
and sportsmen, repeat winners of
the Russian Cup, World Cup, and
Euro Cup: Abtylkhai Mullagaliyev,
Vyacheslav Vorozheikin, Alexander
Vernikov, Leonid Nemchikov, and
Dmitriy Menshchikov.

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EXPO CONGRESS

Star Flash Mob
on the Europe – Asia Frontier
The Forum up the sky

On 19 May, the «Europe-Asia» stele in the vicinity of Ekaterinburg
witnessed an exciting flash mob by the EYEF participants.

At the previous forum, the
participants went skating with Alexey
Yagudin. The third forum participants
had a chance to fly a hot-air balloon
Форум для молодых,
смелых, передовых,
Форум – старт для мечты,
Вместе мы, я и ты.
There was a khorovod (circle dance)
around the stele. The participants
were met by Malachite Lady with
bread and salt of hospitality. Then it
was time to return to Ekaterinburg for
the awarding ceremony.

At the previous forum, the participants
went skating with Alexey Yagudin. The third
forum participants had a chance to fly a
hot-air balloon

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EXPO CONGRESS

The guests were greeted by Vice-
President of the Eurasian Economic
Club of Scientists Association
and Rector of the USUE Mikhail
Fedorov, USUE Vice-Rector for youth
programs Elena Godovykh, EYEF
Executive Director Anna Polyakova,
Deputy Director-General of the EXPO
2020 Bid Committee Ivan Ulanov,
Russia Association and Ambassador
of Benin to Russia Anisette Gabriel
Kochofa, Ambassador of Ecuador to
Russia Patricio Chavez Zavala, Vice-
Rector of the Institute
of the CIS Nazirzhon Abduganiyev,
Head of the EYEF Directorate
Ivan Vozmilov, wunderkind Dmitriy
Sadkovoy, and persons in charge of
theme congresses.

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SOCIAL & CULTURAL CONGRESS
The congress mission is similar to that of the Eurasian Youth Economic
Forum, i.e. consolidating young people and promoting friendship among
nations.

The congress winners:
1. Artyom Goot (competition «Responsible consumption in the XXI century», category
«Innovative technologies in up-to-date commerce»)
2. Anastasia Belevskaya (International children’s drawing competition «Green planet»)
3. Andrei Kuznetsov (competition «Multimedia Eurasia 2012», category «The best
theme web site»)
4. Anastasia Moskvina (photography projects competition «Meeting halfway»)
5. Daria Rodionova (competition «The golden pen of Eurasia», category «The best lyric
work»)
6. Ekaterina Galieva (competition «The golden pen of Eurasia», category «The best
philosophical work»)
7. Svetlana Grebenyuk (competition «The golden pen of Eurasia», category «The best
amatory work»)
8. Vyacheslav Zakharov (social advertising competition, category «The best web page
on healthy living «Healthy equals happy»)
9. Alexander Yarchikhin (social advertising competition, category «The best web page
on healthy living «Healthy equals happy»)
10. Ekaterina Klysa (social advertising competition, category «Social/environmental
poster»)
11. Veronika Istomina (competition «Education initiatives in the XXI century»)
12. Ksenia Mukhlynina (competition & exhibition «Technograd», category «From idea
to invention»)
13. Yuri Surkin (competition & exhibition «Technograd», category «Proposing a
solution»)
14. Artyom Gavrilov (competition «Science debut», category «Be healthy»)
15. Alexander Kozyar, Sergei Bochkarev, Sergei Podkin (competition «Education
initiatives in the XXI century»)
16. Elizaveta Pochka (competition «Science debut», category «Travelers’’ Club»)
17. Bogdan Khomyak (competition «Science debut», category «Economic casket»)
18. Daria Nikulina (competition «Science debut», category «Humanities»)
19. Dmitriy Konovalov (competition «Science debut», category «Eco»)
20. Lyubov Neustroyeva (competition «Science debut», category «Art-gallery»)
21. Anna Andreyevskikh, Maria Kochneva (competition «Science debut», category
«Welcome»)
22. Artyom Goot (competition «Innovative technologies in up-to-date commerce»)
23. USUE food production facility (GRAND-PRIX in the competition «Gastroburg»,
category «Historic buildings of the beloved city»)

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International Competition & Exhibition
«Technograd» Final

Interestingly, the competition participants were schoolchildren
(forms 5-11).

«EXPO: countries, facts, reflections» competition final. The contestants made reports referring to the history
of world exhibitions or reflecting upon the future. They all are looking forward to ЕХРО 2020 Ekaterinburg.

«Technograd» for 5-formers
Within the framework of the III Eurasian The competition experts and participants
Youth Economic Forum, there was held are convinced that the World ЕХРО 2020
the final of the international science and will enable Russia and Ekaterinburg to
technical creativity and youth initiatives move to a new stage of development.
competition & exhibition «Technograd» The world exposition is a supra-national
(ЕХРО). The children presented tool which triggers drastic and positive
ambitious and creative projects and changes.
defended them successfully. With
great enthusiasm and belief in their
brainchildren, the participants were
confident when answering the experts’
questions. The young innovators’ works
were assessed by professionals in the
field of innovative technologies and
developments. After the presentations,
the professionals gave the young a
lot of useful advice. Once again, the
«Technograd» Organizing Committee
ascertained that such competitions are
useful and necessary for young people
today.

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Russia – Kazakhstan «Ontological
and cultural bases of the Eurasian Union:
the Eurasian subject»

The event involving
the Eurasian Union representatives
The experts from Ekaterinburg,
Moscow and Astana arrived at the
III Eurasian Youth Economic Forum
in order to identify what is the citizen
of Eurasia at present.

The citizen of Eurasia – what is he?
The participants of the round-table The participants’ manifesto focuses on
discussion «Ontological and cultural the necessity to form a new subject,
bases of the Eurasian Union: the i.e. the citizen of Eurasia who is able
Eurasian subject» arrived at the to balance the antagonisms or, as the
conclusion that a new Eurasian entity experts put it, to accommodate and
is being formed within the framework of harmoniously combine the worlds of the
the present world geopolitical situation. technologist and architect.
This entity is based on the unity of the
three: West, East and Russia. According
to the experts, Russia and other
geopolitical subjects are moving to the
era when new ideals come into being.

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«Meeting Halfway»
Photography Competition

The competition aims to unite international youth communities
through artistic creativity.

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«Eurasia:
education of the future»

Holding events with the participation of outstanding contemporaries
and world-known scientists is a must have for any advanced
education institution.

Report by Dmitriy Sadkovoy
Dmitriy Sadkovoy, a participant of the
Eurasian Youth Economic Forum, a 10-
grade schoolboy from Petrozavodsk, the
total winner of the All-Russia scientific
forum «Step into the future» and holder
of a special prize in the category «The
best presentation of a scientific work in
the English language», made a report
entitled «The conventionalism of using
linguistic means of political persuasion
and correctness in public speaking».
The report was aimed at revealing specific
linguistic means of argumentation,
persuasion as well as linguistic sense
in political speeches. The wunderkind
from Petrozavodsk demonstrated
unprecedented skills public speaking
skills.

Lecture by Stuart Umpleby
As part of the III EYEF Social & Cultural
Congress, Professor of the George
Washington University (USA) Stuart
Umpleby informed schoolchildren of
Ekaterinburg and the oblast how they
can apply for international grants to
study at overseas universities right after
finishing schools.
The professor’s public lecture «The main
trends in the modern world development»
touched upon the influence of up-to-date
means of communication on increasing
the quality of education.
In his lecture, Stuart Umpleby dwelled
upon effective teaching methods in the
United States of America.

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International literature competition
«The golden pen of Eurasia»

The first Eurasian competition «The golden pen of Eurasia» is
intended for poets of all ages enabling them to familiarize the world
with results of their poetic and prosaic work. It also aims to develop
Eurasian poetry as a social and cultural phenomenon.

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Students’ research competition
«Responsible consumption
in the XXI century»
The competition aims to reveal research potential of students and
young scientists, including those who major in commodity science
and, to assist in their personal and professional growth.
The third forum participants
competed in the following categories:
«Quality and competitiveness
of consumer goods», «Regional
consumer market of goods and
services», «Innovative technologies
for merchandizing and expert
appraisal of consumer goods», «New
technologies of consumer goods
production», «Functional foodstuffs»,
«Consumer goods safety», «Present
state and development prospects
of expert activities», «Specifics of
expert appraisal for export-import
operations», «Trade in Russia today:
problems and solutions», «Innovative
technologies for modern trade».

Social advertising competition
The competition aimed at designing and developing web pages,
video films, and posters included three main categories: «The best
eco-social advertising», «The best social advertising in support
of healthy living «Healthy equals happy»», and «The best social
advertising «New managers’ generation»».

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III EYEF
awarding ceremony

On 19 May, there was held an awarding ceremony
of the III Eurasian Youth Economic Forum finalists.

The whole year of hard work and to Russia Anisette Gabriel Kochofa,
effort, new discoveries and successful Deputy Director-General of the EXPO
realization of ideas came to an end. 2020 Bid Committee Ivan Ulanov, and
The awarding ceremony opened with all the representatives of the experts
an unforgettable laser show. The hall community.
of the USUE Culture Centre was full,
the audience waiting to hear the much-
anticipated results. The participants
received well-deserved awards. The
main result achieved was new friends,
exchange of experience and a great
deal of impressions.
The participants were greeted and
congratulated by Chairman of the
EYEF and Rector of the USUE Mikhail
Fedorov, Vice-Rector for youth
programmes and the forum’s chief
organizer Elena Godovykh, President
of the Foreign Students in Russia
Association and Ambassador of Benin

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Eurasian Youth Express bound
for Astana

On 20 May, winners of the III Eurasian Youth Economic Forum set off
to Astana by special Youth Express in order to participate in the V
Astana Economic Forum.
The EYEF finalists were seen off
with live music. An orchestra was
playing on the railway platform. The
departing passengers and their
farewellers were dancing, singing
and having fun.
On the way to Astana, the Eurasian
Youth Express passengers sang the
EYEF anthem to the guitars.

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I World Youth Economic Forum Opening

I World Youth Economic Forum
Opening

For the first time, I World Youth Economic Forum (WYEF) has been
held as an autonomous youth forum and integral part of the V
Astana Economic Forum.

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The WYEF founders are the Ural State 6. To accept the proposal to hold the
University of Economics, Eurasian World Youth Festival «Youth Global
National University named after L. Mind» in the spheres of culture, art and
Gumilyov and Kazakh Institute of sport in May 2013 in Ekaterinburg.
Economics and Finance.
7. To approve of the concept of the
At the forum opening, Head of the IV Eurasian Youth Economic Forum:
EYEF Youth Directorate Ivan Vozmilov Congress of young economists,
presented the resolution of the III EYEF. Congress of young innovators, Congress
In the course of the competitions and of youth initiatives, and the World Youth
congress events, the participants of the Festival «Youth Global Mind».
Eurasian Economic Youth Forum from
8. To support the initiative of establishing
over 110 countries of the world agreed:
the Eurasian Youth Parliament with the
1. To promote the idea of Astana’s brand headquarters in Ekaterinburg and to
as the world’s intellectual capital. hold the International conference of
youth parliaments.
2. To acknowledge Ekaterinburg the
world’s youth capital. 9. To set up the Eurasian Youth Economic
Forum Association.
3. Supporting the ideas of L. Gumilyov,
to acknowledge the Eurasian 10. To set up the Stars of Eurasia Club
Youth Economic forum as an open consisting of the holders of the named
discussion platform for the dialogue of award.
civilizations.
11. To adopt the Declaration of the
4. To support and promote the holding Foreign Students in Russia Association
of the EXPO 2017 in Astana and the of 17 May 2012
EXPO 2020 in Ekaterinburg.
5. To support the initiative of establishing
the International Economist Day on 12
October.

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Robert Aumann,
Nobel Prize winner in Economics
in 2005, Professor of the Hebrew
University of Jerusalem:
– The youth forum is a great
initiative which requires support and
development. When I was young, my
teachers did not prophesy my success
in science and teaching, but I loved it
and moved towards my dream. Young
people should do what they really
want to do and love doing and, thus
contribute to their own countries’
development instead of emigrating.

Berndt Hallier,
Director of the International Institute
of Retail, President of the European
Association of Retail:
– Young scientists ought to
communicate and share experience.
Backpacks on, they must move towards
unattainable goals. They are able to
change the world drastically. Future
is in their hands. Lomonosov himself
would be delighted about the Eurasian
Youth Economic Forum!

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Gabriel Anisette Kochofa,
Russia Association and Ambassador of
Benin to Russia:
– Our world is ever-changing. We need
new ideas, successful initiatives and
research. It is up to the young entirely.
It is wonderful that young people get
together at the forum and participate in
discussing global issues.

Patricio Alberto Chavez Zavala,
Ambassador of Ecuador to Russia:
– When I was younger, my senior
leaders told me that the young are the
future of Motherland. It filled us with
hope that in the future we shall become
the present of Motherland. Today,
thanks to the Internet young people
have more opportunities to make the
world better and create unique things.

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Presentation session
«Student today – EXPO participant
tomorrow»
On the opening day of the I World Youth Economic Forum, there was
held a presentation session «Russia – Kazakhstan. Student today
– EXPO participant tomorrow» at the Eurasian National University
named after L. Gumilyov.

Russia and Kazakhstan are ready to host the EXPO
During his speech, Rector of the USUE Mikhail Fedorov spoke about the massive
Mikhail Fedorov pointed out that both work being done in Ekaterinburg to help
Russia and Kazakhstan are deeply the city win the bid. In this context,
interested in hosting the World EXPO. cooperation with Astana is becoming
It is known that Kazakhstan aims to even more important. The Eurasian
host the specialized exhibition in 2017, and World Economic Forums make a
whereas Russia – the universal one in great number of people all over the
2020). world (students, experts, politicians,
The USUE Rector stressed the issues economists, etc.) more aware of Astana
of migration: it is estimated that by and Ekaterinburg. The role of the young
the year 2025, there will be a billion in this process is hard to overestimate.
migrants in the world. Besides, both
countries attract the world’s interest as
clusters able to contribute to the world
community development. Hosting the
EXPOs will play an important role in
achieving this goal.

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