There took place in Saratov the presentation of the Your Turn All-Russian student project, which is implemented by the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh) with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and is included in the presidential platform Russia is a Country of Opportunities. About 300 students from SSU listened to the innovations of the fourth season.
The regional stage of the 2024 Your Turn in the new season started in an updated interactive form and with an individual programme for each university, including for educational institutions from new Russian regions.
‘The participation of Saratov State University in the Your Turn project is a chance to show your abilities and unlock the potential of the university. Our students participate in the competition every year, and every year, they are ready to bring victory. Interesting events, project implementation, exchange of experience and practices, interaction with other teams – all this makes youth think creatively, develop themselves, and express themselves in the development of youth policy in the region and the country. Everyone who participates in the project is included in the federal agenda. Our university constantly supports students, expands the boundaries of opportunities, allowing young people to show themselves at the national level. I hope each participant will gain experience, implement projects and win!’ Anton Golovchenko, Vice-Rector for Youth Policy and Organisational Work, commented.
The active participants of the project from Moscow presented Your Turn at SSU – Olga Malofeyeva, Natalia Khaikhyan, Anastasia Antonova, and the moderator of the meeting Vadim Nefyodkin.
The project ambassador Natalia Khaikhyan spoke about the features of the new season. It includes the Doing track and a new trajectory for freshmen – the Pioneer track. They will be able to immerse themselves in the student community, learn about the ecosystem of the country's youth policy and win valuable prizes. Students can present their own projects and win 1 million roubles for their implementation.
Nikita Mokhan, the finalist of the first season of the Your Turn project, shared his experience and talked about the opportunities that the victory gives. In addition to the financial support and travelling around Russia, 200 of the best participants of the season will become members of the Rising club and will be able to enter the Expert Centre of Your Turn.
The coordinator of the Saratov Centre, a student of SSU Sofia Nesmeyanova invited all participants of the meeting to join the regional headquarters and told the audience about the advantages of active participation in its work.
The first master class was dedicated to personal development. Young people found out how the project helps gain working experience and successful CV cases, discovered the top-10 most important opportunities for young people, according to the study by the Your Turn Expert Centre. The speakers talked about the advantages of participating in the Your Turn project and other youth policy programmes that help achieve goals and unlock their potential during their studentship.
Besides, the meeting with the federal project team and the presentation of the fourth season, the SSU students learned about the details of participation in the Debattle x Your Turn special project and held master classes.
At the second master class, young people listened to the differences and stages of the Doing and Pioneer contest tracks.
The Pioneer track, which became an innovation of the fourth season, is aimed at introducing the 2023 and 2024 first-year students to the student community and youth policy.
In the Doing track, the students will have to reveal their leadership position and create projects that involve others in changes in the country. At the master class, they learned how to look for ideas to participate and make them ready for the application. New skills will help students not only show themselves implementing the project, but also present any idea at work or university.
‘I know a lot about the Your Turn project, because I became one of the winners of the Doing track of the third season. As part of the regional stage, I was lucky enough to speak with the federal project team and tell the audience about what winning this competition gives. I really hope to repeat this experience in the future, because in the new season of the project I have become a mentor! It is very important that students' ideas do not remain ideas, but are implemented!’ Olesya Simanovich, a student of the Faculty of Law, SSU, shared her impressions.
In the informal part of the meeting, the ambassadors of the project Sofia Nesmeyanova, Nikita Mokhan, Vladislav Bykov and the winner of the third season Olesya Simanovich held a practical session Application of the Son of a Mother's Friend and shared their experience on how to competently make an application for participation in the competition and present their project.
The Your Turn All-Russian student project is implemented with the support of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia and is included in the presidential platform Russia is a Country of Opportunities.
The Your Turn 2024 regional stage takes place in two waves – from January 25 to March 30 and from September 1 to October 15. During the four months, about 100,000 Russian students will take part in the event.
Find detailed information about the Your Turn All-Russian student project and apply for participation in the competition tracks right now on the Your Turn website.
