Foreign students of AltSU took part in the City Festival of National Cultures

Saturday, September 3, the Festival of National Cultures “We live as one family in Barnaul!” took place in the park of the Central District of Barnaul. The event was organized by the City Administration with the support of the Department of International Affairs of Altai State University and the Coordination Center for the formation of an active citizenship among young people, the prevention of interethnic and interfaith conflicts, countering the ideology of terrorism and the prevention of extremism of Altai State University as part of the celebration of the 292nd anniversary of the city of Barnaul.

The festival participants were 19 national-cultural associations of the city, art schools, ethno-cultural creative teams, as well as students of Altai State University from Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, China, Mongolia, Afghanistan, etc.

Rimma Elemanova, Head of the Center for work with foreign students of AltSU:

“Festival of National Cultures “We live as one family in Barnaul!” became one of the central events of the City Day celebration program. As part of the festive event, foreign students from AltSU showed the culture, traditions, national characteristics and costumes of different ethnic groups and countries, and also became participants in several venues at once: the national village and the national sports and playground. The symbol of the festival is the Tree of Friendship, around which a colorful procession unfolded and a presentation of national cultures.

It is symbolic that the festival took place on the Day of Solidarity in the Fight against Terrorism (September 3) and became the logical conclusion of the Summer School for Foreign Students "Dialogue of Cultures".