Representatives of Brazil, India, China and South Africa have arrived to ASU for BRICS Youth Assembly Conference

Representatives of 5 countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and the Republic of South Africa) have gathered at Altai State University. All in all, more than 100 youth leaders, heads of youth organizations and international students have arrived in Barnaul.

The following experts are going to take part in the conference:

• Vice chairman of the National Youth Council of Russia Lukiana I. Suvorova;
• Programming director of the National Committee for BRICS Research Liana A. Vyazovskaya;
• Deputy director of Russkiy Mir Foundation Sergey V. Shurygin;
• Vice chairman of Russian Engineers Union and Oeconomicus club member Vitaliy A. Ilyin;
• Coordinator of BRICS youth cooperation at the National Youth Council of Russia Milena V. Grigoryan and others.

The forum will especially focus on discussion of the issues concerning the history of organization creation, national youth policy of every member-county of BRICS, specification of areas of common interest, development of joint projects, etc.

Today the orientation meeting of the conference participants will be held in campus C. The participants will also go on a sightseeing tour around Barnaul and watch the play “Station Master” prepared by Homo Artisticus theatre workshop.

On 24 June at 10 a.m. the official opening ceremony will be held in campus C. Further, “BRICS role in global policy” panel discussion will be carried out, after which the separate workshops will start their work. There the participants will discuss the BRICS youth cooperation in business, science, studentship and culture.

On Saturday, 25 June, after a number of discussions, masterclasses and presentation of the 19th World Youth and Student Festival 2017, the participants will sum up the results of the BRICS Youth Assembly Conference at 4 p.m. in ASU Academic Board Hall (campus D).