The online ceremony was held on 6 December.

Overall, there were 13 nominations for universities and 10 nominations for vocational schools.

This year, 15,000 persons submitted their candidacies, and about 1,000 from 65 provinces of Russia made it to the finals. The finals included self-presentation, interviews, master classes, debates, case studies, and battles.

The two winners from Kazan University were ‘Planet of Kind People’ (Best Student Volunteer Organization) and Legal Office of the Student Union of KFU (Best Legal Organization).

Student of the Year awards are co-organized by Russian Youth Union and Presidential Platform ‘Russia – Land of Opportunities.’

Source text: Department for Youth Policy

Translation: Yury Nurmeev