International Students Receive Accolades

University students were able to vote in an online poll to decide their favourite presentation, and around 3,000 votes were counted. The Armenian and Afghan exhibits were deemed most interesting, but the Middle Eastern and African exhibitions were also popular.

On a busy day for Dr Svetlana Ostrikova, Vice-Rector for Policy and Educational Affairs, she nevertheless found time to come and hand out prizes to our foreign students, who have been particularly active in University life this year. Apart from putting on this 'Global Cultures' exhibition, for which the winners received Russian Dolls, Dr Ostrikova awarded certificates for the charity work many had performed over the holiday season and throughout the year. She also handed certificates to participants in the 7^th Belgorod Cultural Festival.