Orientation day for GSEM international students: get to know meeting and networking

12:00, September 23, 2019

On September 16, 2019, an Orientation day was held for international students

The Orientation day is organized by the International Affairs Office of GSEM each semester to present Ekaterinburg, Ural Federal University and GSEM to international exchange students, to make a platform for of experience exchange among international students from different years of study, forming a friendly environment for their quality learning and communication at UrFU, obtaining real cross-cultural experience.

The exchange students from Germany, China, France, Czech Republic, South Korea, Afghanistan, as well as a number of international fulltime students became the participants of the Orientation day.  
Students met the administration of the Institute, heads of key educational programmes, the team of the International Affairs Office of GSEM UrFU, students of GSEM.

Dmitry Tolmachev, acting Director of GSEM UrFU, gave the start to the programme of the Orientation day. He highlighted the importance of high-quality integration of international students into the educational environment of the School and described the main priorities of GSEM in the field of support for international students.

Director of the International Affairs Office GSEM Ekaterina Demchenko made a virtual tour of Yekaterinburg and the Sverdlovsk Region with a description of the region’s economic features and cultural life of the city.  
Moreover, the students got acquainted with the requirements for attending classes, the organization of interaction with teachers and other important elements of student life at UrFU.

Zhanna Belyaeva, the Head of the bachelor programme “International Economics and Business” (EPAS EFMD accredited), gave a complete description of the educational programme and courses attended by exchange students, and also invited foreign students to participate in the XI International Autumn School “Sustainable Business Development: Smart Future for all”.

Dr. Kazi Sohag, GSEM UrFU researcher and professor, explained about the opportunities for international students to take part in research activities and events at the School.

Polina Koriukina, representative of the Students’ Union UrFU and student of the program “International Economics and Business”, presented the events held at the Ural Federal University for students and with their participation, as well as different types of student activities existing at the Ural Federal University. Fourth-year students Valentin Delannoy and Mathis Tenneson, studying at the IEB double-degree programme with the KEDGE Business School, colorfully described the extracurricular opportunities of Ekaterinburg for international students.

The orientation day ended with a campus tour conducted by Ekaterina Voronkova, a representative of the Students’ Union UrFU and a student of the programme “International Economics and Business”.

An online humorous quiz showed that the students perfectly learned the presented information and made useful contacts for their successful study at Ural Federal University!