First 100 participants of the autumn school of the network "Eurasia" University got their MGIMO certificates
The first educational course of the network "Eurasia" University in Moscow has just ended. Over 100 educational program participants aged 18–35 from Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Uzbekistan, and other countries received their certificates.
A 5-day program called "Eurasian Culture Codes as a Basic Principle of a Successful Business Concept" that took place in MGIMO taught the students effective teamwork and intercultural communication in the Eurasian context. Among the lecturers were Oleg Barabanov, vice chairman of MGIMO’s European Studies Institute and the program director at the Valdai Discussion Club, and Anastasia Makarenko, the head of international programs of the European Studies Institute and the senior teacher of the French Language Department at MGIMO. The participants got practical experience, which is necessary for working in international fields.
Also, a workshop called "The Role of Media in creating a Country's Image" was organized by Tatyana Remezova, a Russia-1 host. She explained how one can use media in business and project development. Meanwhile, the head of MGIMO’s business incubator senior teacher of the Department of Management, Marketing and Foreign Economic Activity Maxim Slesarev shared his views on how one finds themselves in business and cultivates creative ideas, and shared some rules on how to form a startup.
"To conclude the first session, I'd like to say that everything turned out pretty awesome. Why? Because the participants were pretty awesome. There are no losers among them. Only winners. They learned a lot of new things and made connections with one another. Now the most important thing for them is to keep in touch and use their connections even further and, of course, to bring their ideas to reality. ANO "Eurasia" will support their business projects and will give them grants. We have three more sessions ahead, and we'll be choosing the best of the best at the end of each one," noted Boris Chernyshov, the supervisor of the network "Eurasia" University" and the vice-chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.
At the end of the session, 10 teams presented their final projects they'd been working on throughout the whole educational course. Each of the teams took 2 roles: a project creator and an investor. The participants listened to each other's ideas and used their analysis skills to deduce each project’s pros and cons. At the end, experts commented on each project and how each team allotted the investments.
As Boris Chernyshov said, "Eurasia" University chose people with the most compelling business ideas to take part in the course. The ideas ranged from animal protection, medicine, and "digital immortality" to relevant problems of trade, energy saving for Central Asia, entrepreneurship, and education.
People of letters also took part in the first session. For one, Emilia Tentiuk from Moldova is planning to create social media for writers and poets that would be full of up-and-coming authors' stories and poetry instead of regular social media posts. Besides, every account would be monetized if their works get enough traction.
The International Network University "Eurasia" organizes 4 sessions per year, and now it accepts applications for the next one. In order to participate, you need your original business concept. According to Boris Chernyshov, after all the 4 sessions are finished, "the strongest business team of all Eurasia will be formed". Next year, the project will be scaled up to include other universities in Russia by signing more contracts.
The network "Eurasia" University is designed for young individuals who want to get additional professional education to improve their entrepreneurship skills. The participants will learn how to run effective business in Eurasian countries while considering their culture, business traditions and mentality. The Univesity enphasizes practical skills: the students work on their business ideas and look for ways to implement them in the countries of Eurasia.