Project Head
Liudmila Shestakova, Ph.D. (Engineering), Associate Professor
Department
Department of International Relations and Regional Studies
Objective
Development of the concept of SCO Youth Forum. Organising and holding the event.
Tasks
Enhancement of political culture and knowledge in the sphere of international politics and diplomacy among young people.
Development of skills of written and verbal speech, public debates and diplomatic communication among students majoring in International Relations and Foreign Studies.
Broadening up the range of knowledge and information about political systems of the participant countries of SCO and BRICS, their governmental structure as well as their role and position in the world politics.
Recruitment and training of a volunteer headquarter for working at summits of SCO in 2020.
Formation and development of international communication skills; generation of friendly environment in order to break the language and cultural barriers during communication of people representing various national and cultural communities.
Compilation of a cultural programme intended to familiarise students with national specificities of other countries, which might help them completing professional assignments in the future.
Development of ability to compile diplomatic documents, projects of agreements, contracts and schedules of events.
Formation of skills to work with mass media materials and compile press reviews on given topics.
Provision of students with knowledge and skills in applied analysis of international situations.
Acquisition of knowledge on the main directions of foreign policy of the leading foreign countries as well as specificities of their diplomacies and interrelations with Russia.
Mastering the knowledge regarding fundamentals of diplomatic and business protocol and etiquette.
Audience
Bachelor’s degree students of the 2nd and the 3rd years of study majoring in 41.03.05 International Relations (8)
Customer
Youth Welfare Department of the city of Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk Region International Cooperation Agency
