Contest for international students studying at Russian universities
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2025
Contest for the best social media video or photo post about living and studying in Russia
Deadline: November, 16
MY RUSSIA STORY
About the contest
Be part of the student community and share the opportunities offered by studying at a Russian university with a global audience.
Share your story about studying and living in Russia, and win a trip across Russia and a creative workshop experience.
Contest
timeline
Application deadline:
November
16
2025
Judging of entries:
by December
5
2025
Winners announcement:
by December
12
2025
Media workshop, trip across Russia and internship at the TASS news agency
in
2026
Categories
Each category is dedicated to a specific theme. Choose the one that suits you best and share your most exciting moments and vivid impressions.
Education
Study Without Filters
Lectures and seminars, sports and leisure, making new friends at university.
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Tourism & Travel
Russia in the Frame
Travelling in Russia, visiting museums and landmarks.
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Culture
Russia Between the Lines
Russian traditions and cuisine.
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Life
Lessons from Russia
New habits you have gained while living in Russia, and what you have learned from your time here
Post requirements
Show us what living or studying in Russia is really like in your own language! Your post must have been published on a public social media profile after January 1, 2025.
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Post formats:
- Short vertical video (up to 1 minute);
- Short horizontal video (up to 2 minutes);
- Horizontal video (longer format);
- Photo series (5–10 photos) with short captions or a story.
Prizes
Winners in four categories will receive a trip across Russia as part of the program «More Than a Journey» program, an opportunity to complete an internship at the TASS News Agencу, and to participate in a media education workshop organized by «National Priorities» ANO. All winners will also receive exclusive competition merch.
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Trip across Russia
internship at the TASS News Agency
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FAQ
International students studying at Russian universities.
To participate, create a video or photo post about your life or studies in Russia and publish it on social media.
The post should be in your native language.
It’s free.
National Priorities ANO, with the support of the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
The post should describe the experience of living or studying in Russia, and be in your native language.
It must have been published on a public social media profile after January 1, 2025.
Yes, you can submit one entry per category, but you can only be selected as a finalist in one category.
Entries are evaluated by a jury composed of the contest organizers and partners.
The evaluation criteria include:
- Creativity
- Emotional impact and expressiveness of speech or writing
- Depth and substance of the treatment
- Awareness and use of trends
- Quality of presentation
- Creativity
- Emotional impact and expressiveness of speech or writing
- Depth and substance of the treatment
- Awareness and use of trends
- Quality of presentation
This consent allows the organizers to use the information provided in the application for purposes related to the holding of the competition.
You must give your consent to data processing in order to submit your application.
Email us at wowrussia@nationalpriority.ru and we’ll do our best to reply as soon as possible.
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