Ural Federal University: Sports Event for Ekaterinburg International Students Held at University

Last Sunday, June 5, the Ural Federal University hosted a large sports event for international students of Ekaterinburg universities at the stadium. It was prepared by the Center for International Student Mobility and Recruitment to attract students to continue their studies at UrFU.

The guests had a rich program, part of which was a football match. Teams of students from Arab countries, Latin America and African countries also took part in the competition. In total, there were six games, and the result was the victory of the UrFU team from Iraq, scoring nine points.

The referees were employees of the Center for International Student Mobility and Recruitment, Elizaveta Syskova and Kamran Guseynov.

The players’ compatriots, who are already students of Ural Federal University, attended the matches to support their friends.

After the event, gifts from UrFU were handed out to the winning team, and all the participants. A sweet prize was also shared between the teams.

“Students showed great interest in the event and many of them expressed a desire to continue their studies at UrFU,” said Elizaveta Syskova, Head of the Center for International Student Mobility and Recruitment.