Regional Centre for Development of Public Diplomacy and International Relations named after Yevgeniy M. Primakov

Your position is wrong! The Unitis hosted a master class by political scientist Stanislav Davydov “Conducting debates.” He shared his experience and taught students how to defend their position and make the right arguments. When participating in debates, you need to: provide evidence, not your personal opinion; take into account the audience’s attention span; do not use a lot of complex statistics that are difficult to perceive by ear. The meeting participants learned: about rhetorical techniques that can be useful in a speech: about the three pillars of rhetoric; about the 5 C rule; about the “Thesis-Antithesis-Synthesis” method in argumentation …

On September 17, 2023, a large-scale educational event took place at Samara University – the first All-Russian Physics Day, which was attended by about 200 students in grades 9-11 from schools in Samara and the Samara region, along with parents and teachers. All-Russian Physics Day brought together 18 cities and 25 leading universities across the country. The event was dedicated to the birthday of the outstanding Russian scientist Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky. During the event, you could test your knowledge of physics at the first All-Russian Physical Dictation. Anyone could participate in the Physical Dictation. Based on the results of the …

On 5 September, the International Day of Charity, a all-Russian launch of the “Service Learning” educational programme took place at Samara University. Samara University was among the hundred national universities that this year are introducing a new federal programme “Service Learning” into the educational process. It combines the study of academic disciplines with the formation of skills for socially useful work. The project combines theoretical training and practical socially significant activities into a single educational process, allowing each student to gain professional experience in implementing community projects. “The university today is a point of concentration of all existing opportunities of …

On 1 September, the Primakov Centre hosted the presentation of the film tour “Extraordinary” Samara. As part of the event, journalism students were able to talk to the film’s creators and ask all the questions they were interested in. The duration of the film is only 18 minutes. However, even in such a short period of time it turns the viewer’s perception of Samara 180 degrees. During the film, the viewer is accompanied by the voices of the city’s residents, who tell their stories related to Samara’s places. The film is called “Extraordinary”, because we wanted to overturn the perception …

On September 1, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Farit M. Mukhametshin visited the Primakov Centre. Thanks to his initiative together with the President of Samara University Victor A. Soifer our Centre was established. In the UN Hall Farit Mukhametshin met with students who are actively involved in the work of the Primakov Centre. The students shared their experience of events organization and attended internships. They also discussed the development prospects of the Primakov Centre and plans for the new academic year. The students shared their thoughts on how to make the Centre’s work better. «It …