Health Day for Foreign students
Traditionally, during the nice days of May preparatory faculty for foreign citizens and Centre for international education and cooperation arranges a Health Day for foreign students. Health Day usually takes place at the city recreation centers to ensure that foreign students do not only become better acquainted with the Russian nature, culture and history , but have the opportunity to spend time with their groupmates and teachers in a friendly atmosphere, in the open air.
The next event was held at the recreation center "Pine Forest", Belgorod region, which was attended by a totally 50 foreign students representing BSTU and Belgorod State Institute of Culture and arts. For foreign students were offered an exciting program which includesd football, volleyball and athletics. Together with teams of Belgorod State Institute of Culture and Art our students got acquainted with Russian songs, and tasted grilled kebabs.
According to one of the organizers of the event, the head of foreign students department Dmitry Nosachev, Health Day provides an excellent opportunity for students and teachers to communicate with each other outside the school in an informal sitting aroung a smoking fire hearing the sound of guitars, as well as to strengthen their health by taking part in various sports.
At present BSTU named after V.G. Shukhov is training over 700 foreign students. With the support of university leadership and fatherly care of the teaching staff of preparatory faculty and employees of the Center for International Education and Cooperation, the foreign students are learning Russian language and getting acquainted with Russian culture, its rich history, and in the future they are going to get a degree in engineering or economics and return to their homeland.
Compiled by Igor Mereschenko