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19th World Festival of Youth and Students sums up in Russia
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Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ The 19th World Festival of Youth and Students took place on October 14-22 in Sochi, Russia. Participants included representatives of NGOs, professors, politicians, power industry workers and journalists from 185 countries; overall, 25,000 young people took part in the festival.
In the Olympic Park, there were many educational and entertainment events, meetings with famous politicians, scientists and young professionals from all over the world.
In the Olympic Park, there were many educational and entertainment events, meetings with famous politicians, scientists and young professionals from all over the world.
As part of the festival, there were events related to science and education under the topic 'Industry of the Future'; their delegates participated in round-table discussions and workshops, discussing the values of the future, modern technologies and topical issues related to the environment and sustainable development.
With support from the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom, a panel discussion titled 'Powering the Future' was organized, during which the participants discussed the role of nuclear power in tackling global challenges, issues related to environmental protection and the importance of corporate social responsibility of companies all over the world.
"WFYS is an excellent platform for discussing the future which everyone faces. Tomorrow and what it will be like depends on the decisions which we take today. Rosatom forms an integral part of the future landscape, as it is a supplier of green energy which makes it possible to develop new technologies that were impossible in the past," said Vadim Titov, Senior Vice-President of “Rusatom International Network”.
One of the participants of the Festival and all the events under "Industry of the Future" from Mongolia Erdenetsetseg Renchindorj, shared his expression about the festival: "Thousands of young people from all over the world, in one of the most iconic cities in Russia. This collision of ideas, cultures and minds that is what the Festival is all about. It left me with a great sense of oneness, with a belief in my future and the future of the world, that we together, can change the world for the better, for all of us."
During the week, young people from Africa, Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East expressed their ideas and formed a single vision of global development, which was presented to the President of Russia Vladimir Putin at the end of the Festival. WFYS organizers created an exposition titled "The Time Mirror" presenting the vision of the future "from the present".
