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  • Intercultural moments

    Lately we talk a lot about international projects (GO BEYOND, meetings with foreign students). But if you remove the official part, often the most valuable thing happens in the intermission. When they laugh together at the difference in gestures, they are surprised that in another country they also like the…

  • Discounts and grants for UrFU students from partners and not only

    ⦁ Who can participate: students of the UrFU in any form of education (not on sabbatical leave during presentation and travel).⦁ Travel period: 15 February – 30 June 2026.⦁ What is paid: travel and accommodation (organization fees are not covered).⦁ Important: the application must be submitted at least 1.5 months…

  • How to spend a cool weekend student at a great price?

    Student life is not only about couples and lectures, but also about spending free time. We have collected ideas on how to spend it usefully and inexpensively. Entertainment and moviesBaden-Baden(Zimnaya St., 23)Every Wednesday until 19:00, students receive a 20% discount on rates starting from two hours. Limpopo(Shcherbakova St., 2)The discounted…

  • The change of verbs with the arrival of spring

    If you listen carefully, the language changes in March. In winter, we said, “I’m freezing,” “cancelled,” “I wish it were warmer soon,” “it’s dark again.” Now something else is sprouting in speech: “exhale”, “stick your nose out”, “finally”, “the sun, can you imagine?” Even the parasitic phrases fade into the…

  • Words that cannot be translated in one line

    In Swedish, there is gökotta — to wake up at dawn and go outside to be the first to hear a bird.In Portuguese, cafuné is to thoughtfully run your fingers through the hair of a loved one.In Japanese komorebi is the sunlight that seeps through the foliage.And in German verschlimmbessern is to…

  • What are we trying to find in books in spring?

    In winter, books were a refuge: a dense plot, a warm blanket, tea, the feeling that you were safe while it was blowing outside the window. I want something different in spring. Openness. A lightness that is not equal to emptiness. Books that you can read on a bench, distracted…

  • A letter to myself in early spring

    Hi. It may still be snowing, or streams may already be running. The days have gotten longer, but it still feels like there’s not much time. You have a to-do list, and it grows faster than you can cross it out. I want to remind you that sometimes the most…

  • It`s summer in 2 months 🌿

    It seems that spring has just begun, and summer is already quite a bit away! For many students, this is a time of projects, tests and just busy days. And how do you usually experience this period? Are you looking forward to the holidays, making plans, or just trying to…