WOW! RUSSIA Competition for International Students of Russian Universities
International students aged 18 and older from Russian universities are invited to participate in the WOW! RUSSIA competition.
Its goal is to strengthen Russia’s positive image and promote Russian education abroad. The competition is organized by the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization «National Priorities» with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.
WOW! RUSSIA Competition for International Students of Russian Universities
To participate, you must fill out an application on the website or via the Telegram bot @wowrussiabot.
The competition is held in four nomination categories:
- Education: Studying Unfiltered
- Tourism and Travel: Russia in the Frame
- Culture: Reading Between the Lines of Russia
- Life: Russia Taught Me
The application deadline is November 16, 2025.
You need to provide personal data, your university, country of citizenship, links to social media profiles, the nomination category, and a link to the published social media post.
The post must be published in 2025 in an open account in the language of the participant’s country of citizenship. Any format is acceptable for the competition: video, photo series with text.
Winners will receive a trip across Russia from the «More Than a Journey» program, an internship at the TASS news agency, participation in a media workshop from the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization «National Priorities,» and branded merchandise.
The winners will be awarded by December 12, 2025.