{"id":1382,"date":"2017-11-02T21:09:18","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T21:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/languages\/?p=1382"},"modified":"2017-11-15T22:57:40","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T22:57:40","slug":"students-visit-sochi-for-19th-world-festival","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/languages\/news\/students-visit-sochi-for-19th-world-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Students visit Sochi for 19th World Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eight <a href=\"https:\/\/cah.ucf.edu\/languages\/languages.php#Russian\">Russian  Language program<\/a> students from the University of Central Florida visited  Sochi, Russia for the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students. The festival,  a nine-day program covering world politics, economics, and advances in science,  sports, and more, is the largest event for international youth cooperation.  This year&rsquo;s event brought together more than 20,000 people aged 18-36 from 188  countries around the world.<\/p>\n<p> Several collaborations helped make the trip possible for the students and  faculty that accompanied them. Working with Dr. Barry Morris from Global UCF  and the College of Arts and Humanities, Russian Language program the students  were able to see the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, give his address to  the festival, meet the Minster of Economics for Russia, and hear lectures from  Nobel Prize laureates. The Russian-American Community Center of Florida helped  pay for expenses on the students&rsquo; behalf. Two of the undergraduate students,  who are also the president and vice president of UCF&rsquo;s Russian Club, were able  to make the trip thanks to generous donors from UCF Global and the Burnett  Honors College.<\/p>\n<p> Besides forums, kiosks, and informational sessions, there were also abundant  opportunities to explore the city of Sochi and surrounding areas, like the  Black Sea and nearby Caucasus Mountains. &ldquo;Sochi is a lovely city with beautiful,  natural scenery and welcoming people&rdquo; said Sarah Sweirsz, UCF honors student.<\/p>\n<p> One student, Daniel Bell, was chosen to represent America on a panel of  young professionals from across the world who had the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7pW-l57vhgk\">opportunity to speak with  President Putin<\/a> about politics and the future of diplomacy. Daniel was able  to take part in this trip after completing UCF&rsquo;s <a href=\"http:\/\/global.ucf.edu\/ucf-hosts-startalk-program-third-year-row\/\">STARTALK<\/a> program, an intensive Russian language program hosted by UCF in June 2017.<\/p>\n<p> &ldquo;The biggest takeaway of this opportunity was building community,&rdquo; said  Scarlett Thomas, the president of the Russian Club at UCF and teaching assistant  for the STARTALK program. &ldquo;Bridging the gap between American and Russian  culture is an important challenge we must take, and these types of events are  ways to come together, grow, and leave as global, united citizens.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>  As UCF grows, its presence reaches far beyond Central Florida with  opportunities like these for students to venture beyond and advocate for peace  and friendship across borders. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eight Russian Language program students from the University of Central Florida visited Sochi, Russia for the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students. 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