From July 1 to July 7, the delegation visited Novi Sad (Serbia), the sister town of Nizhny Novgorod. Minin University students of the Faculty of Humanities were members of this delegation.
The delegation included Sergey Aleksandrovich Soldatenkov (Director of the Department of investment policy and foreign economic relations of the Nizhny Novgorod Administration); Maria Kondratyeva (Head of the Department for Foreign Economic Affairs); Svetlana Viktorovna Vorobieva (Deputy Head of the Municipal Autonomous institution "Department of tourism of the city of Nizhny Novgorod"); representatives of travel agencies, two exchange students from Serbia who study in Nizhny Novgorod and Minin University students Lutokhina Anastasia and Platova Julia.
The visit aimed to establish close ties between the twin cities, develop cultural exchange and promote Nizhny Novgorod as a tourist attractive city. During the trip, Nizhny Novgorod delegation attended several meetings with representatives of tourist organization of Novi Sad city and its partners. As the result of the meetings, it was decided to host the delegation from Serbia in Nizhny Novgorod this fall.
The delegation from Nizhny Novgorod also visited exhibitions, took part in the international student fair OPENS Youth Fest and one of the biggest music festivals in Europe - EXIT.
Platova Julia:
At the Nizhny Novgorod stands during the student fair and music festival we were speaking a lot not only about the city, but also about Minin University. People who visited the exhibition were genuinely interested in admission.
We have only positive impressions from the trip. Serbia is a beautiful country with hospitable and open people. We definitely want to visit Serbia again and express our deep gratitude to our university for the opportunity to take part in this event!