Caucasus: from an all-Union health resort to a tourism cluster» — a forum at KBSU brought together opinion leaders
Over 100 experts and students from different regions of Russia were brought together by the forum «Caucasus: from an all-Union health resort to a modern hospitality industry», which opened in the Elbrus educational and scientific complex of the Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after Kh.M. Berbekov.
«The forum in Nalchik is of great importance for the formation of patriotic and civic responsibility among young people. We always strive to support initiatives aimed at the development of regions, and I am sure that such projects give young people new prospects for professional growth and self-realization,» said Nikita Zinkov, head of the Association of Student Patriotic Clubs «I Am Proud».
From August 15 to 18, the forum program includes lectures, strategic sessions, and master classes devoted to the study of the historical and cultural heritage of the North Caucasus Federal District (NCFD) and the innovative development of its resort and tourism potential, spiritual and moral education, civic education, and the role of youth in the development of the region. Forum participants will also discuss the most important aspects of hospitality as a brand of the North Caucasus and its further promotion. Project sessions on innovative and social development will be held.
“I thank the guys for the fact that you, as I usually say, spend your holidays usefully. And even during the holidays, you study and fill yourselves with such knowledge, experience that make you even stronger, even more meaningful and understanding how important it is to have an active civic position. When we create opportunities for development and self-realization for you at universities, all of them are certainly connected with understanding our great country,” said Olga Petrova, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, at the opening ceremony.
Deputy Prime Minister of Kabardino-Balkaria Zalim Kashirokov particularly noted the importance of the patriotic focus of the forum. «Without a sense of pride, it is impossible to move forward. Today, we are regaining our roots and forcing the world to reckon with Russia. Happiness is not somewhere beyond the mountains, it is here, in our country,» he emphasized.
The organizer of the event is the Association of Student Patriotic Clubs «I am proud» — a large-scale project of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia in the field of patriotic education of youth, which is being implemented within the framework of the national project «Youth and Children». The Association includes more than 450 student patriotic clubs in 85 regions of the Russian Federation.