The first interregional competition for anti-corruption specialists in the North Caucasus was held at KBSU

The first professional skills competition, «Leaders of Anti-Corruption Activities in the North Caucasus Federal District,» was held at the Altair Student Center of the Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after Kh.M. Berbekov. The event was part of the scientific and practical conference «Fighting Corruption in the New Economic Conditions» and was timed to coincide with International Anti-Corruption Day.

The competition was attended by leading anti-corruption specialists and representatives of regional authorities in the North Caucasus Federal District—state and municipal employees responsible for preventing corruption offenses.

The in-person stage included several practical exercises:

— modeling the work of a conflict of interest commission;

— analysis and visualization of corruption risks;

— searching for and processing information from open sources;

— preparing an expert report based on the audit results;

— a team game to test a systemic understanding of anti-corruption mechanisms.

The competition was initiated by the National Research University Higher School of Economics and the Institute of Law, Economics, and Finance of Kabardino-Balkarian State University, with the support of the Office of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the North Caucasus Federal District, Rosfinmonitoring, the Federal Antimonopoly Service for the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, and the Anti-Corruption Department of the Head of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. Its goal is to identify and support a talent pool in the field of anti-corruption activities, share best practices, and enhance the prestige of the profession.

The winners received diplomas and commemorative prizes. The organizers noted the high level of preparation of the participants and the relevance of the proposed solutions.