Siberian Federal University

Festival participants ended their journey in Ergaki, a nature park in the Sayan mountains. They explored the unique landscape and enjoyed the magnificent scenery of this beautiful area.

"Siberia and the World" will continue in Shushenskoye, the Sayan Ring Festival site. The festival will be attended by more than 100 singers and singing groups from all over the world.

The first part of the "Siberia and the World" Festival ended with a dinner party in "Siberia" Conference Hall. The second part of the event includes attending the "Sayan Ring", a famous festival of throat singing in the south of Krasnoyarsk Krai.

On the 6th of July Siberian Federal University started “Siberia and the World” international festival. Within the framework of the festival Siberian cultural heritage and educational potential was presented. The presentation was aimed at establishing and developing SibFU international contacts and academic exchanges with international partners.

Festival guests were taught how to create ongons (Siberian leather amulets warding off evil, harm or illness and bringing good fortune).

"Siberia and the World" Festival began with the presentation delivered by the Department of Art History and Culture Studies (Institute for the Humanities, Siberian Federal University). The department presented its academic programmes and research results.

Twenty five representatives of various universities arrived in Krasnoyarsk on the second of July, 2008. They are students, university teachers and academics from eight countries interested in Siberian culture and history and in developing academic exchange between their universities and this institution. The festival schedule includes visiting the annual folk festival "Sayan Ring" (Central Asia throat singing).

Siberian Federal University hosted Siberia and the World international project initiated by the Department of International Affairs, Siberian Federal University. The project aimed at establishing cultural, educational and academic exchange between the university and its international partners.

Vasilisa Tarasenko, a student pursuing a major in English and Japanese Studies, attended a conference on the Russian language and culture in Greece. Her talk was on the problems of translating congratulations from Russian and Japanese. Another student, Svetlana Shutyaeva, majoring in Turkish won third place at the competition of student essays in Istanbul.

Students from the Institute for the Humanities received a grant from the Mikhail Prokhorov Foundation to support their work on developing a digital encyclopedia of native Siberian peoples.