Irina Lugovskaia, Vice-Rector for Youth Policy, Svetlana Petrova, Head of the International Relations Division, and Myahri Niyazova, a student and one of the organizers of the holiday

The SPbGASU International Students Council (ISC) organized the Nowruz celebration at the university. Nowruz is a traditional meeting of the new year in the countries of Western and Central Asia. The guest of honor was the coordinator for youth work of the Consulate General of the Republic of Uzbekistan in St Petersburg Timur Yusupov.

Antonia Angelova, Sabrinahon Solehzoda, Aigul Orazdurdyeva and Timur Yusupov

Opening the event, Vice-Rector for Youth Policy Irina Lugovskaia spoke about the importance of national holidays, noted the role of the International Students Council in the organization of their celebration at SPbGASU. Timur Yusupov thanked for the invitation and expressed hope for further cooperation between the consulate and the university.

Students answered the quiz questions, tasted oriental dishes and had a lot of fun listening to inspiring oriental melodies. The hosts, Sabrinakhon Solehzoda and Aigul Orazdurdiyeva, did everything to make Nowruz at SPbGASU pass in a warm and friendly atmosphere.

As Sabrinahon said, the preparation for the celebration was exciting. “ISC is like one big family. Until late at night, we were cooking pilaf, flat cakes and a milk drink together, so that our guests would be full and happy, ”she said. According to Aigul Orazdurdyeva, the whole council participated in the organization of the holiday. They prepared dishes, rehearsed the script, chose music, made decorations for the hall. The process was led by the chairman of the ISC Antonia Angelova.

According to the organizers, the purpose of such events is to unite people, acquaint them with the culture of other nations, and arouse interest among Russian students in studying the traditions of different countries.