We invite international students of MISIS University to take part in the second season of the WOW! RUSSIA! contest. It aims to recognize the best media materials published on social networks about life and study in Russia.
The competition is organized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and the autonomous non-profit organization National Priorities.
Any international student aged 18 or older can participate. To enter the competition, participants must first submit an application on the competition website.
Contest сategories:
- Education: Studying without filters
- Tourism and Travel: Russia in the frame
- Culture: Russia between the lines
- Life: Lessons from Russia
- Speaking Russian: Confidently and beautifully
To participate, students must publish a post on a public profile on one of the international social media platforms and share their experience of living and studying in Russia in their native language. Posts published after January 1, 2026, are eligible for the competition. The post must be published on a social media platform that the participant uses regularly.
Participants from CIS countries may publish their entries on VKontakte if it is their primary platform for maintaining a personal profile and regularly communicating with their audience.
The winners in each of the five categories will receive a trip across Russia as part of the More Than a Trip program, an opportunity to complete an internship at a media outlet and the chance to take part in an educational media workshop organized by National Priorities.
All winners will also receive official competition merchandise.