A Million for a Project: TSPU Student Wins the «I Create» Nomination at the Russian Student Forum «Your Move»
The closing ceremony of the All-Russian Student Forum "Your Move – 2024" took place in Moscow at the National Center "Russia." Out of 16,848 participants in the "I Create" track, only 200 reached the final and received grants of 1,000,000 rubles each. Among the 14 winners from the Tomsk region was Ksenia Sannikova, a student from the Institute of Childhood and Art Pedagogy at TSPU.
The evening of celebration featured notable participants, including Sergey Kiriyenko, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration of Russia; Dmitry Chernyshenko, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation; Valery Falkov, Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia; Grigory Gurov, Head of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs; Andrey Betin, General Director of the Presidential Platform "Russia – Land of Opportunities"; and Dmitry Pokrovsky, Chair of the Russian Youth Union and a graduate of TSPU.
«For some of you, this forum will be the beginning of a great journey, and for others - another step on the way to a great goal. Each of you is talented and capable of many things, but truly great tasks can only be solved together with a team that shares a common value - serving the country and other people», — said S. Kirienko..
Sergey Kiriyenko presented awards to 50 winners of the "I Create" track of the "Your Move" project, including 14 participants from the Tomsk region. The regional team was prepared by the Youth Development Platform with support from the Department of Youth Policy of the Tomsk Region. Among the grant recipients was Ksenia Sannikova, a student from the Faculty of Preschool and Primary Education at the Institute of Childhood and Art Pedagogy at TSPU. Her project, an entrepreneurial educational track titled "Lead. Create. Inspire," earned her a grant of 1,000,000 rubles.
«The project consists of three events aimed at boosting the entrepreneurial activity of young people. The key part was a series of simulation meta-games, where participants could experience being active entrepreneurs by navigating game scenarios based on the realities of the Russian market and the country’s economic history», — explains the author, Ksenia Sannikova.
The games have already taken place with 10th and 11th grade students from schools in the Tomsk region, as well as university and vocational school students aged 18 to 25, all interested in entrepreneurship and business. Each participant gained knowledge in the field of entrepreneurship, especially about market mechanisms.
During her participation in the "Your Move" project, Ksenia presented her development several times to experts—first remotely, and later in person. She also completed several other tasks, such as filming a mini-series about the region and university, creating a tourist map of the area, and passing professional tests and surveys, all of which she successfully accomplished.
After winning the grant, Ksenia plans to scale her project, expanding the participant base, involving various regional organizations, and implementing modern methodologies.