Applications have opened in Irkutsk Region for the youth festival StudZima 2013, to be held from February 14 to March 5 in five municipalities. Participants will face sports, intellectual, creative and social tasks, including projects, a quiz and video contest. The final will be in Listvyanka, where the 10 best teams will compete for victory, and people can vote online on the ministry website.

The first applications have been received for participation in the regional youth festival “StudZima-2013,” which will take place from February 14 to March 5. As noted by Igor Ivanov, Minister of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region, the festival is held at the municipal and regional levels. This year, “StudZima” will be held in five municipal districts. At the regional level, three stages are planned, two of which will take place in Irkutsk, and the third will be held with a trip to Listvyanka. The event includes not only a sports component, but also an intellectual one. Thus, teams will have to implement social projects and present videos to the jury.
On February 14, the festival will officially open, along with Stage I, which will feature the game “Day Watch” and an intellectual platform in the form of a quiz. On February 27-28, Stage II will take place, consisting of sports, creative, and social platforms. On March 5, Stage III and the official closing ceremony will be held in the village of Listvyanka. Ten teams will advance to Stage III, among which the main battle for the title of winner will unfold.
The festival provides for online voting for a team. Voting will be held on the ministry’s official website www.irksportmol.ru.
Teams of 10 people are invited to participate — these are university and college students, young professionals, and media representatives. Applications are accepted until February 1, 2013 at: Irkutsk, 1 Lenina St., office 107, Dmitry Ilyich Kirillov, 24-06-61.
As a reminder, this project has been implemented since 2005 by the Ministry of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region. The project was born on the initiative of students from Irkutsk universities, who formed five teams and held an ice rally on the shore of Lake Baikal.
Based on materials from the Ministry of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region