A BelSU student made it to the finals of the «Masters of Hospitality» competition

There were over 9,000 applications submitted for the “Masters of Hospitality. Students” competition. The online stage was finalized in winter which was followed by the competitors’ training in a design workshop. Upon the online stage completion the competitors moved to the face-to-face semi-finals which were held in three Russian cities in September – October 2021.

The winners of the first semi-final for the youth of the All-Russian «Masters of Hospitality» competition were announced in Petrozavodsk. During the competition, the contestants solved regional cases, presented their projects, and participated in team work and master-classes.

During two semi-final days the competition participants defended their team work and individual projects. Darya Ovsyannikova, a student of Belgorod State University, presented her idea on “Belgorod Region without Borders or the Territory of People's Friendship” at the competition. The project is dedicated to creation of a mini-park divided into four sectors: Peru, Congo, Ecuador and Lebanon. The aim of the project is to reduce racial discrimination.

According to Daria, participation in the competition is a great opportunity to present a project, to promote it and your region, as well as to learn something new and to discover a lot of useful information.

The total 32 participants from 12 regions of the country made it to the final. The young people will now compete for project grants in special categories provided by the project partners.