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A Step Forward for International Students!
The staff of the Office of the Honorary Consul of South Africa organized a meeting between Boipelo Nkagisang, a South African citizen and student at the Ural State Pedagogical University (USPU), and Sergey Porkhachev, Advisor to the Rector on International Cooperation.
🌍 Boipelo shared her experience studying at USPU and her adaptation to life in Yekaterinburg.
📌 The sincere exchange laid the groundwork for a roadmap to improve living and learning conditions for international students.
This is an important step towards building a more inclusive and supportive environment for students from around the world! 🌐🎓
#SouthAfrica#Russia#USPU#Yekaterinburg#InternationalStudents#StudyInRussia#CulturalExchange#StudentLife
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A Step Forward for International Students!
The staff of the Office of the Honorary Consul of South Africa organized a meeting between Boipelo Nkagisang, a South African citizen and student at the Ural State Pedagogical University (USPU), and Sergey Porkhachev, Advisor to the Rector on International Cooperation.
🌍 Boipelo shared her experience studying at USPU and her adaptation to life in Yekaterinburg.
📌 The sincere exchange laid the groundwork for a roadmap to improve living and learning conditions for international students.
This is an important step towards building a more inclusive and supportive environment for students from around the world! 🌐🎓
#SouthAfrica#Russia#USPU#Yekaterinburg#InternationalStudents#StudyInRussia#CulturalExchange#StudentLife
🇿🇦 South African Student at Summer University 2025
☀️🏛 A South African university student has received a grant to travel to Yekaterinburg and join the two-week Summer University program.
Organized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and hosted by Ural Federal University (UrFU), the project immerses international students in Russian culture, everyday life, and the academic environment.
📹Tumelo Mogweng from South Africa shares her impressions and emotions from the experience:
"Hello, I am Tumelo Mogweng, and I am from South Africa. I will be taking part in the Computer Science track. I joined to become more knowledgeable — I believe computer science and AI are the future. The world is very digitized now, and AI is part of our era. I want to expand my horizons, learn about different cultures, meet people from other countries, and pick up some Russian. I already know a few words: 'spasibo', 'do svidaniya', 'privet'.
I have met lovely people here. Not everyone speaks English, but some speak it very well. Everyone has been kind, and many have told me I look beautiful — you guys, are honest! I love the country so far and have seen beautiful architecture in Yekaterinburg!"
🎥Watch the video (with Russian subtitles): t.me/urfu_international/4884
#SummerUniversity#UrFU#Yekaterinburg#StudyInRussia#Russia#InternationalStudents#StudentLife#SouthAfrica#AI#ComputerScience#CulturalExchange#EducationAbroad#GlobalEducation
🎉The international student community at Ural Federal University (UrFU) just got a little bigger — welcome Boipelo Nkagisang from South Africa! 🇿🇦
👏 The Office of the Honorary Consul of the Republic of South Africa congratulates Boipelo on successfully completing her Russian language course at Ural State Pedagogical University (USPU).
🎓 Starting this fall, Boipelo will begin her master’s program in Psychology at UrFU.
❤️ Staff of UrFU’s Center for International Student Mobility and Recruitment, along with the Office of the Honorary Consul, supported Boipelo with her paperwork and preparations.
Welcome to UrFU's student community! 🌍
#Yekaterinburg#SouthAfrica#UrFU#USPU#Education
#InternationalStudents
🎉🌸 Happy Birthday to Boithatelo Gladys Mokhele from South Africa!
🇷🇺 Gladys recently completed a Russian language course and the Summer School program at South Ural State University (SUSU) in Chelyabinsk — and has just moved to Yekaterinburg!
Starting next academic year, she will begin her master’s degree in International Relations at Ural Federal University (UrFU). 🌍🎓
💐 For the first time in her life, Gladys is celebrating her birthday in summer—because back home in South Africa, it’s currently winter! ❄️🇿🇦
Gladys, we wish you a joyful day filled with warmth, love, and wonderful surprises! 🌹🎂
#HappyBirthday#StudentLife#UrFU#SUSU#StudyInRussia#InternationalStudents#Yekaterinburg
🤝 Strengthening Ties with Pedagogical University!
The Honorary Consul of South Africa in Yekaterinburg, Sergey Mazurkevich, met with Yuri Biktuganov, Rector of Ural State Pedagogical University (USPU), to discuss opportunities for expanding collaboration.
💡 The meeting focused on developing joint projects between USPU and the Office of the Honorary Consul.
📚 In the 2024–2025 academic year, a student from South Africa, Boipelo Nkagisang, successfully completed a Russian language course at USPU.
#USPU#Yekaterinburg#SouthAfrica#Mazurkevich#Education#Cooperation#RussianLanguage#InternationalStudents
🎓Boithatelo Gladys Mokhele has successfully completed a Russian language course and the Summer School program at South Ural State University (SUSU) in Chelyabinsk — and has now moved to Yekaterinburg!
🤝 The Office of the Honorary Consul of South Africa welcomed Gladys upon arrival and helped her settle in — support from day one! That’s what we do!
🏙 On their first day in the city, international students at Ural Federal University (UrFU) usually stay at the Uralsky Perets Hostel (76 Uralskaya St).
📋 The next day is for a medical check-up, getting health insurance, and moving into the dorms.
🏠 UrFU dorm rooms typically house 2 to 3 students per room.
🌟Gladys, you're just about to become an official UrFU student!
Welcome to Yekaterinburg — your new home away from home! 🎊💫
📸 Photo: Gladys at the Uralsky Perets (Ural Pepper) Hostel
#Yekaterinburg#SouthAfrica#UrFU#SUSU#InternationalStudents#StudyInRussia#WelcomeToRussia#EducationAbroad
🎉 Yekaterinburg welcomes a new student from South Africa! 🇿🇦
The Office of the Honorary Consul of the Republic of South Africa is delighted to welcome Boithatelo Gladys Mokhele — a new student from South Africa! 🙌
🎓 After successfully completing a preparatory course at South Ural State University (SUSU) in Chelyabinsk, Gladys will begin her studies in International Relations at Ural Federal University (UrFU) this academic year.
❤️ The team at UrFU’s Center for International Student Mobility and Recruitment gave her a warm welcome and assisted with the paperwork.
🌍 With Gladys joining the community, the South African diaspora in Yekaterinburg has grown to seven people, five of whom are UrFU students.
Gladys, welcome to Yekaterinburg — your new home away from home! 🎊
#Yekaterinburg#SouthAfrica#UrFU#SUSU#InternationalStudents#StudyInRussia#EducationInRussia#SouthAfricanStudents
🎉Happy Birthday to Samora “Sam” Poswa, a citizen of South Africa🇿🇦 who lives and works in Yekaterinburg!
🎓Sam Poswa teaches English at the EnglishFit language school and has already introduced hundreds of Yekaterinburg residents to the culture and traditions of South Africa🌍
📚 Learn more about Sam’s activities:
— https://t.me/sarconsulurals/1575
— https://t.me/sarconsulurals/1489
— https://t.me/sarconsulurals/1443
🔗 His VK page:
https://vk.com/id524313855
🎂 Wishing Sam good health, inspiration, professional success, and many exciting new projects ahead!
#SouthAfrica#SamPoswa#Yekaterinburg#EnglishLanguage#CulturalExchange#Education
🎓 The staff of the Office of the Honorary Consul of South Africa in Yekaterinburg joined the roundtable Diplomatic Dialogue: Education and Science at Ural State Pedagogical University (USPU).
The university presented its academic and research programs, aiming to attract more international students to study at USPU. 🌍
🇿🇦 Currently, Boipelo Nkagisang from South Africa is studying Russian at USPU.
🎉 This year, USPU proudly celebrates its 95th anniversary! After the merger of two major institutions, it has become the largest pedagogical university in Russia.
📸 Photos: USPU campus
🎥 Video: courtesy of USPU.
#Diplomacy#Education#Science#USPU#RussianUniversities#Russia#Yekaterinburg#InternationalCooperation#SouthAfrica#HonoraryConsul#Mazurkevich
💡 Ξεκίνησαν οι Αιτήσεις για τις Ολυμπιάδες του Κρατικού Πανεπιστημίου Αγίας Πετρούπολης 🌍🎓
Εξαιρετική ευκαιρία για αλλοδαπούς μαθητές και φοιτητές! Το Κρατικό Πανεπιστήμιο της Αγίας Πετρούπολης (SPbU) προσκαλεί συμμετέχοντες στις Ολυμπιάδες του, προσφέροντας:
❗ Πρόσβαση σε θέσεις προϋπολογισμού μέσω της υποτροφίας της ρωσικής κυβέρνησης.
❗ Δυνατότητα σπουδών σε ένα από τα κορυφαία πανεπιστήμια της Ρωσίας, ανοίγοντας τον δρόμο για ένα λαμπρό μέλλον!
Τι θα κερδίσουν οι μαθητές και οι φοιτητές που θα συμμετάσχουν:
🔴 Πρόσβαση σε μοναδική εκπαίδευση:
Το Κρατικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αγίας Πετρούπολης (SPbSU) είναι ένα από τα παλαιότερα πανεπιστήμια της Ρωσίας, με παράδοση στην εκπαίδευση επαγγελματιών παγκόσμιας κλάσης.
🟣 Μια οικονομική θέση:
Όλοι οι επιλεγμένοι υποψήφιοι έχουν την ευκαιρία να αποκτήσουν δωρεάν ποιοτική εκπαίδευση μέσω του προγράμματος ποσόστωσης της ρωσικής κυβέρνησης.
🔴 Επικοινωνία με τη διεθνή κοινότητα:
Πάνω από το 20% των φοιτητών του SPbSU είναι αλλοδαποί, δημιουργώντας ένα μοναδικό πολυπολιτισμικό περιβάλλον ιδανικό για μάθηση και κοινωνικοποίηση.
📋 Υποβάλετε την αίτησή σας:
Μπείτε στον προσωπικό σας λογαριασμό και ανεβάστε τα απαιτούμενα έγγραφα στον ιστότοπο της Επιτροπής Εισαγωγής (abiturient.spbu.ru) μέχρι τις 19 Φεβρουαρίου 2025.
Μην χάσετε αυτή την εξαιρετική ευκαιρία! 🎓
Χρήσιμες Πληροφορίες:
🖋️ Αιτήσεις: Υποβάλετε την αίτησή σας μέσω του προσωπικού σας λογαριασμού και ανεβάστε τα απαιτούμενα έγγραφα μέχρι τις 19 Φεβρουαρίου 2025.
📅 Ανακοίνωση αποτελεσμάτων: Τα αποτελέσματα θα δημοσιευθούν έως τις 14 Μαρτίου 2025.
📜 Πληροφορίες για τα θέματα και τις δοκιμασίες: Διαβάστε περισσότερα στον ιστότοπο της Επιτροπής Εισαγωγής https://abiturient.spbu.ru/reception-foreign/budget/ .
Ενημερωτικές Διαδικτυακές Συναντήσεις:
✔️ Έχετε απορίες; Συμμετάσχετε σε ενημερωτικές συναντήσεις για αλλοδαπούς υποψηφίους. Οι ειδικοί του SPbU θα εξηγήσουν:
• Τα πλεονεκτήματα των σπουδών στο SPbU.
• Τη διαδικασία εισαγωγής.
• Τις ευκαιρίες που προσφέρει το πανεπιστήμιο.
🗣️ Οι συναντήσεις πραγματοποιούνται σε 8 γλώσσες: ρωσικά, αγγλικά, ισπανικά, τουρκικά, γαλλικά, αραβικά, κινέζικα και πορτογαλικά.
🔗 Δείτε περισσότερα στο intmeet.spbu.ru
❤️ Σπουδές στη Ρωσία – Ανοίξτε τις πόρτες του μέλλοντός σας!
💡Открыт прием заявок на участие в олимпиадах для иностранных школьников и студентов
Стартовал прием заявок на участие в олимпиадах для иностранных школьников и студентов Санкт-Петербургского государственного университета. 🌍🎓
❗️Конкурсанты смогут поступить на бюджетные места в рамках квоты Правительства России, но и получить шанс открыть для себя перспективное будущее в одном из ведущих вузов России.
Студенты и школьники получат:
🔴доступ к уникальному образованию: СПбГУ — это один из старейших университетов России, который готовит профессионалов мирового уровня;
🟣бюджетное место: у каждого есть шанс получить качественное образование бесплатно;
🔴общение с международным сообществом: более 20% студентов СПбГУ — это иностранные граждане, что создает уникальную мультикультурную среду для обучения и общения.
Подать заявку в Личном кабинете (https://cabinet.spbu.ru/) и загрузить необходимые документы (https://abiturient.spbu.ru/reception-foreign/budget/) до 19 февраля 2025 года.
↗️Итоги олимпиад подведут до 14 марта 2025 года.
Узнайте больше о перечне предметов олимпиад и ознакомьтесь с описаниями испытаний на сайте Приемной комиссии (https://abiturient.spbu.ru/reception-foreign/budget/)
✔️ В случае возникновения вопросов можно присоединиться к циклу информационных онлайн-встреч с иностранными абитуриентами (https://intmeet.spbu.ru/). Эксперты расскажут о преимуществах обучения в СПбГУ, процессе поступления, а также о возможностях, которые открывает вуз.
Мероприятия проходят на 8 языках: русском, английском, испанском, турецком, французском, арабском, китайском и португальском.
❤️ Учитесь в России!
#ОбразованиевРоссии#EducationInRussia#СПбГУ#SPbU#StudyInRussia#Olympiads#InternationalStudents#EducationOpportunities#FreeEducation#CulturalExchange
🇿🇦🇧🇯Pan-Africanist Activist Kemi Seba Held in South Africa After Alleged Attempt to Flee to Europe
Kemi Seba, 45, born Stellio Gilles Robert Capo Chichi in Strasbourg in 1981 to Beninese parents, is currently detained in South Africa after being arrested while allegedly attempting to flee to Europe via Zimbabwe. He is wanted in Benin on charges of inciting rebellion following his alleged support for a foiled coup in December 2025. Seba leads the NGO Pan-Africanist Emergency, founded in December 2015, which focuses on sovereignty, neocolonialism, and opposition to the CFA franc used by 14 African nations.
Seba has a lengthy legal history across multiple countries, including prior convictions in France for inciting racial hatred and antisemitism linked to his movements Tribu Ka and its successor Generation Kemi Seba, both banned by French courts.
#SouthAfrica
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@africaintel
🎓🇿🇦 Two friends from South Africa — Boipelo Gomolemo Nkagisang (pictured on the left) and Boithatelo Gladys Mokhele (pictured on the right) — have officially been enrolled at Ural Federal University (UrFU) and are starting their studies! 🎉
🙌 Determined to master Russian, they asked to be placed in the dorm not together, but with roommates who don’t speak English — so they can practice Russian every day in real-life situations. 🗣🇷🇺
Wishing them great success, new friendships, and an unforgettable student experience in Yekaterinburg! ✨
#SouthAfrica#Yekaterinburg#UrFU#Education#Russia#RussianLanguage