Офис Почётного консула ЮАР в Екатеринбурге // Office of Honorary Consul of South Africa in Yekaterinburg

🤝Office of the Honorary Consul of South Africa Meets with USFEU Staff The Office of the Honorary Consul met with colleagues from Ural State Forestry Engineering University to discuss ways to engage African students in activities of the African Club of Yekaterinburg, as well as broader international and youth initiatives in the city. 🇿🇦 Special attention was given to potential areas of cooperation on projects related specifically to South Africa. 📸 Pictured left to right: • Valentin Ponomaryov — Head of the Preparatory Department; • Anton Ropeyko — Head of International and External Relations; • Aleksandr Biktimirov — Lecturer in Russian as a Foreign Language (RFL). 🌍 Meetings like this help advance Russia–Africa cooperation at the regional level. #Education#AfricaInYekaterinburg Telegram | MAX | VK

📹South Africa at Biblionight 2026 🌍 On Saturday, 🗓April 18, the Foreign Literature Department of the Sverdlovsk Regional Library named after V. Belinsky hosted a series of international events as part of the nationwide Biblionight 2026 program. 🇿🇦South Africa was among the highlights of the evening. 🎓Boipelo Nkagisang, a student at Ural Federal University (UrFU), shared insights into her home country — its culture, traditions, and everyday life. 🤝 The event was held with the support of the Office of the Honorary Consul of South Africa in Yekaterinburg. #Events#Culture#RussiaSouthAfrica#AfricaInYekaterinburg#Education Telegram | MAX | VK

🇿🇦🎓South Africa and the Translation Profession: A Talk at UrFU The Office of the Honorary Consul of South Africa delivered a presentation for third-year students in the Linguistics and Translation Program at the Department of Linguistics, Ural Federal University. 🔤 The session introduced the work of Honorary Consul of South Africa in Yekaterinburg, Sergey Mazurkevich, and explored the roles of translators and copywriters through real-life examples from the Office’s work. 🌍 🤝 We sincerely thank Dr. Maria Ilyushkina, Head of the Chair of Linguistics and Professional Communication in Foreign Languages, as well as Olga Kocheva and Dr. Yulia Filaretova, for the invitation and excellent organization. ✨ We look forward to continued cooperation! MAX | VK #Education#Events

📹With the help of AI, African bloggers are now speaking Russian! Guinean students and activists of the African Club of Yekaterinburg — Hervé Gbiliмou (President of the Club) and Ibrahima Sorri Silla (PR specialist) — recorded podcast episodes in French about study grants and life in Russia. 🎙 Filming, editing, and the recording venue were provided by the Public Support Headquarters of the United Russia party (44a Kuibysheva St.). 🤖 We used AI tools — here’s what they made possible: ✅ Speech recognition of French audio and subtitle generation ✅ Translation of subtitles into Russian ✅ AI dubbed the video into Russian while preserving the speakers’ voices ✅ Lip-syncing with the Russian audio 🔎Fun fact: modern AI can dub videos into other languages while preserving the speaker’s voice, intonation, and facial expressions. The Office of the Honorary Consul of South Africa in Yekaterinburg supports and promotes African initiatives 🤝🌍 #Education#Science#Discover#AfricaInYekaterinburg

🇿🇦 The Office of the Honorary Consul gave a presentation on South Africa for sixth-grade students of Lyceum No. 88, a secondary school in Yekaterinburg. The event was conducted in English. 🌍 The students learned about South Africa's wildlife and culture and asked thoughtful questions. 🤝✨ We thank teacher Olga Spiridonova and a parent, Dr. Yelena Kagan, for organizing the event. #Education#Events

🇿🇦🎤 At the invitation of Gymnasium No. 212 of Yekaterinburg, the Office of the Honorary Consul of South Africa served on the jury for two finals of the English-language public speaking competition Speaker of the Year 2026. 🗣 This year’s theme was Traveling. 🏆 While announcing the results in the Grades 5–7 and 8–11 categories, we invited students to discover South Africa as an exciting travel destination. 🌍✈️ 🤝✨ Our warm thanks go to Svetlana Novitskaya, Deputy Principal for International Cooperation at Gymnasium No. 212, for the invitation. #Education#Events#Tourism

🇿🇦🎓The Office of the Honorary Consul of South Africa held a presentation at the Specialized Educational and Scientific Center of Ural Federal University. 🔤 We spoke with students about the professions of translator and copywriter, using examples from the Telegram channel of the Honorary Consul’s Office and commercials by South African companies. 🌍 📖 We presented the Head of the Foreign Languages Chair, Dr. Natalya Manyaykina (pictured), with the Russian translation of the book Jim Is Tired of Jo'burg by Mzuvukile Maqetuka. We also discussed possible areas of cooperation and future joint projects. 🤝✨ Our warm thanks go to Anna Martyanova, additional education teacher, for organizing this inspiring event! #Education#Events

South Africa — a topic of student research🇿🇦🎓 Social media content dedicated to South Africa, including the Telegram channel of the Honorary Consul’s Office, has become the subject of a graduation research thesis by Aziza Makhmudova, a student of the Chair of Foreign Languages at Ural Federal University (UrFU). The staff of the office met with Aziza and her academic supervisor, Dr. Anna Dedyukhina, to discuss several aspects of the research. 🤝 We wish Aziza and Dr. Dedyukhina (pictured) every success in their work and best of luck with the thesis defense! ✨📚 #Education#AfricaInYekaterinburg

🎉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 third online meeting of the working group on the preparation of a brochure for African students at Yekaterinburg universities has been held. During the meeting, the Office of the Honorary Consul of South Africa, together with faculty members of Ural State Law University (USLU), discussed the structure of the brochure and the work plan for 2026. 👩‍🏫👨‍🏫 The USLU project team includes: ⚖️Dr. Svetlana Kuznetsova, PhD (Law) 📖Dr. Natalia Yushkova, PhD (Philology) 📖Dr. Yelena Kagan, PhD (Philology) 📖 Vitaly Yankovsky, Analyst, Department of International Cooperation #SouthAfrica#Russia#Yekaterinburg#Africa#Students#Education#InterculturalDialogue#USLU

🌍 South Africa as a Tourism Destination 🎓 Students of the Department of International Relations at Ural Federal University (UrFU) successfully prepared and defended projects showcasing tourist routes across BRICS countries. While working on their projects, the students discovered South Africa. 🇿🇦✨ 👥 The projects were evaluated with the participation of invited experts, including: • The Office of the Honorary Consul of South Africa • Oksana Trofimova-Nidental, CEO of the tourism holding Visit Ural – Siberia, who has traveled extensively in South Africa • Svetlana Novitskaya, Deputy Director for International Cooperation at Gymnasium No. 212, who organized a series of meetings on South Africa as part of the school project Exploring BRICS+ Countries. 🤝 Following the presentations, the Office of the Honorary Consul discussed with Dr. Viktoria Belyaeva, Head of the Department, potential avenues for cooperation in 2026. #SouthAfrica#Tourism#UrFU#Education#BRICS#Yekaterinburg#InternationalCooperation

🇿🇦📹Boipelo, a South African student at Ural Federal University, shares a new episode of her English-language vlog reflecting on one year of living in Russia🇷🇺✨ Exactly one year ago, she arrived in Yekaterinburg, a city that has since become her second home. In her first videos, Boipelo talks about: 🎓 how she received a scholarship to study in Russia, 🏙 what her everyday life in Yekaterinburg is like. 🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zovdxUDddMs #Culture#Education#RussiaSouthAfrica#AfricaInYekaterinburg