The final stage of the International Olympiad on Financial Security has opened in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, bringing together about 600 schoolchildren and students from 40 countries, including CIS, BRICS, and SCO states, according to a local media report.
The intensive five-day programme, held at the Siberian Federal University, aims to improve the information, financial, and legal literacy of young people. Its main objectives are to improve skills for countering modern challenges and threats in the digital environment, reports sibnovosti.ru, a partner of TV BRICS.
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the International Olympiad on Financial Security participants in a speech, describing the project as authoritative and aimed at the success of the younger generation.
“It is gratifying that the Olympiad has become part of the systemic, multi-faceted work of the state and society to improve the accessibility of modern knowledge and to unlock the creative potential and talents of the younger generation,” Putin said. “Every year it [the project] expands its geography and representation, serving as one of the key events of the large-scale International Movement on Financial Security.”
Students from Bolivia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Uruguay are representing Latin America at the final stage. The finalists also include students from Middle Eastern countries such as the UAE, Oman, Bahrain, and Jordan, as well as African states including Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania, Namibia, and Ethiopia.
In addition to the competition, the participants will attend masterclasses, round tables, and lectures by leading experts. The cultural programme includes tours of the Siberian Federal University campus, a festival of Russian folk games, and a phygital chess tournament.
Foreign guests praised the level of organisation of the International Olympiad on Financial Security . A representative of the delegation from Kazakhstan, Islam Abdulahadov, shared his expectations.
“This is my first experience, but everything here is at a high level. […] It is clear that Russia has prepared well. […] I am confident in my abilities; I think I will take a prize place to represent my country with dignity,” he said.
Participants from China humorously described the Siberian autumn.
“When we arrived, it was almost summer weather; yesterday autumn came, and today it is real winter. But despite this, we feel very warm at heart,” they added.
The International Olympiad on Financial Security , which will last until Oct. 3, has been held since 2021 and is one of the key activities of the International Movement on Financial Security.
