For the First Time, Ural Federal University Hosted a Stage of the World Skills Championship in the “Tourism” Competency

10:04, June 10, 2022

Undergraduate and graduate students of the educational program “Tourism” spent two busy days.

On May 30 and 31, 2021, undergraduate and graduate students took part in the intra-university championship World Skills -2022.

The participants had to choose a tour and draw up documents, develop a tourist product, create a package of necessary documents, think over the concept of territory development, prepare a presentation and answer questions from experts. The tasks were complicated by detailed and strict evaluation criteria, time limits and competitive conditions.

Up to six experts evaluated each stage. The expert team included lecturers from the Department of Socio-Cultural Service and Tourism, representatives of the tourism business community and an independent expert.

A rich program awaited both participants and experts. Of course, students of the profile direction showed a decent level of knowledge and skills and a desire to creatively develop tourism.

Ural Federal University is one of the leading universities in Russia founded in 1920. UrFU is located in Yekaterinburg, the capital of the Ural region, an economic, industrial, scientific and cultural center of Russia. The university is the project office of the Ural Interregional Research and Education Center "Advanced Industrial Technologies and Materials" designed for solving tasks of "Science" National Project.