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TOMSK, May 4 – RIA Tomsk. Foreigners from Ecuador,
Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan studying in Russian universities will for the first
time participate in the fifth team Science Game which final will take place in
Tomsk within the framework of the U-NOVUS forum, the press service of the
regional administration reported on Thursday.
Earlier it was reported that Science Game in 2013 was
started by Tomsk Polytechnical University (TPU). A year later the game became
All-Russian. Two correspondence rounds and the resident final which is held in
Tomsk within the U-NOVUS forum are provided. The subject of the game in 2017 –
is an invention, to the final of Science Game will arrive school and university
students from 16 cities of Russia.
"In the final of the all-Russian team youth
Science Game for the first time will take part foreign students studying in
Russian universities. These are students from Ecuador, Kazakhstan and
Kyrgyzstan who will compete for the main prizes with other students and
schoolchildren from 16 Russian cities", – it is said in the message.
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It is noted that one of the participants will be the
student of Ural Federal University (UrFU) Eric Maldonado, who came to Russia
from Ecuador more than three years ago. In UrFU, the young man studies
mechatronics and robotics. The student is especially interested in medical
robotics.
"I heard a little about Tomsk. My friend from
Bolivia with whom we together live and we study, has relatives in this city
there. He told that though Tomsk is the small city, it is very strong and
developed in terms of science. After his stories it became interesting to me to
visit this city", – the student is quoted in the message.
Together with other finalists of the Science Game Eric
will come to Tomsk at the expense of organizers of the game.
Earlier it was also reported that the final round will
be held on May 17 in the days of the U-NOVUS forum in Tomsk. Participants will
pass a quest on 36 of the best scientific centers and laboratories of four
Tomsk universities. At each location, players will have to perform tasks
prepared for them by Tomsk scientists.