From 15th to 19th November the St Petersburg State University for Film and Television will hold XVII International Student Film Festival “PiterKit”. This year the festival is an open competition. Applications are open from 1st September to 1stOctober.Prizes and diplomas will be awarded in the following nominations:Festival Grand PrixBest Director of a Live...

 The All-Russian Media Forum for student and youth media will held October 13, 2017.The main goal of the Forum is the development of journalism and the support of student media. The participation of more than 300 people from the leading universities of the country is expected.  Panel discussions on cooperation between the government and the media, as well as the development of the media environment in times of crisis "traditional" formats will be taken there.Honorary guests of the event will be:journalist and media manager, general director of Moscow broadcasts Radio Station, columnist of “Vzglyad” Internet newspaper Vladimir Mamontovmember of the Russian Union of Journalists, producer and deputy director-general of Zvezda information broadcasting of ZVEZDA Television and Radio Company  Maxim Dodonovthe secretary of the Russian Union of Journalists, the head of creative and youth programs of RUJ Roman Serebryany the first deputy chief editor of Komsomolskaya Pravda. publisher KP.RU Olesya Nosova.The main event of the Forum will be the presentation of the youth media awards in the collective and individual categories.Collective nominations: the best student newspaper/magazine, the best student radio, the best student TV, the best student project in social networks, the best media about science, the best media about education,  science channel on Youtube, education. channel on YoutubeIndividual category (for those aged under 30 years): the best chief editor of the student media, the best student photojournalist, best student correspondent; the best reportage about the student event, the best student videoblogger, best Instagram-blogger.The organizers are State Academic University for the Humanities with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.More information can be found on the website.

 The reception of applications for participation the contest "Impulse", organized by the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) was launched.Representatives of student media, young journalists, photographers, videographers, editors and creators of media resources who have achievements in the field of popular science media are invited to participate. But students and...