One of the main issues of the meeting was the participation of students in the regional stage of the World Festival of Youth and Students (WFYS). The guests of the meeting discussed some nuances of the cultural and entertainment program. It is expected that this Saturday the Yeltsin Center will gather students from all over the region (including foreign students from 33 countries who have arrived by exchange) to participate in a direct teleconference with Sochi, where the official opening ceremony of the grand event will take place. Youth Festival will be visited by the Governor of Sverdlovsk region Yevgeny Kuyvashev and consuls from different countries.

Every year, ASSC of Russia conducts its Championship among universities. Until the end of the year, students compete in various sports with opponents of their university, then there will be regional, district and, finally, All-Russian stages of the Championship.

October 10, students of Ural State University of Economics, majoring in «Business Management» and «Small Business Management», visited the historical multimedia park «Russia is My History», which had recently opened in Yekaterinburg. The excursion was organized under the discipline «Communicative Technologies» by Tatiana Zagorulya, Associate Professor, Department of Management.

October 9, 2017, a USUE delegation of students and teachers arrived in St. Petersburg to participate in the International Student Olympiad in «Economics and Management». The event will be held from 9 to 14 October 2017 at the St. Petersburg State University of Economics in 13 sections.

One of the students of Ural State University of Economics took the fifth position in the general ranking of universities. The selection of candidates for scholarships passed among postgraduates and students who have no academic failure and get high grades.