October 23, the Department of Commerce, Logistics and Trade Economics organized and held a student conference on "Development of Franchising in Russia." Students of KD-14 and Log-14 groups took part in the conference. Student reports were assessed by a jury composed of associate professors of the department S.R. Tsaregorodtseva and G.V. Savina headed by the department chair, Doctor of Economic Sciences V.N. Sharin. In their reports, the students analyzed the work of franchised businesses in Yekaterinburg and Russia in trade and catering, as well as presented the analysis of the dynamics of the franchising business development in Russia in recent years.

October 19, the delegation of Ural State University of Economics consisting of the Vice-Rector for Social Work Roman Krasnov and head of the International Cooperation Office Margarita Medvedeva arrived in Fangzheng Senior High School of Heilongjiang Province. The headmaster, Mr. Huang gave a tour of the School: he showed its museum, classrooms, laboratories, places for creativity and entertainment.

С 18 по 20 октября делегация Уральского государственного экономического университета в составе проректора по социальной работе Романа Краснова и начальника управления международного сотрудничества Маргариты Медведевой находится с визитом в Харбине.

October 19, Ural State University of Economics opened a universal gym for team sports, which reconstruction began in June 2017.

USUE students met with Hero of Russia, Colonel Oleg Kaskovov. The meeting was attended by the USUE Rector Yakov Silin, Vice-Rector for Social Work Roman Krasnov, Advisor to the Rector, the Hero of Russia Sergey Voronin.