The International Faculty updated the forms of industrial practice for foreign students studying "Linguistics". Chinese students of the fourth year were offered to try themselves in the role of tour guides in real conditions of Irkutsk museums. In collaboration with the museum staff and their internship supervisor, the students prepared texts of excursions in Russian and Chinese.
The Department of Russian Language and Intercultural Communication held a city Olympiad for international students "Country Studies of Russia". Students from several Irkutsk universities came to the International Faculty to demonstrate their knowledge of Russian culture, history and geography. The students had to show their knowledge of the state symbols of the Russian Federation, the most famous sights, traditions and holidays. The main part of the Olympiad concerned regional country studies.
Head of the Department of Criminological Research of the Institute of Legal Studies of BSU Doctor of Law, Professor Anna Leonidovna Repetskaya took part in the international scientific-practical conference held on April 6-8 in Kaifeng (PRC). She made a report “Corruption as an element of modern Russian criminal service market: characterization and counteraction”
On April 5, during the visit to Ulaanbaatar, Oleg Gribunov, the first vice-rector - vice-rector for scientific work, Mikhail Kuz’min, vice-rector for international relations, as well as Mikhail Vinokurov, BSU honorary rector, were received by the chairman of the Great State Hural of Mongolia Gombozhavyn Zandanshatar.
On April 4, 2024 the VII Forum of Mongolian alumni of Baikal State University was held in Ulaanbaatar. The BSU delegation consisting of Oleg Gribunov, First Vice-Rector - Vice-Rector for scientific work, Mikhail Kuz’min, Vice-Rector for International Relations, and Mikhail Vinokurov, BSU honorary rector, arrived in the Mongolian capital to participate in the forum.