DUSHANBE, May 12, 2009, Asia-Plus — Over 130 participants from Russia, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan will take part in the “SCO Model-2039” international youth business game that will take place at Ural State University of Economics (USUE) in Yekaterinburg on May 13-14, according to press release issued by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) said.
In 30 years today’s twenty-year-old people will have to meet the global challenges of the future. Their efficacy directly depends on how well they can even now come up with solutions in the sphere of economics and politics.
The central idea of the game is to see the world economy’s future through the eyes of young people and discuss global problems the society can be confronted with in 2039.
The game participants include students, postgraduates and young lecturers representing over 15 universities, among which are Academy of Management under the President of Kyrgyzstan, Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University, Kazakh University of Economy, Finance and International Trade, E. A. Buketov Karaganda State University, and some Russian higher education institutions.
Each team will hold a presentation, during which it will tell in different genres, from a television space bridge to a feature film, how SCO influences on the country development, what will be the country in 30 years.
Following the game results a resolution of “SCO Summit-2039” will be adopted. This document will be sent for examination to the participants of the meeting of the Council of Heads of SCO Member States. It will be also assessed by experts – leading politicians, scientists, participants of the Russian economic forum in Yekaterinburg, as well as consul generals of the Organization member states.
Besides formal events an entertainment program is also planned. All the participants will be able to take part in the “Friendship Ball” where they will represent songs and dances of their countries, cook traditional cuisine dishes with their own hand. On the sidelines of the game photo exhibitions will be also presented – “The SCO Countries – People, Cities, Nature” and “Young Russia In Persons.”
