On 3 October, a ceremony was held at St Petersburg's Nevsky Town Hall to honor students who won a research paper competition on the development of a tolerant environment in Saint Petersburg.

The goal of the competition, held by the Committee on Science and Higher Education of the Government of St Petersburg, is to draw the attention of young students to the challenges of mastering universal humanistic values ​​and democratic ideals, and to stimulate student research in the field of fostering a tolerant environment.

In the "Cultural Studies" category, one of the winners was Anastasia Osipova. She is a fourth-year student at SPbGASU majoring in "Management."

Anastasia described her research as follows: "My work analyzes intercultural communication in the construction industry, exploring patterns of cultural differences and their impact on the effectiveness of interactions in multinational teams. Based on an analysis of international construction projects, recommendations were proposed for developing intercultural competence and fostering a tolerant corporate environment through the use of digital technologies."