📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The project is organized by ITMO University in St. Petersburg http://en.ifmo.ru/ . It`s one of the leading Universities in Russia in the field of information and photonic technologies. In 2009 it got the status of National Research University. The University provides all needed conditions and support for research work for Russian and foreign students and professors in order to implement educational process for world-class professionals. Together with high level educational work University provides students with opportunities for social life. There are student government, student ecological group and voluntary organization dealing with different social issues. This camp will be a new step in development of voluntary movement in the University. International volunteers will cooperate with students involved in environmental voluntary work in order to exchange with the best practices, develop solidarity and mutual understanding between young people from different countries.
💼 What the programme involves
International volunteers will cooperate with students involved in environmental voluntary work in order to exchange with the best practices, develop solidarity and mutual understanding between young people from different countries. Volunteers will work outside of the city in the University educational sport Center for students “Yagodnoe” (100 km from St. Petersburg). Volunteers will be asked to implement following tasks: - to collect and separate garbage in the touristic area near the Center, - to clean campfires in touristic places, - organizing non-formal education ecological activities for tourists, - paving and landscaping of hiking paths, - renovating work in the Center.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will live in wooden houses in the rooms for 2-4 persons. Showers and toilets will be provided in the separated houses. Breakfasts, lunches and dinners will be provided by canteen.
📍 About the location
Settlement Yagodnoe, 100 km from St. Petersburg. Leisure time: playing games, sport activities, excursions to St. Petersburg, visiting world-wide famous historical sites and museums.