On Tuesday, December 15, the Zoom platform hosted an interactive intellectual game "Battle of Minds" among international students of the region, which was organized by the Institute for International Cooperation of PSU with the support of the International Students Association of the Penza Region.

Students from three universities took part in the game: the team "Yathreb" from Penza State University of Architecture and Construction, "Leaders" from Penza State Agrarian University, and the "International Team" from Penza State University. The PSU team included foreign students from Tajikistan and India: Benazir Usmanova, Khusravjoni Karimzoda, Aliazgar Zikrov and Mohammedammar Malik.

“The main goal of the “Battle of Minds” is developing teamwork skills, broadening the horizons and organizing cooperation of universities in the region in implementing the modern approach to educational activities of international students,” the organizers emphasized.

"Battle of Minds" consisted of four stages, including general knowledge questions and topics such as cinema, music, world records, etc.

According to the results of the competition, the places were distributed as follows:
3rd place - "Yathreb", Penza State University of Architecture and Construction (18 points);
2nd place - "Leaders", Penza State Agrarian University (22 points);
1st place - “International team”, Penza State University (25 points).