On Friday, December 24, international students of Penza State University took part in implementing «Lessons of Friendship» project, interactive and educational meetings with schoolchildren of the city. This time the students went to school no. 63 in Penza.

Bhatt Utkarsh (India), Walid Alshraedeh (Jordan) and Zou Shu (China) introduced the schoolchildren to history and symbols of their countries, told them about their national clothes, dishes and New Year traditions. The schoolchildren showed genuine interest and asked the students questions they were interested in.

The project, according to its organizers, pursues noble goals: “It is important for us to bring our values closer by developing mutual interests and joint affairs, to provide an opportunity to meet representatives of other nations and cultures, and to learn intercultural dialogue”.

These meetings mean a lot for international students. «Lessons of Friendship is a very interesting, productive and wonderful project», shares his impressions Bhatt Utkarsh, «we were delighted to tell the pupils about our countries, and they listened to us with burning eyes and asked various questions».