Ural State University of Economics entered "Yandex" rating of universities popularity and ranked 52 out of 264 places. In addition, USUE was for the first time mentioned in the National University Rankings published by Interfax. Here the University was on 220-221 positions.

Members of the USUE Council of Young Scientists Olga Ergunova and Victor Blaginin participated in the discussion of Yekaterinburg Strategy 2030 at the International Trade Fair "Innoprom".

July 12, within the third meeting of the Council of Business Cooperation with the Republic of Belarus there was a meeting of acting Governor of the Sverdlovsk region Yevgeny Kuyvashev with the Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Vladimir Semashko. The meeting was attended by members of the Government of the Sverdlovsk region, and the USUE Rector Yakov Silin.

July 12, at the International Trade Fair "Innoprom", taking place in Yekaterinburg-Expo center, Ural State University of Economics signed an agreement on cooperation with the Sverdlovsk region "Universitetsky" technopark of high technologies. General Director of the technopark Denis Skomorokhov and USUE Rector Yakov Silin agreed to cooperate in the development of the innovation ecosystem in the region.

July 12, at the International Trade Fair "INNOPROM - 2017" at the booth of the Sverdlovsk region Government there was held a panel discussion "Recycling of Processed Raw Materials as an Efficient Resource Use. Logistics and Waste Disposal".