December 26, Ural State University of Economics hosted a solemn graduation ceremony of the Institute of Masters Courses 2020 (an intra-extramural form of study) in the areas of Economics, Finance and Credit, State and Municipal Administration, and Management. 

December 24, Ural State University of Economics held a meeting of the Academic Council, which reviewed the results of the educational process organization and methodological activities of the University for 2020. The speakers at the meeting were Dmitry Karkh, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Teaching Methods and Quality of Training, Elena Dvoryadkina, Vice-Rector for Research, and Vladimir Kuligin, Vice-Rector for Property Management.

The Ministry of Education and Youth Policy of the Sverdlovsk Region, together with Ural State University of Economics, held the first regional conference, "Formation of Healthy Eating Culture in Educational Organizations of the Sverdlovsk Region."

Cultural Education public organization of the Sverdlovsk region made a documentary film "Bazhov. Augmented Reality" about the famous Ural fairy-tale writer. It was filmed in Yekaterinburg, Sysert, Berezovsky, and on Mount Azov in the vicinity of Polevskoy. The authors of the film tried to compare and supplement the oeuvre of Pavel Bazhov with the realities, most likely he based on when creating his imperishable works.

From 17 to 20 December 2020, Yekaterinburg Rodina Sports Complex hosted sambo competition and championship of the Ural Federal District (URFO) among men and women.