In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1200 international students from 56 countries of the world study at USUE. The training is organized remotely. 

Yakov Silin, rector of Ural State University of Economics held an online meeting with Almaz Kadyraliev, rector of M. Ryskulbekov Kyrgyz Economic University, and discussed the prospects for cooperation between the two universities.

The events of the World Consumer Rights Day-2021 continued at USUE with a public lecture "Service of the future: how to make friends with a consumer" delivered by the President of the Federation of Russian Auditors Galina Dragni.

The election took place on March 11 during the first meeting of the Public Chamber of Yekaterinburg. The meeting was also turned out by Mayor of Yekaterinburg, Aleksey Orlov and vice-chairman of the City Parliament, Viktor Testov.

Vice-rector for social work of Ural State University of Economics, Roman Krasnov, held online negotiations with Vice-Rector for International Cooperation of Bukhara State University (Republic of Uzbekistan), Abror Zhuraev, to prepare an agreement on cooperation between the two universities.

A group of international students from Ural State University of Economics visited the Boris Yeltsin Museum in Yekaterinburg. The tour was organized by the International Union of Diasporas of the Sverdlovsk region at the initiative of the Yeltsin Center management.

April 21, 2021, the 5th festival of cultures “Around the World in 7 Days” will start at Ural State University of Economics organized with the support of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs.

For the third time in a row, Ural State University of Economics has become the venue for the annual international conference “The Female Face of Migration. The Positive Role of Migrant Women” organized by Kyrgyzstan - Ural public organization of the Kyrgyz diaspora in the Sverdlovsk Region and supported by the Consulate General of the Kyrgyz Republic in Yekaterinburg.

The Office of Interaction with Employers and People Development under the USUE Human Resources Department and the Yekaterinburg Employment Center hold a preventive job fair Vaccination against Unemployment for third- and fourth-year students.

In 2021, 129 persons finished the extramural Master’s Courses. Fifty of them graduated with distinction!

February 25, USUE representatives took part in the first meeting of the Committee on Entrepreneurship in Personnel and Human Capital Management of the Ural Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCI).

Two months before the main youth economic event in the Ural region - the XI Eurasian Economic Youth Forum "Russia and Regions of the World: the Embodiment of Ideas and Economy of Opportunities"- its preparation is in full swing. Its chief coordinator is Roman Krasnov, USUE Vice-rector for social work. Much has already been done, however, when organizing a many-thousands event, it is important to work out every detail.

In a creative atmosphere and a playing format, Ural State University of Economics hosted an Open Day for students of colleges and technical schools of the Sverdlovsk region, organized by the USUE Institute of Continuous and Distance Education together with the Regional Council of Parents of SVE (secondary professional education) students.

February 22, at MEGA, an awards ceremony of Fairytale World Map international competition took place as a part of the Globe of the Ural Taste gastronomic festival. 256 representatives from 7 countries of the world took part in the competition. The competition was initiated by the USUE Department of Tourism Business and Hospitality and the Park of Fairy Tales in the town of Aramil with the support of the Ural Union of Travel Industry. 

Ural State University of Economics is an annual and active participant in the competitions of the Youth Union of Economists and Financiers of Russia (MSEF). MSEF is a non-profit youth national public organization that works under the patronage of the Government of the Russian Federation and is aimed at promoting the formation of a new generation of Russian economists and financiers, meeting the requirements and demands of the time, as well as the development of a powerful economic and financial system in Russia. In 2019-2020, MSEF held 24 Olympiads and competitions.

February 8, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation issued an order permitting, from 13.03.2021, to establish at Ural State University of Economics a council for the defense of theses for a degree of candidate of sciences (Ph.D.) and doctor of sciences.

Among the participants of the Russian student draughts competitions held in Chelyabinsk on February 4 -7, 2021, were USUE students: Master of Sports Matvey Nedbailo (group M-18-1) and Grandmaster Damir Rysaev (group IVT-19-3). Our students were successful: Damir became the winner of the competition and Matvey took fifth place.

The third International Moscow Academic Economic Forum will take place on May 26-27, 2021. The theme of MAEF-2021 is "Global Transformation of Modern Society and the Goals of Russia National Development."

The organizers of the XI Eurasian Economic Youth Forum "Russia and Regions of the World: the Embodiment of Ideas and Economy of Opportunities" have decided on the format of the main economic youth event in the Ural region. In 2021, it will be possible to take part in competitions and events of the forum both in-person and remotely.

The XI Eurasian Economic Youth Forum " Russia and Regions of the World: the Embodiment of Ideas and Economy of Opportunities " will include 42 research contests, in which schoolchildren, university students and young scientists from Russia and countries of the world will share their innovative ideas at 6 thematic EEYF congresses.

February 5, 2021, on the eve of the Russian Science Day, there was a working meeting between the Minister of Education, Science and Youth of the Republic of Crimea Valentina Lavrik and USUE rector Yakov Silin on the arrangement of the Crimean site of the Eurasian Economic Youth Forum and participation of schoolchildren and students of the peninsula in EEYF contests.

Under the cooperation agreement signed between Ural State University of Economics and Surgut State University, students of biomedical specialization of the USUE preparatory faculty learned about the prospects of studying at the SurGU Medical Institute.

USUE Vice-rector for social work Roman Krasnov is on a working visit to the Republic of Crimea, where this year they are launching the site of Eurasian Economic Youth Forum.

A new 226 issue of Scientific Works of the Free Economic Society of Russia has been released.

January 29, an online conference "Online education in Russia and Uzbekistan: trends and development zones" was held between Ural State University of Economics and the University of World Economy and Diplomacy (UWED) in Tashkent.

January 26, during an online meeting between Ural State University of Economics and the Kazakh Academy of Labor and Social Relations (KazAtiso), a cooperation agreement was signed. USUE Rector Yakov Silin and KazAtiso Vice-Rector for Research and International Relations Gaini Mukhanova confirmed their readiness for joint promising projects.

Our congratulations to the fourth-year students of the USUE Institute of Economics with the second place in the team competition of the 3rd All-Russian Student Olympiad for students majoring in Economic Security!

USUE Rector Yakov Silin met with Valentina Lavrik, Minister of Education, Science, and Youth of the Republic of Crimea.

 In 2021, the contest “Female Face of Science” arranged by the Russian Union of Young Scientists will be held in the Ural region for the fifth time! The awarding ceremony for the smartest girl in the Sverdlovsk region will take place in a solemn atmosphere on the eve of March 8.    

January 19, Dmitry Karkh, USUE Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Teaching Methods and Quality of Training, answered on-line questions about the organization of the educational process.      

The textbook The Budgetary System of the Russian Federation prepared by a team of authors from the USUE Department of Finance, Monetary Circulation, and Credit, edited by Natalya Aleksandrovna Istomina, Doctor of Economics, associate professor, and Yulia Sergeevna Dolganova, Ph.D. in Economics, associate professor, has entered the top 50 regional publications according to the results of the competition "Best Books of the Year - 2019": TOP 50 BEST BOOKS OF REGIONAL PUBLISHERS held by the Association of Book Publishers of Russia in 2020.

Ural State University of Economics continues active preparation for the XI Eurasian Economic Youth Forum "Russia and Regions of the World: the Embodiment of Ideas and Economy of Opportunities." USUE Vice-rector for social work Roman Krasnov held a coordination meeting with representatives of USUE structural divisions and institutes on the organization of the main youth economic event in the Ural region. 

Ural State University of Economics hosted an international online conference dedicated to the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic for enterprises in Russia and Uzbekistan. The conference was organized jointly with the University of World Economy and Diplomacy (UWED) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

January 14, the first in 2021 press conference of USUE rector Yakov Silin took place.  The press conference was attended by journalists from TV companies of Asbest, Kamensk-Uralsky, and Polevsky, as well as journalists of the Economist magazine of Ural State University of Economics.

USUE began the calendar year 2021 with an Open Day, where it presented all levels of education at the University, including secondary professional education at the USUE College and recently launched specialist’s degree programs in Forensic Science with Economic Analysis specialty.

The COVID-19 pandemic has made changes in the organization of the educational process at the USUE institutes and College. Measures to ensure sanitary and epidemiological well-being in connection with the spread of new coronavirus infection in student groups are taken following the directives of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and the methodological recommendations of Rospotrebnadzor. 

On 16 December 2020 Quacquarelli Symonds (Great Britain) published QS Emerging Europe And Central Asia University Rankings 2021. In this rating USUE ranks 301-350 while securing its place among the TOP-100 Russian universities

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.

Today, December 18, Yekaterinburg hosts a series of meetings with the author of the book Prison Diary, a member of the expert council under the Ombudsman for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, a member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation Maria Butina, dedicated to the presentation of her book. The meetings are being organized by Ural State University of Economics. The author of the book together with the USUE rector told the story of Maria’s arrest and imprisonment in the United States, as well as why students and other people who faced lawlessness or got into trouble abroad need to know about it.

USUE is preparing for the 11th Eurasian Economic Youth Forum "Russia and Regions of the World: The Embodiment of Ideas and Economy of Opportunities," which will be held on April 20-23, 2021. The organizers are actively interacting with partners for upcoming contests of research projects for participants from all over the world.

December 15, Ural State University of Economics (USUE) hosted a roundtable "A foreign patient: problems and prospects for medical services exporting in the post-pandemic period." The roundtable was held under the project "Development of medical services export in the context of COVID-19 pandemic." The organizer of the roundtable was the USUE Institute of Continuing Education.

April 20-23, 2021, USUE will host XI Eurasian Economic Youth Forum "Russia and regions of the world: the embodiment of ideas and economy of opportunities." The organizers of the forum continue to work on building a constructive dialogue of the expert community on the development of science diplomacy and discussing hot issues of international cooperation. 

The rectors of Ural State University of Economics and the University of World Economy and Diplomacy under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan signed an agreement on cooperation between the universities in the field of education and research. The signing ceremony took place online through the Zoom platform.

In December, when visiting the USUE territorial Access Center in the Crimea, the USUE Rector visited Simferopol gymnasium №1 named after I.V. Kurchatov. Together with the Vice-Rector for Social Work, Roman Krasnov, and the director of the Sverdlovsk region Chess Federation, Albert Stepanyan, Yakov Silin met with the director of the gymnasium Irina Grebennikova.

On December 7, International Civil Aviation Day, students of Ural State University of Economics met with the Hero of the Russian Federation, the captain of the Airbus A321 aircraft, a Ural Airlines passenger plane, Damir Yusupov, who made a successful emergency landing near Zhukovsky on August 15, 2019.

View the video message from USUE rector Yakov Silin as of April 23 in which he answers questions about payment for a dormitory: what about those students who are currently living and planning to leave the dormitory, or those who have already left, when they can return to the dormitory and how to deal with payment.