Astrakhan Students and Schoolchildren Contest the Title of the Smartest Person

Astrakhan Tatishchev State University has hosted the regional stage of the Intellectual Tournament Knowledge League: Schools and Colleges that is the major intellectual contest in Russia. The project is organized by the Russian Society Znanie and the Movement of the First supported by the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation.

The participants were individually qualified for the tournament after they had got the best results in their schools and colleges. Then, during the team standings, the participants proved both their intellectual abilities and teamwork skills. The regional stage winner will represent our region in the final in Moscow.

The Tournament consisted of six rounds covering questions in various fields: from Literature and Art to Biology and Sports.

ASU Rector Konstantin Markelov welcomed the participants and noted that knowledge was the basic foundation for everything.