On January 24, 2023, Kazan Innovative University hosted the annual festival "Dialogue of Cultures of KIU", which brought together representatives of different nationalities among the students of the University. Foreign students demonstrated excellent knowledge of the Russian language and culture - they performed traditional and well-known songs in Russian, dances, delighted the audience with performances based on Russian fairy tales and recitations of works by Russian poets.

The festival was the result of the joint creative work of foreign students and teachers of the Department of Russian Language and Linguistics. Emphasizing the status of the event as an international event, the festival was held in several languages. The hosts were foreign students of the Faculty of Linguistics and Intercultural Communication Sogyudlyudag Shara Asli (Turkey) and Rodriguez Maldonado Alfredo Jose (Colombia), who demonstrated knowledge of Russian as their native language.

Each student received his moment of glory by performing on stage in front of his classmates and teachers. For some of the guys, this was the first such experience, which will undoubtedly be included in the list of their pleasant memories for life.

The jury of the festival "Dialogue of Cultures of KIU" included Vice-Rector for Economics and Strategic Development Lilia Vorontsova, Dean of the Faculty of Linguistics and Intercultural Communication Roza Valeeva, Head of the Department of Russian Language and Linguistics Alla Khoroshavina, Head of the International Office Ekaterina Nikitina.

The jury members noted that this year it was "incredibly difficult to determine the winners in the nominations - the level of performance is so high." At the end of the festival, all participants were awarded with certificates and gifts. All those present were charged with excellent mood, cheerfulness and a sense of a real holiday.