The Contest of Simultaneous Interpreters Cosines Pi took place in the last week of September in Moscow State University. This year the contest had an extended programme. Its founding father and chief sponsor Marklen Konurbaev added other language nominations, and dressed the jury in purple velvet togas of Roman judges. SCIT kept the bar high, and its graduates took winning places in different nominations and categories.

Anna Mikhilyuk – 1 prize in the nomination ‘French’,

Fedor Makhlayuk – 2 prize in the nomination ‘English Professional’,

Polina Volkova – 3 prize in the nomination ‘French’,

Andrey Krupennikov – 1 prize in the nomination ‘German’,

Elizaveta Yanina – 2 prize in the nomination ‘Spanish’.

Our congratulations to the winners and their teachers! Five winners out of total 18 finalists is a fine present for all SCIT trainers on their professional holiday.