On 27 and 28 June SCIT celebrated the finale of the 2023/24 academic year. On 27 July the students took part in the traditional end-of the-year conference for MFA officials. We attach much importance to this conference as this is the chance for the graduates to show themsleves at their best and possibly favourably impress the potential employer. This year  the students’ competence was evaluated by Sergey Gritsay, Director of the Linguistic Support Department, MFA of Russia. The students interpreted in the consecutive and smultaneous modes form English, German and French. The speeches dealt with the topic of AgI.

The conference was followed by the traditional boat trip along the Neva river and the canals. At the end of the day all participants of the festivitis gathered in the SCIT conference hall for the students’ amateur performance. The party was jolly, with songs and quizzes, and we all had a lot of fun!

28 July followed with the official diploma-awarding ceremony. The grand Mariinski Hall of Herzen Univrsity was full of guests. Rector Sergey Tarasov, LSD director Sergey Gritsay, SCIT director Irina Alexeeva gave welcoming speeches to the graduates. The Head of the Board of Guardians Vladimir Chizhov awarded the diploma to each graduate and presented them with a book.  The guests of the ceremony and SCIT trainers wished the new crop of graduates every success in life.