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25 ноября 2016
BESARION MESKHI BECAME AMBASSADOR FOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME OF THE WORLD CUP FIFA-2018
The rectors of 15 universities, which have volunteer centers in 11 cities of the World Cup 2018, became Ambassadors. One of them is DSTU Rector Besarion Meskhi.

These centers will select and train volunteers for the 2018 World Cup and the Confederations Cup 2017, so the main rectors mission as ambassadors is popularization and promotion of volunteering values ​​among the students.

"Holding the World Cup - it's a unique opportunity to give a significant impetus to development of volunteer movement in Russia, - said the Chairman of "Russia-2018" organizing committee, Vice-President of the Russian Federation for Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy Vitaliy Mutko. He added: “Volunteers will become the unifying force of the World Cup, they will contribute to composing the impression which the fans and participants of the championship will make about our country and this wonderful event. We have to prepare tens of thousands of volunteers who will be the face of this great football festival."

Each university, where a volunteers training center is opened and works, lays special emphasis on this event. Rector of Don State Technical University Besarion Meskhi said: "The upcoming championship is a very important event for DSTU. We have to prepare several thousands of volunteers, and we look forward to when our city will become a football capital. The Volunteer Centre for FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia™ works now on the basis of our university. We are currently ranked fourth in the country in the number of applications from prospective volunteers. "