The winners of the "Professionals" championship were awarded in Nizhny Novgorod.

      On June 2, 2026, at 15:40, Society In Nizhny Novgorod, the results of the finals of the championship in professional skills "Professionals" in the competencies of creative industries and IT were summarized. More than 10,000 people from 89 regions of Russia and 19 friendly countries participated in the event as participants and guests.

      The finals of the competition, as in the previous year, took place at distributed venues. In Nizhny Novgorod, the names of the first 36 winners and prize-winners of the main competition were announced, as well as the winners and prize-winners of the international, industrial, and team competitions. The main events were held at the site of the Federal Technopark of Professional Education in "Nizhpoligraf."

      The winners and prize-winners of the championship were congratulated by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Chernyshenko. According to him, the "Professionals" movement, which is developing within the framework of the national project "Youth and Children" on the instruction of President Vladimir Putin, helps young people demonstrate professional skills and take their first steps in their careers.

      Chernyshenko noted that more than 10,000 companies and enterprises support the participants of the movement, which have already offered contestants over 50,000 internships and job vacancies. He also congratulated the winners and prize-winners of the finals in the competencies of creative industries and IT and thanked the mentors for their contribution to the preparation of the participants.

      99 companies acted as partners of the finals in Nizhny Novgorod. The Minister of Education of the Russian Federation Sergey Kravtsov emphasized that the championship is an effective social lift for youth. According to him, participation in the competitions opens up real career prospects for students. Winners, prize-winners, and their mentors receive awards from the Russian government, and participants automatically receive an "excellent" grade for the demonstration exam if the competitive competency corresponds to the training profile in college. In addition, Kravtsov called the championship a platform where education, industry, and students meet, allowing for faster implementation of technologies in the educational process and solving tasks that are as close as possible to the conditions of real production.

      The Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Region Gleb Nikitin noted the high level of preparation of the contestants. According to him, the participants demonstrated worthy results and proposed a number of solutions that can be used in practice. "This is the main value of the 'Professionals' championship: participants present quality ideas ready for implementation in various sectors of the region's economy," emphasized the head of the region.

      Nikitin also reported that based on the results of the finals, representatives of Nizhny Novgorod Region won several prize places. According to the regional Ministry of Education, seven students received awards.

      Miron Bokov from the Perevoz Construction College took third place in the main competition and second place in the team competition in the competency "Cyber Immunity Autonomy."

      Student Yulia Mamshova from the Nizhny Novgorod Regional College became a silver prize-winner in the industrial competition and a bronze prize-winner in the team competition in the competency "Software Solutions for Business."

      Student Artem Matasov from the Nizhny Novgorod Radio Engineering College won second places in the industrial and team competitions in the competency "Neural Networks and Big Data."

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