Baikal Communications Group jointly with the MGIMO Law Club organized the first case-championship in Russia “Baikal Communications Group x MGIMO Case Championship”, dedicated to the development of students’ professional skills and competencies in the field of GR and lobbying. During the business game, the participants were asked to solve a number of legislative tasks: to conduct a legal examination of the draft law, to develop a concept for the development of legislation in a specific area, to justify the need to regulate a particular area of public relations.

103 teams (205 people) had registered to participate in the case championship. Among the participants were undergraduate and graduate students, as well as graduate students from 50 universities in 23 cities of Russia: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Yekaterinburg, Vologda, Ivanovo, Tula, Vladimir, Lipetsk, Kursk, Saratov, Samara, Yoshkar-Ola, Tomsk, Kurgan, Rostov-on-Don, Stavropol, Krasnodar, Makhachkala, Grozny, Cherkessk, Odintsovo.

After the qualifying round, 14 teams entered the semi-finals, which presented a concept for the legislation development in the field of responsible treatment of animals. They analyzed and evaluated the current regulation, identified its shortcomings and formulated proposals for improving legislation.

The jury, which included Baikal Communications Group representatives and invited experts from the Agency for Strategic Initiatives, evaluated performances of the teams.

As a result, 7 teams made it to the finals of the case-championship. They were asked to assess the prospects for regulating lobbying and GR in Russia and justify the most balanced approach. The most convincing were the teams from the Higher School of Economics (“Bernays Fans”, first place), St. Petersburg State University of the Russian Federation (“Bodryachki”, second place) and Moscow State University (“Sapsan”, third place). The winners and prize-winners of the case championship will be able to complete an internship at Baikal Communications Group and the Agency for Strategic Initiatives.

It is planned that the Baikal Communications Group x MGIMO Case Championship will be held annually. This will allow students to familiarize themselves with the professions of lobbyists and GR specialists and open up new professional opportunities for them at the intersection of law, politics and economics.

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