This photo taken on Jan. 25, 2026 shows a corporate promotion event held at the St. Petersburg campus of the National Research University Higher School of Economics in St. Petersburg, Russia. January 25 marks the Russian Students' Day. The St. Petersburg campus of the National Research University Higher School of Economics hosted a wide range of activities, including academic lectures, corporate presentations, exhibitions, and intellectual games, to celebrate this holiday for young people. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

Students learn Chinese calligraphy at the St. Petersburg campus of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Jan. 25, 2026. January 25 marks the Russian Students' Day. The St. Petersburg campus of the National Research University Higher School of Economics hosted a wide range of activities, including academic lectures, corporate presentations, exhibitions, and intellectual games, to celebrate this holiday for young people. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

A student (R) learns Chinese calligraphy from an instructor at the St. Petersburg campus of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Jan. 25, 2026. January 25 marks the Russian Students' Day. The St. Petersburg campus of the National Research University Higher School of Economics hosted a wide range of activities, including academic lectures, corporate presentations, exhibitions, and intellectual games, to celebrate this holiday for young people. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

A sharing session between teachers and students is held at the St. Petersburg campus of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Jan. 25, 2026. January 25 marks the Russian Students' Day. The St. Petersburg campus of the National Research University Higher School of Economics hosted a wide range of activities, including academic lectures, corporate presentations, exhibitions, and intellectual games, to celebrate this holiday for young people. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)