October 22-24, 2026, the 6th Russia–ASEAN Youth Summit took place on Russky Island at the FEFU campus. The large-scale event brought together 155 participants from Russia and all eleven ASEAN member states: Brunei, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, and East Timor.
Vladivostok State University (VVSU) currently hosts students from four ASEAN countries — Laos, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam. They formed the VVSU delegation at the summit. The university's team was represented by a PhD student and undergraduates from the Institute of International Business, Economics, and Management, the Institute of Tourism and Creative Industries, and students of the preparatory department at the Institute for the Training of Foreign Citizens.
The VVSU delegation from Laos included PhD student Douangyadeth Souphaphone, master's student Syvongsa Souksavanh, and student Somsanith Thilalinthone, undergraduate student Kettavong Panisa, and preparatory department student Inmyxai Larkangvan. Vietnam was represented by preparatory department student Hoang Quynh Trang, Indonesia was represented by undergraduate student Sari Andini Yulia, and Thailand by preparatory student Saikaeopattalakun Atchet.
At the summit, VVSU students worked within four thematic tracks: "Artificial Intelligence," "Creative Industries," "World Ocean," and "International Youth Cooperation." The outcome of the three-day joint work was the declaration "The Common Voice of the Youth of Russia and ASEAN," signed by young leaders from twelve countries. The document will be submitted to the Association's Secretariat.
The declaration includes promising initiatives: the creation of a youth "Floating University Russia–ASEAN," a unified digital platform for sharing educational resources, a network of Russian university alumni in ASEAN countries, as well as the organization of creative laboratories, festivals, and an innovation championship for the protection of the ocean.
Today, more than 4,500 students from ASEAN countries are studying at Russian universities, with two-thirds of them receiving free education under the quotas of the Government of Russia. The Russia–ASEAN Working Group on Science, Technology, and Innovation has been active for nearly 30 years.
The summit was organized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and FEFU, under the coordinating role of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, with the Directorate of the World Youth Festival acting as a summit partner.