March 23, 2023 10.30-13.30 (Baku); April 26, 2023 10.30-13.30 (Yekaterinburg)

The International Competition for Research Works of Young Scientists and Students "Competitiveness of Territories" (hereinafter referred to as the Competition, Site Competition) is held at several platforms of the XIII Eurasian Economic Youth Forum (hereinafter XIII EEFM) within the framework of the Congress of Economists and Financiers.

The co-organizer of the Competition at the platform of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the Azerbaijan State University of Economics, Baku

The purpose of the Competition: improving the quality of training of specialists, increasing the interest of young scientists and students in their chosen profession, identifying gifted youth and building human resources for research, administrative, industrial and entrepreneurial activities. 

Participants of the Platform Competition: students, graduate students, applicants for a scientific degree, young scientists from universities, academic institutions, as well as employees of other interested organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan aged 18 to 35 years.

Research papers for the Competition can only be submitted by individual authors.

Research papers are submitted to the Competition in the following areas (sections) of the Competition:

• "Microeconomics" (the level of interaction between enterprises and organizations);
• "Mesoeconomics" (institutions of regional and branch level);
• "Macroeconomics" (institutions of world and national economy).

Applications for participation in the Competition, competitive works and abstracts of works are submitted until March 20, 2023 through the registration system of the XIII EEFM website (eurasia-forum.ru), choosing during registration: Platform of the Republic of Azerbaijan - name of the Competition - name of the direction of the Competition.

Experts of the Platform Competition select up to 5 best works in each direction of the Competition.

The final of the Platform Competition (National Final) will be held on March 23, 2023 at the Azerbaijan State University of Economics, Baku

The winners of the National Final of the Competition (Competition of the platform) of each direction (3 first places) will be sent at the expense of the organizers of the XIII EEFM to USUE for full-time participation in the International Final of the Competition and other events of the XIII EEFM. 

The international final of the Competition will be held on April 26, 2023 at the Ural State University of Economics, Yekaterinburg, Russia

The awarding of the finalists of the Competition of the platform of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the finalists of the International Final of the Competition will take place on April 27, 2023 simultaneously (via video link) at two platforms:

• at the main platform of the XIII EEFM at the Ural State University of Economics (hereinafter referred to as USUE), Yekaterinburg, Russia;
• at the platform of the Republic of Azerbaijan XIII EEFM to the Azerbaijan State University of Economics, Baku

All finalists of the Competition of the platform of the Republic of Azerbaijan are awarded with diplomas and small orders "Star of Eurasia".

The winners and prize-winners of each direction (section) of the International Finals of the Competition are awarded with diplomas, orders and cash prizes:

• 15 000 rubles - for 1 place
• 10,000 rubles - for 2nd place
• 5,000 rubles - for 3rd place

The winners of the Competition, awarded with the Diploma of the 1st degree, are awarded points for individual achievements in admission to study at USUE for master's programs (2 points).

Based on the results of the final events, it is planned to release a collection of materials of the XIII EEFM, where the abstracts of the finalists of the Competition will be posted. The collection will be published in the RSCI and on the EEFM website.