The 1st International Model OIC – Eurasia held in Kazan, the Republic of Tatarstan (RF) and devoted to the 50th Anniversary of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) (#OICGoldenJubilee) and 25th Anniversary of the State Youth Policy in the Republic of Tatarstan started with the official Opening Ceremony on 25 November 2019.

The four days (24-29 November 2019) event co-organized by the Eurasian Regional Center of ICYF (ICYF-ERC) and Сәләт Берләшмәсе (Youth Public Foundation “Selet”) in partnership with the Ministry of Youth Affairs of Tatarstan and Academy of Youth Diplomacy gathered 100 students from 25 countries in Kazan.

The official Opening Ceremony of the Model held in Kazan IT Park was attended by Mr. Timur Suleymanov, Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs of Tatarstan; Mr. Rasul Omarov, Director General of Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF); Mr. Elmaddin Mehdiyev, Director General of ICYF-ERC; Mr. Radik Vakhitov, Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in Kazan; Ms. Dilbar Sadykova, General Director of the Center for Tourism Development of Tatarstan; Mr. Daniyar Abdrakhmanov, Rector of the Bulgarian Islamic Academy; Ms. Aigul Gabdrakhmanova, Director of Selet; Consuls General of the Republic of Turkey and the Republic of Uzbekistan and other officials.

The 1st International Model OIC – Eurasia is a unique international simulation version of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) designed for students studying in universities of the mandated geography of the ICYF – ERC. Model OIC programme is mandated activity of ICYF approved by the relevant OIC Council of Foreign Ministers and relevant ministerial conferences decisions.