A master class for international students; a presentation on Moscow State University; a seminar for teachers of Russian as a Foreign Language; a meeting with parents of our overseas students; a discussion with the director of the Far Eastern Branch of the “Russian World” Fund on issues related to educating international students in Primorye – these were just some of the items on the agenda of ILS guest Valery Chastnikh, who serves as deputy director of the MGU Institute of Russian Language and Culture and is the author of the program of language preparation for students from China, Japan and South Korea.