One of the topics of the meeting of the Governor's Council on Interethnic Relations was the issues of adaptation of foreign students and their introduction to the culture of the peoples of Russia. The experience of  USU was presented by the Vice-rector for Youth Policy and Social Work Tatiana Kirillova.

Currently, about 2.5 thousand foreign students from 41 countries of the near and far abroad study at USU. An Association of foreign students has been established at the university, young people from different countries are integrated into student life.