On July 17–18, 2025, the I All-Russian Festival of Student Families will be held in Moscow, organized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation together with the Federation Council and the Presidential Council for the Implementation of Demographic and Family Policy. The University of Industrial Technologies and Design is represented by a young married couple, Pavel and Ekaterina Mayor, at the event.
This year, Pavel graduated from the Master's program in Strategic Management, while Ekaterina is studying in the Interior Design program. They met at the University of Industrial Technologies and Design College. Pavel then organized a course on interviewing, which Ekaterina attended. At the workshop, they first spoke to each other and fell in love at first sight.
On Valentine's Day 2023, Pavel proposed to Ekaterina, and the couple celebrated their wedding in a cozy restaurant in Pushkin. The young family maintains a romantic atmosphere in their relationship, with Pavel and Ekaterina going out for breakfast at a cafe every Sunday morning and taking a monthly trip away from the city to relax and spend time together.
The festival will serve as a platform for developing a unified set of measures to support student families and scaling successful university practices across the country.