Post It Awards is an international design competition for students. It’s a yearly recurring competition since 2005 and the only design competition exclusively for students in Russia and the CIS. The competition’s main goal is to give each student the opportunity to demonstrate their skills in design and art, to be evaluated by recognized industry experts, and to identify their place in professional community as a talented young specialists.

This year’s edition took place in Moscow on 12th June, coinciding with the student campaign ‘Rebranding of Education’. Young people with competitive works instead of banners and with captions on their T-shirts instead of appeals were protesting against the current inadequate education system in Russia. This act of protest was meant to draw public attention to the importance and urgency of this topic. Meanwhile, the winners of the contest were announced and awarded. A total of 560 participants entered the contest and 50 of them were shortlisted. The first and second place winners were from Mexico and Iran respectively, and although it is a Russian contest, the creative approach and high quality works of the Russian students were highly valued by the international jury.