Overview
- The national championship concluded on December 4 after six days at Expoforum and Pulkovo, with closing remarks from Governor Alexander Beglov and Education Minister Sergey Kravtsov and a greeting from President Vladimir Putin.
- The Education Ministry reported 287 competitors across 27 main and 3 junior competencies, with 30 winners and 60 prize-winners recognized, and first-time events in confectionery, hairdressing, agricultural biotechnology and aesthetic cosmetology.
- Organizers said international participation spanned 30 countries, including 35 foreign contestants in the competition track and new representation from Abkhazia, Cameroon and Mexico, while Mongolia joined the business program discussions.
- City officials highlighted immediate job offers made on-site to participants as a core outcome linking skills demonstrations to employment with leading companies.
- Over three years St. Petersburg has invested more than 2.5 billion rubles in modern equipment, created five training-production sites with plans for at least eight more by 2030, and the city expects to host the finals through 2027; prize payments of 100,000–300,000 rubles were announced for medalists and mentors.