On December 11, in the conference hall of the Finno-Ugric Cultural Center of the Russian Federation, a regular meeting of the debating club at the Center “Nasledie” was held, dedicated to the prospects of youth in the Komi Republic. Students of the Syktyvkar State University - Yuschenko Marina and Kanyukova Vladislava defended the view that there are not enough prospects for young people in the Komi Republic. Their opponents – students of the Komi republican academy of state service and administration – Kutz Vladislav and Gerasimova Anastasia, argued that the republic has a large number of opportunities for self-realization in any field.