A 4th year student of the Faculty of Russian Philology of Osh State University, Apysheva Zarina, became the winner of the pedagogical excellence competition for Russian and foreign students - future teachers of the Russian language abroad. The competition was initiated by the Center for International Cooperation of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, which took place from September 14 to November 3, 2023. The competition took place in three stages. Out of 260 students representing 35 universities in Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Bulgaria, the Central African Republic and Russia, 30 students made it to the final stage, including two students of the Faculty of Russian Philology - Apysheva Zarina and Ergesheva Tansuluu, who completed an internship at the International School " Interdom" named after. E.D. Stasova in Ivanovo. They took part in master classes and seminars, developed and conducted lessons under the guidance of mentors, and listened to lectures on methods of teaching Russian as a foreign language. At the final scientific and practical conference, the names of the five winners of the competition were announced, among whom Zarina Apysheva deservedly turned out to be. Leading Russian teachers, methodologists, and authors of textbooks on the Russian language worked with the competition participants. Our students gained a lot of experience participating in the international competition of pedagogical excellence. 283 07:15 15-11-2023