Map of volunteer centers
24 april 2012
From 10 to 18 April, the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) Volunteer Center activists were involved in organizing one of the largest events of the world Olympic Movement: the General Assembly of National Olympic Committees.
23 april 2012
Last weekend in Moscow Region, the "Golden Hundred" training session took place for Sochi 2014 volunteers who will participate in the preparation and organization of the 2012 Games in London.
12 april 2012
The Sochi 2014 volunteer team's participation in the All-Russian volunteer "Youth Train" event has come to a close. Having covered 5 thousand kilometers over 10 days and carried out more than 5 hours of Olympic warm-up in 8 Russian cities, the Sochi 2014 volunteer team returned to Moscow
5 april 2012
A team of Sochi 2014 volunteers joined the all-Russian volunteer event "Youth Train", which will be held from the 1st to the 10th of April 2012.
23 march 2012
The number of applications from candidates to be Sochi 2014 volunteers received on the vol.sochi2014.com website portal has gone past the 50,000 mark, having reached 55,000.
9 march 2012
The first Paralympic Test Events in alpine skiing for athletes with visual impairments and physical disabilities took place in Sochi. The competition events attracted more than 30 volunteers from the RGSU Volunteer Centers (Moscow and Sochi).
28 february 2012
Volunteers perform a variety of functions at major sporting events. Some do not require special preparation, short briefings and training sessions are sufficient. However, some functions are quite specific. This is our story of the day.
23 february 2012
Delegation from the International Students Organization AISEC visited Volunteer Center of Omsk State Transport University on the 18th of February.
20 february 2012
The women's competition of the World Cup in Alpine Skiing has begun. Volunteers are irreplaceable aides to athletes, judges and spectators alike.
17 february 2012
Preparations have begun for the competitions in Ski Jumping on "RusSki Gorki" Jumping Center. 20 volunteers are involved in their organization. The main starting-events take place on 18 February, with the celebratory opening of the next Olympic Venue - the "K 125" ski jump.
15 february 2012
Working in the finishing area means always being in the midst of events. Every day finishing area volunteers perform feats great and small.
7 february 2012
Two years before the Games, the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee announces the beginning of mass recruitment of volunteers for the Games in Sochi.
29 january 2012
On 27 January the official ceremony of the signing of a cooperation agreement between the Directorate of the Kazan Universiade and the M. A. Sholokhov Moscow State University of the Humanities was held.
26 january 2012
On Tatiana Day, the XXIII All-Russian Olympic Academic Event for Young Academics and Students "Olympism, the Olympic Movement and the Olympic Games: Past and Present" began in Moscow.
26 january 2012
On 25 January Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was in Tomsk on a working visit. On Tatiana Day, Putin met with students from Tomsk.
20 january 2012
The volunteer centre of the Moscow State University for Humanities named after М.А. Sholokhov continues in its work to attract external volunteers. This time our search for new "Sochi 2014" volunteers took us to the Centre for Social Support of Older Persons.
18 january 2012
The First Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck are approaching their halfway. In addition to great performance of the Russian athletes, we are also proud of our volunteers, who help to run the Games smoothly.
16 january 2012
Russian delegation headed by Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Kozak, has recently visited Innsbruck, in Austria, where it took part in various events taking place as part of the 1st Winter Youth Olympic Games, Innsbruck 2012.
15 january 2012
The first general volunteers' meeting of the year was held at Vladivostok State University of Economics and Services. The priority volunteering projects for 2012 were identified.
14 january 2012
On the Day of Russian Press, the Omsk State Transport University (OSTU) Volunteer Centre did not neglect the media.
Key requirements for being a volunteer at the Games
- You are a Russian citizen, or a foreign citizen with Fluent conversational Russian
- At the beginning of 2014 you will be over 18, but under 80 years of age
- You share the Olympic and Paralympic Values
- You are keen to help out on a unique project for Russia, expand your circle of friends, and gain new experiences, knowledge, skills and - most importantly - a wave of positive emotions
- You possess the qualifications and skills that are required for your chosen area of volunteer activity
- You can speak English (other foreign languages are a big plus)
- You are selfless, friendly, good at using your initiative, responsive, patient, able to work as part of a team and prepared to undergo training (free training sessions are to take place at the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee's 26 Volunteer Centres, operating out of some of the country's leading higher education institutions)
What's in it for volunteers at the Games
The chance to take part in an event of global significance
A comfortable uniform
The chance to see the Games from the inside
The chance to attend competition events and see some of the world's greatest athletes in the flesh
Unique souvenirs
Gaining new experience and meeting new people
The chance to enjoyfree
- Accommodation
- Meals, during the Games
- Travel between your accommodation in the host city for the Games and your place of work
