Moscow is hosting a week-long session for students from the BRICS countries - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. It allows young people to debate and discuss the challenges facing the five emerging economies. Participants hope to leave Russia with a notepad full of ideas, and valuable connections too - as Jessica King reports.

Brain-storming on BRICS.

Students from four continents have gathered in Russia's capital city; all of them dedicated to improving the alliance between their countries.

Classes are lead by a team of Russian and international experts.

Organisers call them the future "BRICS-ologiests".

ROMAN GRISHENIN, DEPUTY CEO GORCHAKOV FOUNDATION "I predict that the discussion to take place will be very interesting, and open new horizons for the participants. It should not just be another brick in the wall, but another brick in the road to a better future in the world."

JESSICA KING MOSCOW "35 young scientists, journalists, students and graduates are taking part. All of the tuition is free - but they had to make a strong case as to why they should be chosen."

Spjiwe Dlamini is one of more than 200 who applied. She graduated with a degree in International Communications in South Africa.

SPJIWE DLAMINI, PARTICIPANTBRICS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL "There's one lady, she's here from India, we were discussing the kind of problems we are facing as young people. And we all agree that we are actually facing similar problems. With regards to networking, it's actually a good thing, because it's helping us network more. And to keep up to date; to say hi, is this what you did, this is what was implemented in my country, have you done something in your country. So it's actually a good way to network."

Topics of debate range from cybercrime, to cryptocurrency, to global governance and finance. The emphasis is on how Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa can tackle these topics together.

Wu Fei from Beijing says he's here to see what the experts think about the shifting power-balance in world politics.

WU FEI, PARTICIPANT BRICS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL "I think it is a challenge right now, because of world order - world trade order, just changing step by step. So I think it's a new challenge from the BRICS countries and the BRICS organization."

Over lunch and a cup of traditional lemon tea, friendships and ideas are forming.

This pool of young students could be the BRICS of the future.

Jessica King, CGTN, Moscow.