Attending college or university, students have academic classes as well as extracurricular activities. As a matter of fact, it is hard to say which of them is more important. Academic disciplines are important for education and future occupation. However, extracurricular activities also play an important role in students' self-development.

The main purpose of all extracurricular activities is to develop young peoples' personalities, involve them in the social space and enhance the collaboration among students.

What are the activities that are valuable for developing students' teamwork skills?

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   Sports. Team games are the best for developing collaboration among students. Young people learn to work out a common tactic of their actions, they learn to trust each other and to cooperate in order to achieve a common aim. By the way, sport is the most popular activity at colleges and universities. Every faculty has its team, so, sport unites all students of the educational establishment.
   
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   Drama and theatre. These activities also unite students. Apart from acting together on the one stage, students spend much time together while learning and rehearsing their parts. They help each other understand the character. Sometimes they spend together even more time than with their friends and families.
   
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   The other extracurricular activities that presuppose close collaboration are college or university newspapers and publishing. The participants of these activities are usually the most active and creative students. They work together to achieve a common aim and to get the best results out of their work.
   
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   One should not forget about the student unions. It is probably the best place to develop teamwork skills. The members are people with the same interests. They work and live together, they have the same aim and purpose. It is even possible to compare a student union with the family, as they are really like members of one family.