to encourage understanding and appreciation between groups or countries
поощрять понимание и уважение между группами или странами (pooshchryat' ponimaniye i uvazheniye mezhdu gruppami ili stranami)
"Cultural exchanges help foster mutual respect among nations."
"Культурные обмены помогают развивать взаимное уважение между странами." (Kul'turnye obmeny pomogayut razvivat' vzaimnoe uvazheniye mezhdu stranami.)
to start working in the technology industry
to make conscious efforts to improve your personality, habit...
to accept and deal with difficult situations calmly
to do something to show you are sorry and to fix a problem
to keep being interested and eager to learn
to voice concerns on behalf of people who are absent