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BSU Lyceum Students Earned a Diploma at the Prestigious Physicists’ Tournament in Austria

Wed May 9 21:00:00 2012 GMT

Lyceum students of Belarusian State University won the diploma of the third degree at the Austrian Young Physicists’ Tournament which was held in the ancient town of Leoben in Styria federal land.

As it was reported to the "Minsk-news" Agency correspondent in the press service of the Belarusian State University, the team consisted of tenth-formers Artem BOURY, Stanislav LATUSHKO, Alexey MAKAREVICH, Pavel USTICHENKO and Darya STEPANENKO. The schoolchildren were trained by students of the Faculty of Radio Physics and Computer Technologies Ivan SYULZHIN, Stanislav KRASULIN and Andrey KLISHIN, student of the Department of Physics.

The tournament was attended by 13 teams of schoolchildren from Austria, Belarus, Iran, Russia, Slovakia and Turkey. This annual event is held in English.

Austrian Young Physicists’ Tournament is a team competition of senior pupils in their ability to solve complicated problems, present and defend their results in scientific discussions. The organizer of the tournament is the Research Forum of Young Physicists (AYPT). The judges of the championship are professors, deans and lecturers of leading European universities. To make these intelligent competitions more interesting and important, foreign teams are annually invited to the national Austrian tournament.

BSU will collaborate with the University of Brasilia

Sun May 6 21:00:00 2012 GMT

An agreement on cultural, scientific and academic cooperation between Belarusian State University and the University of the Brazilian capital - the city of Brasilia has been signed by the rectors of both universities – Prof. Sergei Ablameyko and Prof. Jose Geraldo de Sosa, Jr.

As it was reported to the "Minsk-news" Agency correspondent in the press service of the Belarusian State University, the document provides for the exchange of students and teachers, participation in conferences and symposia of mutual interest, as well as the development of joint research programs. The agreement was signed to expand the export of educational services with the assistance of the Embassy of Belarus in the Federative Republic of Brazil.

The University of Brasilia was founded in 1962. It is one of the largest and most prestigious universities in Brazil funded by the government. Currently, the University has more than 30 thousand students and postgraduates. The teaching staff consists of 1,757 people, administrative staff - about 2,500. Tuition is free for both Brazilians and foreigners.

Brasilia was built (1957-1960) by order of President Juscelino Kubitschek of Brazil specifically as the capital. It was built in the central part of the country. The master plan was made by Architect Lucio Costa who used the ideas of Charles Le Corbusier, French architect of Swiss origin, a pioneer of modernism, a representative of International Style architecture. The main architect of the administrative and public buildings was Oscar Niemeyer.

Foreign students will have extra incentive to choose BSUIR

Mon Mar 5 21:00:00 2012 GMT

Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radio Electronics is interested in admitting foreign nationals.

In 2011 the university earnings from the export of educational services made up 713 thousand dollars, which was 30% more than in 2010. This was announced by the BSUIR Rector Mikhail Batura at the sitting of the Sovietsky District Administration dedicated to the results of socio-economic development in 2011 and projections for the current year.

Today, the University has over 400 foreign students – nationals from neighbouring and distant countries (mostly from Turkmenistan and Nigeria). The language barrier is not a serious obstacle as training in two specialties is arranged in English. In 2012/2013 academic year foreign students will be offered five specialties.

BSU and Fukushima University Signed an Agreement on Academic Exchanges

Mon Feb 27 21:00:00 2012 GMT

Belarusian State University and the University of the Japanese City of Fukushima have signed an agreement on academic exchanges.

As it was reported to the "Minsk-news" Agency correspondent in the press service of the Belarusian State University, the agreement provides for joint educational and research programs and projects, exchanges of students and teachers, educational, methodical and scientific literature, organization of joint seminars and conferences.

Fukushima is a Japanese city and administrative center of Fukushima Prefecture. The population is about 300 thousand people.

The capital's Lyceum and gymnasia students were a success at the International Mathematical Olympiad in Kazakhstan

Sun Jan 29 21:00:00 2012 GMT

Ilya ADAMKIN and Maria MANKIEVICH, students of the 11th form of Belarusian State University Lyceum, became the silver medalists in mathematics at the VIII International Zhautykov Olympiad in mathematics, physics and computer science. The Olympiad was held in the southern capital of Kazakhstan Almaty.

Besides, as it was reported to "Minsk-news" Agency correspondent in the press center of the Belarusian State University, "bronze" in mathematics was got by the eleventh-former Roman NADVODNYUK and the tenth-former DOVGYALO Elizabeth. The eleventh-former Yevgueny BEZRUKOV got a bronze medal in physics. As for team competition, this time Lyceum students did not participate. At the Olympiad Belarus was also represented by students of Gymnasium № 29, who won "silver" and "bronze" in physics and "bronze" in mathematics.

In total, participation in the Olympiad was taken by 343 students from Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Romania, Bulgaria, Indonesia, India, Mongolia, Afghanistan and Nigeria.

The International Zhautykov Olympiad was held in honor of the Kazakh academician and eminent mathematician Orymbek Zhautykov. That was a joint project of the Kazakhstan National Scientific and Practical Center "Daryn" and the Republican Specialized Physics and Mathematics Secondary Boarding School named after O. Zhautykov for gifted children. Intellectual competition is a continuation of the traditions of the Olympiads held at the time of the Soviet Union.

Round-table discussion of the prospects for the development of the Institute for German Studies on the BSU basis in Minsk

Fri Jan 20 21:00:00 2012 GMT

The development of the Institute for German Studies (IGS), which in 2011 began its work at the Belarusian State University, and the plan of its activities for the near future were discussed in the capital at the roundtable.

The discussion was attended by representatives of the Institute, BSU leadership and German partners, including the German Academic Exchange Service, the Goethe Institute in Minsk, German Economic Club and the Delegation of German Economy in Belarus.

As it was reported to the "Minsk-news" agency correspondent in the press service of the Belarusian State University, it is planned that the IGS will work as a center of education, contributing to the development of study and research on German topics, skills training in accordance with German standards. In particular, together with German organizations of jobs fair and with the Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) they intend to organize summer school. It is to be arranged together with German lecturers - Courses for regional geographic topics. In addition, at the BSU there will be established German-training programs (on the basis of its faculties, as well as through distance learning in Germany with a short course lectures by German specialists). Organization of thematic study tours to Germany is also planned.

One of the important functions of the Institute for German Studies will be the development and strengthening of contacts with German partners, including their participation in joint meetings, events and festivals.

Team of the Department of Applied Mathematics and Informatics of BSU won bronze in the semi-final of the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, held in St. Petersburg Russia

Mon Nov 28 21:00:00 2011 GMT

The team of the Department of Applied Mathematics and Informatics of Belarusian State University won the bronze medal in the semi-final of the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest.

The competition, held in St. Petersburg, was attended by more than two hundred higher educational institution teams from Russia, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

According to the information given to the "Minsk-news" agency correspondent in the press service of the Belarusian State University, the three bronze medalists were third-year students Dmitry Bogdanov, Yuri Pisrchik and Sergei Sobol. For 5 hours the Minskers managed to do 8 tasks of the 11 proposed. Now they will compete among hundreds of teams from the world's best universities in the finals to be held in the spring of 2012 in Warsaw.

It was also reminded in the press service that another three teams of BSU successfully performed in the semi-finals and won 13, 15 and 21st place, entering the pool of potential finalists. However, the rules of the competition allow only one University team to participate in the finals.

By the way, it is for the first time that one more university team - the team of the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radio Electronics got in the finals of the championship.

A Delegation from the University of the Sultanate of Oman visited BSU

Sun Oct 16 21:00:00 2011 GMT

A delegation of the University named after the Sultan Qaboos (Sultanate of Oman) headed by the Rector of the University Al-Baimani Ali bin Saud visited the Belarusian State University.

As reported to the "Minsk-news" Agency correspondent in the press service of the Belarusian State University, the parties held talks on strengthening cooperation in the framework of the current Memorandum of Understanding between the two universities.

Among the participants in the talks there were: the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs at Belarusian State University Vladimir Clunia, the deans of the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Physics Victor ANISHCHIK and Sergei BALASHENKO, the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry Tatyana SAVITSKAYA and the Head of the BSU International Cooperation Department Vadim REZNIKOV.

Note: Oman is a country in Southwest Asia, south-east of the Arabian Peninsula. Its territory is 309 thousand square kilometers, population - 3.2 million people. About 80% of the population of Oman are Arabs. The country’s capital is the city of Muscat.

The economy of Oman is based on oil exports. The authorities of the Sultanate are planning to diversify its economy - to develop gas production, metallurgic industry and tourism.

BSU and Seoul University Goryeo agreed to exchange students

Sun Aug 14 21:00:00 2011 GMT

Academician Sergei Ablameyko, Rector of the Belarusian State University, met with Professor Kim Jin Kyu, Vice-director of the Russian Language Institute at Seoul University Goryeo (Republic of Korea).

According to the information given to the "Minsk-news" agency correspondent at the press service of the Belarusian State University, during the meeting the parties discussed practical implementation of the Memorandum of Cooperation between the Belarusian State University and the University of Goryeo which is one of the leading universities in the Republic of Korea and which is within the top one hundred universities in the world. The University of Goryeo was founded in 1905 as the country's first higher educational institution of the European type. In 1979, the university-based institute was established, which is one of the major centers of Russian studies in the Republic of Korea.

The parties reached an agreement about an exchange of students and staff in the field of "Russian Philology" and "Korean Philology", including the study of the Russian Language by Korean students of Russian Language at the Philological Faculty of the BSU. In addition, Kim Jin-kyu showed great interest in developing cooperation in the field of Russian-Korean Youth Association, which he heads.

The BSU is the only institution in our country, where the Korean language is studied. The course is offered at the Faculty of International Relations within the major "Linguistics and Cultural Studies" wherein 2009 the Center for Korean Studies was also formed.

Belarusian State University Lyceum team to travel to Tehran for a tournament for young physicists

Tue Jul 19 21:00:00 2011 GMT

Belarusian State University Lyceum team to travel to Tehran for a tournament for young physicists

A team of eleventh-formers of the Belarusian State University Lyceum who took the first place at the national tournament for young physicists will represent Belarus at the XXIV International Competition of young physicists. The tournament is to be held from 22 to 31 July in Tehran, the capital of Iran.

According to the information given to the “Minsk-news” agency correspondent at the Belarusian State University press service participation in the tournament will be taken by teams from 25 countries, including Great Britain, Germany, France, China, Mexico, Nigeria, Brazil, Singapore and others.

Every year, this International Tournament which is also known as the Physics World Cup, gathers in the ranks of the audience and the jury leading physicists and professors of European Universities. These competitions are among the most prestigious international school tournaments. Participating in them, students act as scientists, they acquire skills in doing research and conducting a scientific discussion.

By the way, in Belarus, a tournament movement has been developing for more than 18 years and students of the Belarusian State University Lyceum have been its active participants.

At the beginning of March, this year, there was held the 19th Republican tournament in which the two teams of the Belarusian State University Lyceum took 1st and 2nd places. The team of tenth-formers of the Belarusian State University Lyceum that won the 2nd place, received an invitation from the Association “Austrian Tournament for Young Physicists - Research Forum of Young Scientists” to participate in the Open Championship in Austria, which took place in the city of Leoben (the federal province of Styria of the Alpine Republic). According to the results of the competition, the team that represented Belarus won the third degree diploma.

Belarusian State Academy of Arts admits students with a new speciality

Mon Jul 11 21:00:00 2011 GMT

Belarusian State Academy of Arts has started to admit students with a new speciality - "Art Critic (Movie-TV- Dramaturgy)", qualification - "Film and TV Critic. Scriptwriter. Editor."

As it has been informed to the "Minsk-news" agency correspondent by the methodologist of the Training Department of the Academy Julia Savitch, this year in this speciality they are going to admit 10 people as full-time students and 8 people - to study by correspondence. Next academic year the number of first-year students of the Academy will make up 335 people as compared with 279 people this year. In 2011 255 people graduated from the Academy, 13 of them received their diplomas with honours (11 - full-time students and 2 - external students).

Belarusian State Academy of Arts is preparing artists for the theater, fine and decorative arts, specialists for the cinematography and T.V., as well as specialists to be employed in different areas of design. The Academy was founded in 1945 as the Belarusian Theatre Institute. Now its structure consists of four departments: theatrical department, department of arts, design and decorative arts and an advanced training course.

Minsk Medical University begins training of Pharmacists

Mon Jul 11 21:00:00 2011 GMT

From the new academic year Belarusian State Medical University (BSMU) starts training of pharmacists.

Information that there will be "Pharmacy" speciality at the University was provided to the "Minsk-news" agency correspondent at the University selection committee.

University graduates will work in the sphere of production, storage and sale of drugs. Until now, pharmacists of higher qualification could be trained only at Vitebsk State Medical University. Today the labor market of the country is still in need of these specialists.

New specialities to this year school-leavers will also be offered by other universities of the capital. For example, at the Faculty of the Environmental Monitoring of the International State Ecological University named after A.D. Sakharov there will be introduced a new speciality: "Nature Protection Activity" whose graduates will be given a qualification of "Ecologist. Engineer for the Protection of Environment". It is introduced in place of the speciality "Environmental Monitoring. Management and Audit". The duties of its specialists will include an assessment of environmental impacts, design in the sphere of nature protection, as well as execution of various kinds of ecological expertise.

Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after M. Tank also offers its applicants a few new specialities. At the faculty of the Belarusian and Russian Philology, formed in 2010, there will be three of them: "Belarusian Language and Literature. English", "Belarusian Language and Literature. German", "Belarusian Language and Literature. Russian Language and Literature". "Applied Psychology" is introduced at the Faculty of Psychology. It will train teachers and psychologists.

Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, invites school-leavers to take up "Laser Information and Measurement Systems" speciality at the Department of Telecommunications. Its graduates will have an opportunity to become engineers in medical, aviation and aerospace sectors.

As it is known, the centralized testing in Belarus is over and higher educational institutions continue to receive documents from applicants who wish to become their students.

Interagency working group to get busy with preparations for establishing international university in Minsk

Thu Mar 25 22:00:00 2010 GMT

A working group has been created in Belarus to prepare a draft regulatory act on establishing an international university in Minsk. The decision is laid down by Belarus Prime Minister resolution No 37r, the Council of Ministers Office told BelTA.

First Deputy Education Minister Alexander Zhuk has been appointed head of the interagency working group. The specialists who will be part of the group are supposed to work out all organizational, legal and financial aspects of the establishment of the international university in Minsk. The draft regulatory act is supposed to be forwarded to the Council of Ministers by 19 April.

BelTA reported earlier that the Belarusian Education Ministry is considering the proposal to set up an international university. The idea is to set up a branch of one of the world’s leading universities, for instance, Cambridge or the Moscow State University. First Deputy Education Minister Alexander Zhuk believes it is possible to set up the university branch using one of Belarus’ leading universities. The project will allow such a university to improve its scientific and material base, to invite professors from the world’s leading universities, and to send professors for education and additional training to such universities as Cambridge or Harvard so that they could return to Belarus and teach at the university branch.

Belarusian-Syrian scientific and technical cooperation center open in Minsk

Tue Feb 2 22:00:00 2010 GMT

A Belarusian-Syrian scientific and technical cooperation center was opened in Minsk on 2 February. The ceremony took place at the Belarusian National Technical University, BelTA has learned.

Deputy Education Minister Kazimir Farino noted that the center will foster contacts between educational establishments and innovation activity subjects as well as transfer of technologies, commercialization of scientific researches and innovations, thus attracting foreign investments and technologies for the sake of creating science-intensive products and ensuring sustainable development of the economies in the two countries. Branches of the center will operate in Belarus and Syria. These enterprises will help educational institutions, scientific organizations and manufacturers to advertise their activities, products and R&D efforts. The creation of electronic databases of innovation projects of mutual interest as well as sharing information about such projects as well as putting the information in the Internet constitute an important part in the operation of both branches, said Kazimir Farino.

The center is supposed to scan markets of scientific and science-intensive products, analyze R&D, manufacturing, international trade and education regulations of the two countries. They will provide legal and consulting services to individuals and corporations when contracts, license agreements need to be signed or joint innovation bodies and companies need to be created.

There are two direct agreements between educational institutions of Belarus and Syria — an agreement between the Belarusian National Technical University and the Al-Baath University (the city of Hims) and a science and education cooperation agreement between BNTU and University of Damascus. Negotiations are in progress to extend the term of these agreements and amend them to enable BNTU to train energy industry specialists and road and bridge construction specialists for Syria. Belarusian universities are interested in stepping up academic exchange programs, in holding joint conferences and seminars.

BSU, Babylon University sign memorandum of understanding

Tue Dec 22 22:00:00 2009 GMT

A memorandum of understanding was signed between Belarusian State University (BSU) and Babylon University (Iraq) in Minsk on 23 December, BelTA has learnt.

The document was signed by the BSU Rector and the Dean of the College of Education of the Iraqi university.

According to BSU Rector Sergei Ablameiko, the memorandum demonstrates the willingness of the two universities to develop bilateral cooperation in the sci-tech and education areas. It will help promote mutual understanding and respect between the citizens of the two countries.

The document envisages the exchange of students, professors, academic and training materials. Apart from that, the two universities will implement joint projects and programs, hold seminars, conferences and symposiums.

Babylon University was established in 1991. It consists of a single campus, located 7 km south of the city of Al Hillah. The university teaches a wide variety of subjects, including science, medicine, veterinary medicine, agriculture, management, education, law and fine arts. The university is split into fifteen colleges.

BSU, Perugia University sign cooperation agreement

Sun Dec 13 22:00:00 2009 GMT

Belarus State University (BSU) and Perugia University (Italy) signed a cooperation agreement in Minsk on 11 December. The document was signed by BSU Rector Sergei Ablameiko and Professor of Perugia University Paolo Rossi.

The signed agreement envisages various forms of the bilateral cooperation including students and professors exchange. The exchange programme will be funded by the Italian side.

The two universities intend to carry out the joint research, hold conferences, seminars and other events. According to the results of the joint work, the universities will publish teaching materials.

Perugia is an international student city. It locates in the Italian region of Umbria. Perugia University was founded in 1308 and it is the oldest one in central Italy. Around 30,000 students from various countries attend 11 departments of the university.

Public management academies of six countries to set up Eurasian association

Mon Dec 7 22:00:00 2009 GMT

Public management academies of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Ukraine will set up the Eurasian association of the national management and public service academies and institutes. The statutory documents of the association are expected to be signed in Minsk in March 2010, BelTA learnt from Anatoly Morozevich, Rector of the Public Management Academy under the auspices of the Belarusian President.

The statutory documents of the future association have been discussed at the 3rd international research forum on training and retraining the personnel for the public service. The forum was held in Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) on 3-5 December.

The main goal of the association is to unite the efforts of the leading educational centers to develop and implement the joint educational programmes related to training and retraining of the high-skilled professionals engaged in the state administration.

The association is expected to organize the joint research on the problems of the state administration and local self-government, hold various conferences and seminars.

Belarusian State University, Qatar University in for joint ecological researches

Wed Dec 2 22:00:00 2009 GMT

An agreement on cooperation between the Belarusian State University and the Qatar University was signed during the visit of BSU Pro-Rector for Science Oleg Ivashkevich to Qatar. Oleg Ivashkevich told BelTA, the sides had expressed interest in promoting joint researches in the area of ecology.

Qatari colleagues were interested in projects for purifying water, designing anticorrosion protection for marine vessels, said the official.

In 2010 a delegation of the Qatar University is supposed to visit the BSU to discuss project implementation deadlines.

Oleg Ivashkevich also participated in a session of the Belarusian-Qatari joint committee. A presentation of BSU R&D products took place at the session. BSU development projects were discussed during talks with representatives of the Qatar Foundation and the Qatar National Program. In addition, negotiations were held with representatives of the Supreme Council for Information and Communication Technologies of Qatar. The representatives expressed great interest in development projects meant to ensure information security and supercomputers.

Three Belarusian universities enter alliance in bid for better education

Mon Nov 16 22:00:00 2009 GMT

Three Belarusian universities have signed a programme University Alliance. Those are the Belarusian State University, the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, and the Belarusian State Economic University, Vladimir Basko, Director General of the Sci-tech Association Infopark, told a press conference on 16 November.

Created in the St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University in 2008, the SAP Academic Competence Center is part of the unified structure of the University Alliance programme. It gives support to 48 universities of Russia and Ukraine, and now Belarus’, stressed Vladimir Basko. This center coordinates the usage of SAP software in educational and scientific processes.

The main goal of these three Belarusian universities is to organize training courses for teachers and students, to gain technical access to informative solutions of the alliance, work out educational concepts, and get accreditation and certificates.

Vladimir Basko said that the participation of the Belarusian universities in this programme will give Belarus an opportunity to implement such a practice and discuss prospects of cooperation between the national education and science systems and IT enterprises. Coordinating universities will also be able to foster the development of the national system meant to train software engineering specialists in line with requirements of the industry.

Regional universities of Belarus are expected to join the University Alliance programme in the near future. They could join the programme either through the mediation of the BSU, BSUIR, and BSEU universities, or independently.

Belarusian law enforcers to learn illegal migration control from German experts

Mon Oct 12 21:00:00 2009 GMT

German experts will educate officers of the Belarusian police and the State Border Committee in methods used to fight illegal migration. Corresponding seminars will be held at the Belarusian Interior Ministry Academy on 12-17 October, BelTA learnt from the Information and Public Relations Office of the Belarusian Interior Ministry.

The experts will also share their experience of border control and domestic search for illegal migrants as well as investigation of crimes relating to illegal migration. Apart from that, the German experts will talk about methods used to ascertain the identity of foreign persons and requirements for candidates willing to settle down in Germany and countries of the European Union.

“Belarusian law enforcement officers should not just get familiar with the latest methods used to control illegal migration. The seminars are supposed to assimilate these methods into practice in our country,” stressed the source.

The agreement to arrange the educational seminars was reached at a meeting of top-ranking officers of the Belarusian Interior Ministry with Officer for Border Affairs of the German Embassy in Ukraine Jochen Siewert. Then the German side pointed out positive dynamics in cooperation between Belarusian and German law enforcement agencies.

Prospects of Union State higher education to be discussed in Minsk

Mon Oct 12 21:00:00 2009 GMT

Professors, principals and scientists of Belarus and Russia are set to discuss the prospects of the higher education development in the Union State. The scientific and practical conference “State and problems of the higher education development in the Union State” will take place in Minsk on 13-15 October. Over 100 education specialists and eminent scholars of Russia have come to Minsk to partake in the conference, First Deputy Education Minister of Belarus Alexander Zhuk told BelTA.
All in all, the forum will gather more than 250 pedagogues. The conference will be held in line with a joint action plan of the two ministries aimed at developing the Union State common education space in 2008-2010. The participants of the meeting are expected to analyze the implementation of the Union State social development concept for 2006-2010 and work out proposals to form an agreed education policy of the two countries. Pedagogues will discuss the issues of improving the quality of the higher vocational education that highly contributes to the development of the integrated educational, cultural and sci-tech area of the Union State.
The participants of the conference will exchange experience in renovating the higher education of the two states. The specialists plan to discuss new projects at a roundtable “Belarus-Russia common education space formation”. The session will take place in the CIS Executive Committee. Five thematic sections will highlight the issues of the higher education system development.
The forum has been organized by the Union State Permanent Committee, the Education Ministry of Belarus, the Federal Agency for Education of the Russian Federation, Belarusian State University and Russia State Social University.

German universities to aid occupational education of adults in Belarus

Mon Sep 21 21:00:00 2009 GMT

A representative office of the German association of public universities was opened in the Johannes Rau International Educational Center of Minsk on 21 September, BelTA has learnt.
The representative office is supposed to promote projects aided by Germany in the area of education, science, culture, assistance to spiritual development. Its priorities include the development of cooperation with Belarusian organizations in charge of postgraduate education.
In his welcome word Deputy Ambassador of Germany to Belarus Peter Dettmar remarked: “It is a new element of the expansive and versatile Belarusian-German cooperation in education and culture. Making the contribution to improve the quality of adult education in Belarus, we make a contribution to stability and sustainable development of the Belarusian society and implement the paradigm of education for life”.
In Germany public universities offer additional education for adults from professional programmes to cultural and political ones as well as leisure events. The German association of pubic universities was founded in 1953. Every year the number of students at public universities stays close to 10 million.
In Eastern Europe the association focuses on creating and developing professional education institutions for adults, developing legislation and mechanisms for the government to participate in funding the relevant projects, connecting local partners into European processes and networks.
Operation plans of the representative office will be worked out in cooperation with partnering organizations of Belarus and funded by the European Union and the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.

BSU, Italian universities to organize scientific seminar for young researchers

Sun Aug 2 21:00:00 2009 GMT

Belarusian State University jointly with the Italian universities plans to organize a scientific seminar for young researchers, BSU Rector Sergei Ablameiko said as met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy to Belarus Giulio Prigioni, BelTA has learnt.
The proposal to cooperate with universities of Bologna, Padua and Trento resulted from the agreements reached during the visits of the BSU rector and first pro-rector to Italy this year. The two sides are planning to hold a video conference for students and young researchers and an international youth forum in 2010 to highlight the problems related to the climate change, water rational use and human health, preparations for the European Green Chemistry Olympiad.
Belarusian State University has been actively developing cooperation with Bologna University, a partner of the Belarusian university within the Erasmus Mundus worldwide cooperation and mobility programme.
The Italian diplomat expressed gratitude to Belarusian State University for support and development of contacts between the two countries in education and science. Giulio Prigioni told about the Italian Renascence in Belarus project initiated by Embassy of Italy in Belarus. The implementation of the project will start in October-November 2009.

Kazakh military to study at BSMU

Thu Jul 16 21:00:00 2009 GMT

The military from Kazakhstan will be enrolled at the Military Medicine Department of the Belarusian State Medical University (BSMU), BelTA learnt from head of the university Pavel Bespalchuk.
All in all, 50 Kazakh military will study at five military departments of Belarusian civil universities.
According to Pavel Bespalchuk, thirty Belarusian students will be enrolled at the Military Medicine Department of the BSMU in 2009. He noted that about 80 graduates are expected to take exams to study at this department.

Belarus to sign children recreation agreements with UK, Spain, Netherlands

Sun Feb 22 22:00:00 2009 GMT

Belarus plans to sign children recreation agreements with the UK, Spain and the Netherlands soon. The agreements stipulate children recreation conditions in these countries, Director of the Humanitarian Affairs Department of the Belarus Presidential Property Management Directorate Alexander Kolyada told BelTA.

In his words, Belarus has sent draft children recreation agreements to 22 countries. Consultations and negotiations are in progress with many of them. So far Belarus has signed similar agreements with Italy, Germany, and Ireland, which are the most popular countries with regard to the number of Belarusian children, who visit them. In 2008 these countries accounted for 75% of the total number of children, who went on recreation trips abroad.

The signed agreements, consultations and meetings with diplomats confirm that representatives of the interested countries have a positive attitude towards Belarus’ proposals for legislation improvement and agree that children should be given safe stay and ensured return to their home country after recreation, said the official.

According to Belarusian laws before Belarus signs an international agreement with a specific country, children under 14 can go for recreation abroad three times to one and the same country at most. Going for recreation to the countries Belarus signed international agreements with is an exception.

Minsk to host Belarus’ Healthcare 2009 Forum in March

Mon Jan 26 22:00:00 2009 GMT

The 16th International Exhibition Healthcare of Belarus 2009 will take place in Minsk on March 24-27, BelTA learnt from the organizers of the forum.

As the number of participants increased this largest medical specialized forum would be held in the Football Manege. In 2008, the exhibition displayed products of more than 350 firms from 17 countries. Partaking in this year’s forum will be almost 400 companies.

The major goal of the event is to demonstrate the experience of the world’s leading firms and national producers of medications, medical cosmetics, optics, medical goods and facilities, laboratory, diagnostics, stomatological equipment; provide information for the medical staff on the situation and development trends of the medicine in Belarus and overseas.

The exhibition has been considerably contributing to the implementation of new medical technologies, improvement of the healthcare system.

The forum will embrace scientific and practical seminars, conferences and presentations.

The exhibition has been organized by the Techniques and Communications Company under the auspices of the Healthcare Ministry of Belarus and the Belbiofarm Concern.

Delegation of Moscow teachers to visit Minsk December 6

Tue Dec 2 22:00:00 2008 GMT

Around 400 school teachers of Moscow will visit the Belarusian capital on December 6, Andrei Strigelsky, the head of the ideology, social and educational work department of the Minsk City Executive Committee, told a press conference on December 3.

The visit of the Moscow teachers will be held in line with international educational action “Minsk – South District of Moscow: education without borders”. In October this year, a delegation of the Minsk teachers visited Moscow. They got familiar with the educational system of the Moscow district, discussed urgent issues, shared opinions.

The visit of the Moscow teachers will allow Minsk and Moscow to strengthen the international cooperation in education area and friendly contacts of both the capitals, Andrei Strigelsky is sure. The Moscow delegation will include officials of the education department of the South Administrative District, heads of educational establishments, teachers.

In Minsk, the Moscow guests will take part in 15 roundtables and seminars. During an interactive video-conference in the Minsk City Hall, its participants will discuss the issues regarding the modern educational system. According to the specialist, cooperation agreements are expected to be signed. A concert in the Belarusian State Philharmonic will finish the visit of the Moscow delegation to Minsk.

The visit has been organized by the education department of the South Administrative District of Moscow and the education department of the Minsk City Executive Committee.

Belarusian State University and China's Harbin University of Science and Technology Have Signed a Cooperation Agreement

Thu Dec 6 22:00:00 2007 GMT

A cooperation agreement between Belarusian State University and China's Harbin University of Science and Technology was signed in Minsk. It provides for exchanges of students, postgraduates and professors and research traineeships of university’s specialists. During a four-day visit the representatives of Harbin University will make a visit to chemistry department and its Physics and Chemistry Research Institute, attend the university's history and geosciences museums.

More than 500 Developments of Belarussian Scientists are Presented at the Exhibition “Science and Innovations of Belarus”

Wed Oct 31 22:00:00 2007 GMT

More than 500 developments of Belarussian scientists are presented at the exhibition “Science and innovations of Belarus” which opened in Minsk at the National Exhibition Hall “Belekspo” on 14, Pobediteley Ave. The exhibition demonstrates technological innovations, devices and equipments in the sphere of information, communication and space technologies, as well as the best developments of scientists in mechanical engineering, medicine and agrarian sector.

The visitors of the exhibition will be able to see the latest laser medical equipment, microelectronic and optician equipment. The participants of the exhibition are academical institutes, establishments of the Ministry of Education, industry, public health service, architecture and construction, agriculture and supplies. The exhibition will last till November 2, 2007.

Scientific developments of Belarussian State University

Wed Oct 10 21:00:00 2007 GMT

Scientific developments of Belarussian State University have been presented at the 12th International Exhibition “Power Engineering, Ecology, Energy Efficiency, Electro-2007” which is held in Minsk now. The manager of the department of exhibition activity of Belarussian State University Larisa Kasarina informed that professional participants of exhibition will have the chance to see insulating goods, resource-recovery technologies, water purification technologies and extinguishers.

A Contest of Young Architects “Leonardo2007”

Mon Aug 27 21:00:00 2007 GMT

The second Minsk international contest of young architects “Leonardo 2007” will be at the end of September. The contest will take place in the context of National Festival of architecture. As the chief architect of projects of an architecturally-design workshop-2 Vitaliy Rutskiy has informed a correspondent of the agency “Minsk-news” graduates from Minsk will present their degree projects.

Experienced architects can also take part in competition. Participants should be under 40 years old.

Chairman of jury is supposed to be the president of the International Union of Architects Gaeton Siew.

To Construction with Diploma of Higher Education?

Sun Aug 12 21:00:00 2007 GMT

The number of the unemployed has increased by 2,3 per cent with higher education and 2 per cent with specialized secondary education in comparison with the last year. The majority of all registered in placement service (33,9 per cent) is the unemployed with the general secondary education.

Nowadays it is hard to find a job for lawyers, economists - labour-market has enough experts in these spheres.

'Design'-the most popular speciality among entrants of Belarussian State University

Tue Jul 31 21:00:00 2007 GMT

The Speciality 'Design' in the present year has become the most popular among entrants of Belarussian State University. Competition has made 14,8 persons on a seat. The second popular speciality is 'Psychology' - 13 persons on a seat. 'International Law' (11) and 'The International Relations' (10,2) are still most wanted specialities. Entrants are also interested in 'Sociology' and 'Modern foreign languages” where the competition makes up almost 9 persons a seat. By the way this year the number of entrants who want to study at Department of Biology, Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics, Mechanical and Mathematical Department as well as the Department of Radio Physics and Electronics has increased. Last year these departments had insufficient number of students.

Medals from International Chemistry Olympiad in Moscow

Mon Jul 30 21:00:00 2007 GMT

Two silver and two bronze medals were won by Belarussian pupils in the International Chemistry Olympiad which was run from July, 15 till July, 25th in Moscow. Among those who has come back home with awards, - two Minsk schoolgirls. The silver medal winner is Elena Vaskova, studying at the regional liceum, and bronze medal was won by Lyudmila Kushnir from Liceum of the Belarus state university.

The Most Popular Specialities Among Today`s Entrants

Tue Jul 17 21:00:00 2007 GMT

The most popular specialities at present entrants were found out. The most popular departments with the high rate of competition at Belarussian State University are Military Department, Geographical Department, Humanitarian Department and the Department of International Relations. On July, 16th 2,5 candidates pretended to the speciality at the International Relations Department on a daily state budget basis. The first assistant of the executive secretary of the entrance examination Belarussian State University Vyacheslav Molopheev noted that in comparison with the last year twice as much documents have been affiled at the first days of entrance campaign. More than half of all documents from the planned amount of seats have already been submitted on a daily budgetary form of education, on a correspondence budgetary form of education- almost a quarter.

Modern Sweden in Minsk

Wed May 23 21:00:00 2007 GMT

Annual conference «Modern Sweden - 2007 » will take place in Minsk on May, 24th. Students of the Belarusian State University of Culture, the Minsk State Linguistic University and the Belarus State University who study Swedish language or simply are interested in Sweden, its culture and history will participate in it. Within the limits of conference celebration of winners of competition of the Swedish-Belarusian translation takes place. It was won by the students of the faculty of international relations BSU Darya Vashkevich. The prize is a free-of-charge trip to Sweden on summer language courses. Reports on development of the Swedish fashion and the modern literature will sound at the forum. Lecturers of the Minsk State Linguistic University and Swedish writer Ens Album will act before students.

When we shall leave from school yard

Mon May 21 21:00:00 2007 GMT

The traditional holiday, devoted to the termination of school year, will pass on May, 25th in capital schools.

This year last school call will ring out for 16 thousand graduates of secondary school. 17 thousand young Minskers will also leave base school and could choose: to continue education at school or to enter to colleges.

Examination campaign will pass in educational institutions of capital from May, 28th till June, 8th. Senior pupils will confirm knowledge on Russian or Belarusian language, mathematics and the third subject which will choose themselves. Final evenings will take place on June, 9th.

Where are talents growing up?

Tue Mar 27 21:00:00 2007 GMT

Databank of the President of Belarus special fund on social support of the presented pupils and students includes 800 young Minsk residents.

As Tatyana Zlobina, the deputy of Minsk education committee has told to the correspondent of agency 'Minsk-news', it is more than half - schoolboys (475). Moreover, there are students and pupils of vocational training here. All young men are winners of republican and international Olympiads by different subjects and scientifically-practical conferences, competitions of professional skill.

By the way, as the main smithies of young talents are establishments of new type - grammar schools, colleges, lyceums. Almost 70 percent of the pupils attending these establishments it is possible to belong to the category of children with the expressed endowments.

Avenue of Memory

Mon Mar 26 21:00:00 2007 GMT

In April on avenue near school №180, located in the street Raduzhnaja, there will be two more dozens trees. The avenue of Memory here has appeared two years ago when to the 60 anniversary of the Victory over Great Domestic war veterans together with pupils have landed the first planting stock . As Lyudmila Tchernysheva, chairman of the veteran organization, has informed the correspondent of agency ' Minsk-news ', on each of trees the tablet will be strengthened. So schoolboys or parents will be able to find out who of former soldiers or work veterans took part in creation of the avenue.