Representatives of technical institutes of Uzbekistan visited Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno
On February 10, the heads of the technical schools assigned to the Yangier branch of the Tashkent Institute of Chemical Technology visited Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno. The topic of the meeting was the discussion of cooperation between universities.
The meeting was attended by Director of Angren City Technical School No. 4 Nuritdin Mirzayev and director of Yangiersk City Technical School Dilfuza Umerova. Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno was represented by Liavontsi Paulau, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Andrey But, Director of the Technological College of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, Marina Kolotsei, Head of the Educational and Methodological Department, Alesia Belko, Head of the Department of International Projects and Academic Mobility, and Hanna Milasheuskaya, a leading specialist in the Department of International Cooperation.
After welcoming each other and showing a video about YKSUG, Liavontsi Paulau suggested discussing areas of cooperation between educational institutions. The key topics of discussion were the integration of educational programs of secondary specialized and higher education to train specialists from Uzbekistan in the most sought-after specialties in a short time and the participation of technical schools in cultural and scientific events of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno. The parties also discussed educational cooperation, which includes the organization of internships for teachers of secondary specialized institutions of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, lectures by professors of YKSUG for students of technical schools and admission of graduates of technical schools to bachelor's degree programs at Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno.
It should be noted that this meeting was held as part of a two-day visit of the Uzbek delegation to Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno. On the first day of the visit, on February 9, the guests visited the Lida College of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, and today they have already managed to get acquainted with the Technical College. In both educational institutions, the delegation of the Yangier branch of the Tashkent Institute of Chemical Technology held talks on cooperation.
This visit was an important step in strengthening educational cooperation between Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno and universities of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
For reference: Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno has been cooperating with higher education institutions and organizations in Uzbekistan for a long time. It was founded in 2009, when a cooperation agreement was signed with the Tashkent Automobile and Road Institute (now Tashkent State Transport University). Currently, YKSUG cooperates with universities of the Republic of Uzbekistan within the framework of 29 interuniversity agreements.
In the period from 2023 to 2025, in order to strengthen international cooperation, YKSUG was visited by delegations of higher educational institutions of the Republic of Uzbekistan, and representatives of the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno participated in the International Forum "Women Chemists-2023" and the International Conference on Advanced Technologies in Engineering (ICATE 2025). In 2023-2025, Iryna Kiturka, Rector of the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, visited the Belarusian-Uzbek Women's Business Forum twice and took part in the Second Forum of Professional and Higher Education of the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Uzbekistan. In August 2024, Natalia Bashun, Vice-rector for Research at Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, took part in the Belarusian-Uzbek Women's Business forum in Tashkent.
During the period of cooperation, joint internship programs were implemented, lectures, practical and seminar classes, scientific research and joint participation in cultural events were held. In 2024, representatives of the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Republic of Belarus took part in the graduation ceremony for graduates of the Republic of Uzbekistan as part of a joint educational program specializing in International law. The educational program was implemented within the framework of an agreement between Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno and Tashkent State Law University.
