Yanka Kupala
State University of Grodno
Yanka Kupala state University of Grodno announced a competition for grants for research and innovation projects
Grants will be allocated from the innovative development foundation, which was formed at the university in December last year.
The competition is open and will take place at the university for the second time. Participants of the competition can be both individual researchers and research teams from among full-time employees of the university, including separate structural divisions, students, undergraduates, postgraduates and doctoral students, as well as scientific associations of the university students from among student research laboratories and student design bureaus. Materials and information submitted to the project competition must be original and not contain information that explicitly or indirectly violates any obligations of confidentiality of authors or intellectual property rights.
Financial support from the innovative development foundation of Yanka Kupala state University of Grodno can be provided on a competitive basis to employees and students of the university who are working on the realization of innovative projects planned for inclusion in the State program of innovative development of the Republic of Belarus, the realization of export-oriented innovative projects, as well as projects aimed at creating and organizing the activities of small innovative enterprises engaged in commercialization of the results of scientific activities of the university. Employees, students, undergraduates, postgraduates and doctoral students of the university can apply for grants, whose scientific and innovative activities are aimed at research, design and development works that ensure the creation and production of new products, improved technologies and services new to our Republic and the world economy, as well as the acceleration and realization of innovative projects and developments, ensuring the realization of research results in the production process of enterprises and organizations in the country.
The competition for grants will take place in 3 stages. The first stage starts on September 21 and continues until October 30. During this period, participants must submit an application for the competition, the business project and its feasibility study, as well as the estimated financial costs of the project. Only one application is accepted from each participant. Participants of the competition can provide additional documents to the project, including reference materials related to the implementation of research, development and development work, as well as work on the development and production of new types of goods and services. The subject of projects submitted for the competition must correspond to the list of priority areas of scientific and technical activities and the list of priority areas of scientific research of the Republic of Belarus.
From 2 to 30 November, the examination of the submitted materials will be carried out. During the examination the papers will be evaluated on criteria such as innovation, technological way of introduced technologies and their origins, the planned volume of production of high technology products, commercial and export potential development, the payback period of the project, the reality of the timing of the stages and work in whole, the validity of estimated costs. When selecting projects for funding from the university's innovation development foundation, priority will be given to projects based on technologies of the V and VI technological structures, as well as those that end with the release and sale of innovative products. The selection of projects and summing up of the competition results will take place from December 1 to December 20, 2020.
The competition for grants for research and innovation projects is aimed at creating conditions for supporting the commercialization of scientific results, stimulating research and innovation activities of employees and students of the university, selecting promising research and innovation projects for further assistance in their implementation and promotion, and developing project skills among the participants of the competition, creating conditions for the potential and personal growth of the contest participants and ensuring the realization of the University's development priorities.
The summer sports festival took place at Yanka Kupala state University of Grodno
Sport holiday brought together staff and students of Yanka Kupala state University of Grodno. Irina Kiturko, rector of Yanka Kupala state University of Grodno, welcomed participants, fans and representatives of jury and opened the summer sports festival. – Today we are gathered here in the fresh air to improve our health. And the good weather confirms that, despite the autumn on the calendar, the summer sports Festival takes place on a wonderful warm day, – told Irina Kiturko all participants. - I wish all athletes good luck, and fans do not spare their applause, actively supporting the participants of the competition! Each person could take part in the summer sports festival. Employees and students of Yanka Kupala state University of Grodno competed in such disciplines as long jumpsl, forward bends, jogging, chin-ups and abs-exercises. A pleasant bonus for sports and active residents of Yanka Kupala state University of Grodno – participants and fans of the festival – was a tea party, which complemented the sport event.
The campaign for settling to hostels starts at Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno on August 28
The campaign for settling to hostels of first-year students will last from August 28 to August 31. In order not to lose the right of accommodation in the hostel for 2020-2021 academic years, students need to address for the direction on the settlement, to have a medical check-up and check in a hostel no later than September 5.
Kupala residents will be informed about time and place as well as rules of living in a hostel remotely, using information technology.
Besides, moving to the hostel, students will be instructed on fire safety rules and will study the internal regulations of the hostel.
It should be noted that today the campus includes five hostels in Dovatora St., 27, BLK St., 3; Proletarskaya St., 16 and in Limoges St., 27/1. More than 2000 students live there. The opening of the sixth hostel in Dubko Street will become one of the most expected events of the beginning of academic year. The modern 13-storey hostel will open doors for 1030 students.
The appeal of the rector to students, graduates, employees and veterans of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno
Students, teachers, employees, graduates and veterans of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno!
Today each of us is not indifferent to the events which are taking place in Belarus, which many years is the peaceful, quiet and hospitable country.
Only together, in constructive dialogue, respecting opinion of each other, we can solve problems. In this hard time let's listen and hear each other without aggression and violence.
Showing wisdom, prudence and humanity, it is possible to resolve all the questions brought up by society in a peaceful manner. The university values each student and will always give necessary support.
It’s quite a few days left before a new academic year starts. We will begin it with a big Kupala family, keeping our corporate values and human qualities!
At Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno the thousandth applicant was honored, who took advantage of the opportunities of digital admission committee
The future primary school teacher Polina Puchko noted that thanks to electronic registration, the procedure for submitting documents turned out to be quick and convenience.
The girl came to Grodno from Ivye District. She said that she had decided long ago with the choice of a specialty as well as the institution of higher education in which she would like to study.
- I really like Grodno very much, so, I decided to enter Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno. I enter pedagogical faculty and my future specialty is primary education. The fact is that I enjoy working with children. I’ve got a younger sister who is still in elementary school and I enjoy studying with her.
The girl was given a symbolic gift and wished her success in enrolling.
Executive secretary of the admission committee, dean of the pre-university training faculty of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno Irina Korlukova expressed confidence that Polina would not be disappointed in her choice.
Electronic registration of applicants in digital admission office of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno is an innovation of this year. According to the preliminary data, more than 70% of applicants have already used the opportunity to register on the electronic service.
The digital admission office will continue to operate in Kupala University until the completion of the admission campaign. Before bringing the originals of documents to the admission office, applicants are advised to register on the abit.by website.
You can also go through electronic registration procedure and submit documents to the digital admission office using the phone. Service is also available in a mobile version.
Students of Yanka Kupala State University are given discounts on tuition fees for the 2020-2021 academic year
Kupala University held a meeting of the commission on providing discounts from the formed tuition fee to students who study on a paid basis.
Every year, the number of Kupala residents who receive discounts on tuition fees increases. So, in 2018, Yanka Kupala State University reduced the final tuition fee for 90 students, and in 2019 – for 130 students. In 2020, 167 people received discounts on tuition fees. Of these, 130 - for high performance in educational, research activities and active participation in public life, 37 – on social grounds.
In the new academic year, 119 University students will benefit from a 40% discount. In 2019, there were 99 people, in 2018- 71 person. The maximum discount in tuition fees (60%) this year the u niversity will provide 47 Kupala residents. This is 1.5 times more than in 2019 (30 people), and 2.5 times more than in 2018 (19 people). A discount of 20% will be the cost of education for one student in 2020.
Students and teachers of the Faculty of Philology of Yanka Kupala State University held a charity event “Learning together”
During the campaign, Kupala residents visited the State Centre for Correctional and Developmental Training and Rehabilitation.
By the beginning of the school year, students and teachers of the Department of English Philology of the Faculty of Philology handed over school supplies to the children and wished them easy and successful studies.
The attention and work of Kupala University’s volunteers were awarded with gratitude "For their work and participation in the life of the Central Committee of the City of Grodno, caring attitude to children with disabilities".
Students of Yanka Kupala State University are invited to become volunteers
Representatives of all faculties of Kupala University can join the activities of the Volunteer centre.
It is easy to become a volunteer: to do this, you need to contact the Chairman of the Volunteer group or the Deputy Dean for Ideological and Educational work at your faculty, then decide on the direction of volunteer activity and sign up for a volunteer group.
Among the major types of volunteer activities that are implemented at the university, to help children with disabilities, orphans and children left without parental care, to help seriously ill people, voluntary assistance to residential institutions in the city of Grodno and the region, assistance to war veterans and lonely elderly people, homeless animals, protection of environment, promotion of healthy lifestyle among young people and participation in cultural, sporting and other public events.
The volunteer movement is a voluntary activity carried out on a free basis and aimed at developing a sense of mutual assistance among young people, as well as introducing them to a healthy lifestyle. For more information about the activities of the Yanka Kupala State University Volunteer centre, please contact office 308 of the main building of the university or call (0152) 744387.
The week of sports and health has started at Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno
Kupala students are taking part in competitions of various sports.
The week of sports and health started at Kupala University on September 7. A friendly mini-football match between the student teams of Yanka Kupala State University and Grodno State Medical University opened the Republican complex sports and a mass event. Before the start of the match, the head of the Sports Club Kirill Akulich made a welcoming speech. The friendly match ended in favour of the students of the GSMU.
Mini-football competitions were also held among students who live in the dormitories of Kupala University. According to the results of a series of matches, the first place was taken by the team of the students of the dormitory No. 4. The second place is taken by foreign students of the new dormitory No. 6, and the third place is taken by the students of the dormitoryl No. 3.
Mass sports events within the framework of the week of sports and health will last until September 11. Kupala students will compete for the championship in competitions in street-ball, powerlifting, tennis, darts and weight lifting.
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The meeting of the Student Art Council of the university was held at Yanka Kupala State University
Representatives of creative youth of all faculties summed up the results of the Council's work in the past academic year and discussed the prospects for future creative activities at the university.
Vice-rector for Educational Affairs of the university Vasiliy Sianko wished the students fruitful work and inexhaustible energy in the new academic year. The mentor of the Council, head of cultural and leisure activities of the Department of Educational Work with Youth Elena Stelmakh, thanked the student of the 4 academic year of the Faculty of Engineering and Construction Artem Boltut for caring, conscientious and creative attitude for several years - the student performed the duties of Chairman of the Student Art Council. Irina Pashinskaya, a 3rd-year student of the Faculty of History, Communication and Tourism, was elected as the new Chairman of the Student Art Council.
Among the issues discussed at the meeting were the university's creative life of activists, the recruitment of first-year students to the university- amateur clubs, the functioning of creative studios in the new dormitory in Dubko street, and the first-year amateur competition "Alma mater – love from the first year".
More information about the activities of the university's Student Art Council can be found in the official accounts in social networks: Vkontakte - "Creative centre" of GRSU (www.vk.com/tvorchestvo_grsu) and on Instagram (@creation_grsu).
Yanka Kupala State University signed a contract with a new resident of the Science and Technology Park
An individual entrepreneur Alexey Tulko, who is implementing an innovative project related to the maintenance of household sewing machines, have become a new resident.
The resident company of the Technology Park, founded by Alexey Tulko, is engaged in maintenance and repair of household sewing equipment. At the same time, the main activity of the entrepreneur is to extend the service life of sewing machines.
– We have been repairing household sewing equipment for the past five years and today we can confidently say that with the help of regular proper maintenance of sewing machines, you can extend their service life by 2 – 3 times, - said Alexey Tulko. – I noticed the problem and built my business model on its solution. The fact is there are several components and assemblies that constantly require attention in household sewing equipment. And you can extend their service life by using the innovative lubrication system and technology that our resident company offers.
Alexey Tulko decided to implement his business idea using the capabilities of the Yanka Kupala State University Science and Technology Park. It is attracted by both the preferences provided to Technology Park residents in the form of tax incentives, and the availability of advanced scientific ideas. This will contribute to the rapid growth of the business, - Alexey Tulko is sure.
- The Science and Technology Park was created for the development of small innovative businesses. And a prerequisite for all residents of the Technology Park is the innovative nature of their activities – Yury Ramanouski, Vice-rector for Science at Yanka Kupala State University. – Today, the Science and Technology Park has its 11th resident. And I would like to note that four of the already registered residents of the Technology Park are companies and enterprises created by teachers, students and graduates of Kupala University.
The document on creating a new resident company was signed by Alexander Vasilevich, Director of the Yanka Kupala State University Science and Technology Park, and Alexey Tulko, an individual entrepreneur. As the Vice-rector for Science Yury Ramanouski, who was present at the signing of the agreement, noted, an application for registration of the next resident of the Technology Park is currently being considered. It is known that it will be a student of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno.
A multimedia studio for recording video lectures was created at Yanka Kupala State University
Teachers are invited to take advantage of the opportunity to create video lectures for distance learning.
The studio for recording video lectures is equipped on the basis of Kupala University media centre as part of the Erasmus+ PRINTeL international technical assistance project "Changes in the educational environment: promoting innovative teaching and learning to improve students’ educational activities in the Eastern partnership countries". The capabilities of the new multimedia studio will allow you to create high-quality educational video content.
According to Marina Kolotsey, head of the Educational and Methodological Department of Yanka Kupala State University, information and communication technologies are increasingly used in the educational process at the University. Since this academic year, the training of specialists of the 1st stage of higher education in 4 specialties in the distance form has started. Methodological support of the educational process using ICT requires new approaches. University teachers are increasingly using audio and video materials to develop electronic teaching materials.
All interested teachers can use the opportunity to record video lectures for further posting on the university's educational portal. For organizational and methodological issues of recording video lectures, you can contact the laboratory of educational innovations to Oleg Vladimirovich Kolyago by phone number (0152) 77 05 06.
Certificates to the best applicants
The highest result according to the results of Сentralized Testing this year has 38 applicants from the Grodno region.
On the first day of issuing Centralized Testing certificates at Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, documents with a hundred-point result were traditionally handed over to applicants in a solemn atmosphere. The ceremony was attended by the head of the main Department of education of the Grodno Regional Executive Committee Ruslan Abramchik and the first Vice-rector of Yanka Kupala State University Aleh Ramanau.
-I want to wish the best entrants in our region good luck in the future, because now they have to make a serious choice – choice of profession, – the head of the main Department of education of Executive Committee Ruslan Abramchik said. –I would like to thank the teachers who were involved in the organization of the Centralized Testing. Thanks to their well-coordinated and competent work, the testing was successful. And, of course, I want to note the high level of training of applicants. After all, this year we have more hundred-point results than last year.
One of the most notable participants of the event was an applicant with two hundred-point results. Andrey Gaiduk received the highest score on the results of testing on the History of Belarus and World History. He did not think for a long time about the question of choosing his future profession deciding to enter the History Department. However, Andrey still keeps in secret the name of his future university.
But Evgeny Zanevsky, who has 100 points in mathematics, 91 in English and 88 in Russian, decided on the choice of higher education institutions long ago. He will be among the first applicants of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno.
– Last year I decided that I would enter Kupala University. I will apply to the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science on the first day of the admission campaign – Evgeny Zanevsky shared his plans.
Aleh Ramanau, first Vice-rector of Kupala University, assured the participants of the event that the best applicants who entered Yanka Kupala State University can count on the further development of their talents and support from competent teachers.
– We are waiting for you at our university, where you can continue your education at a very high level. Yanka Kupala State University implements the concept of support for gifted youth, we have created additional conditions for the development of the best students, – Aleh Ramanau said. – The highest results in centralized testing is your first big victory. This is a good start, which will certainly give you confidence in your abilities. You have many more victories ahead of you that will lead you to professional success.
On July 24, certificates were issued to participants of the Сentralized Testing 2020. According to the head of the Regional Centre for Testing and Professional Orientation of young people of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, Oksana Valiuk, this year more than 5 thousand applicants wrote tests in the Grodno region. Entrance tests were held at a high organizational level, without violations. The next stage of the admission campaign - acceptance of documents to higher education institutions of the Republic of Belarus started on July 25.
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