Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno held a scientific seminar “Current trends in sustainable development of economy and education in Belarus and Russia”

The Faculty of Economics and Management held a series of events with representatives of Irkutsk State University, which was the first stage of academic cooperation.

The scientific seminar "Current trends in sustainable development of economy and education in Belarus and Russia" was held on October 5, 2022 during which the development trends of Belarusian-Russian integration, opportunities and risks of digital transformation in business and higher education were discussed.

The scientific seminar was attended by a delegation from the International Institute of Economics and Linguistics of the Irkutsk State University, as a part of Deputy Director for Research - Plotnikova Maria Mikhailovna; Head of the Department of Socio-Economic and Mathematical Disciplines - Shilnikova Irina Sergeevna; Deputy Director for Educational and Methodological Work, Head Department of European Languages - Kolodina Evgenia Anatolyevna, Deputy Director for International Affairs, Head of the Department of Linguistics and Linguodidactics.

The problems of the scientific seminar were conditioned by realization of decisions taken in June 2022, when on the basis of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno the meeting of the section № 5 on "Higher Education System Integration in Russia and Belarus: Regional Aspect" was held within the IX Forum of Belarusian and Russian Regions.

Presentations were made by representatives of a number of other Russian, Kazakh and Belarusian universities, including Lomonosov Moscow State University, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Don State Technical University Esil University (in ICT regime). Cooperation agreements with these Russian universities were signed with Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno at the IV Forum of the Association of Russian and Belarusian Universities in June 2022. During the visit, cooperation issues were identified both in the educational process and in scientific activities, such as inclusive education, summer schools, student conferences. During summarizing the results of the scientific seminar the solemn signing of the international program of cooperation between the partner universities was held.

An agreement was reached to implement the program of cooperation on academic mobility of teachers, students and masters.

Issues of methodological support of the educational process in the integration of academic programs of the college and high school were discussed with representatives of Lida College.

In the schedule of the visit there was time for a cultural and excursion program, during which guests got acquainted with the historical heritage of the Yanka Kuala State University and the sights of our city.