Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India in the Republic of Belarus Saksena Pankaj visited the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno

During the meeting with the administration of YKSUG, the issues of cooperation of the Yanka Kupala State University with the universities of the Republic of India were discussed.

On behalf of the rector of the University of Irina Kiturko, the guest was greeted by the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Henadz Hachko. he expressed the hope that the meeting will give a new impetus to the cooperation of Grodno University with the institutions of higher education of the Republic of India.

In turn, Saksena Pankaj thanked the administration of the University for the meeting and the opportunity to discuss promising areas of cooperation and noted that he is ready to help in establishing and strengthening the cooperation of the Yanka Kupala State University with the best universities in the Republic of India. In the opinion of the parties, the development of academic mobility of teachers, staff and students, the development of joint master's programs in programming, electronics, small-processor equipment, optics and in other areas can contribute to the expansion of interaction.

Collaboration between the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno and institutions of higher education and organizations of the Republic of India began in 2008 with the training of staff and teachers of the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno. The interaction continued with the participation of representatives of Grodno University in internships, exhibitions and seminars in various areas of higher education. In 2012, the Belarusian-Indian Center in the field of information and communication technologies was opened and operates, the equipment for which was provided by the Indian side.

After the meeting, the guest got acquainted with the activity of the training center, talked with teachers and students of the faculty of mathematics and computer science.

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More than 700 foreign students, students, undergraduates and post-graduate students from 31 countries study at the Yanka Kupala State University in Grodno. Most often, citizens of Turkmenistan, Russia and African countries go to the Yanka Kupala Grodno State University to receive higher education. The most popular among foreign students are specialties in the field of jurisprudence, economics, information technology and philology.