IN YANKA KUPALA STATE UNIVERSITY CELEBRATED THE 79TH ANNIVERSARY

The landmark  event of the holiday was the Solemn meeting of the staff of the university, dedicated to the 79th anniversary of the founding of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno.

The festive meeting brought together leaders, teachers, staff and students of Kupala University. Among the honored guests of the holiday was the rector of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno from 1994 to 1997 Leonid Kivach and the rector of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno from 2005 to 2013 Evgeny Rovba.

The rector of Grodno State University, Iryna Kiturka, congratulated all those present on their common holiday - Happy Birthday Alma-mater.

- Today, with great pleasure and pride, I want to congratulate us on our birthday, the 79th anniversary of the foundation of our alma mater. We can say that today we have a family holiday. The fate of the university is the fate of the people who were, are and will be. Thanks to the careful work of many generations, thanks to those leaders who were at the head of the university, Yanka Kupala State University acquired a name that is known not only in Belarus, but also abroad, - said Iryna Kiturka.

The main achievements for 2018 were announced:

- The President of the Republic of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, visited Yanka Kupala State University for the first time, we opened a new building of the Scientific and Technological Park, laid the Alley of Graduates, next to which a new dormitory that will appear in 2020 as a gift for the 80th anniversary of the university, - Iryna Kiturka noted and continued:

- We were the first of the regional universities to enter the pilot project for the implementation of the “University 3.0” model, ambitiously stated that we are preparing a global project “Digital University”.

The rector thanked all the staff, teachers and students for their great contribution to the development of Kupala University:

Today I want to congratulate for your dedicated work, for the fact that you really achieve your own successes, which make up the general achievements of the university,” Iryna Kiturka emphasized and congratulated the work team of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno: - I want to wish everyone good health, inspiration, and love! Set ambitious goals and achieve them. Happy birthday, native university!

Within the framework of the solemn meeting, employees, teachers and students of the University were awarded certificates of honor from the Ministry of Education, Grodno Regional Executive Committee and Yanka Kupala State University, as well as cash prizes. In addition, on the eve of the Day of Defenders of the Fatherland and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus diplomas were awarded to officers of the military faculty.

During the event, the names of the faculty and the department, who took the leading position in the ranking of the faculty, became known.

It should be noted that the next, 2020, year will be the anniversary for Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno. In honor of this, an official countdown was announced. You can see the number of days remaining until the next Birthday of Yanka Kupala State University on the home page of the grsu.by website.