Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno and the Pope John Paul II Higher School expand cooperation

Within the framework of the “Erasmus +” program, Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno was visited by Yoann Bai-Korpak, Head of the Physiotherapy Department at the Pope John Paul II Higher School in Biala Podlaska (Poland).

During the visit, meetings were held with the staff of the Faculty of Physical Education and the Department of Sports Medicine and Physical Education, during which the parties discussed the prospects for the implementation of joint scientific, academic and project activities in the field of physical culture science. The possibilities of preparing publications in scientific journals included in the database Scopus, Web of Science are considered.

It is worth noting that the first publication of Belarusian authors is planned in the journal “Health Problems of Civilization”, included in the Web of Science, published in the State Higher School Pope John Paul II in Biala Podlaska in mid-2019.

During the visit, Joanna Bai-Korpak lectured to the students of the Faculty of Physical Education on the theory of sports training and its relationship with the anatomical features of highly qualified athletes. There were also lectures on the problems of kinesiology and tourism with elements of sports activities.

It is noteworthy that in March 2019, Vitaly Khramov, head of the department of sports disciplines, and Andrei Shpakov, head of the department of sports medicine and physical therapy, delivered lectures to students at a partner university from Biala Podlaski.