Yanka Kupala State University celebrated the Day of the State Emblem and National Flag of the Republic of Belarus

The solemn event in the framework of the regional campaign "Symbol of pride and glory" took place in the "heart" of Kupala University – on the University Flag Square on May, 10.
Irina Kiturko, the rector of Yanka Kupala State University, welcomed and congratulated the participants of the event – employees and students of the university.
– The coat of arms, flag and anthem represent the independence of our country. I sincerely congratulate all of us on this holiday and am very proud that we are the only university in Grodno that has such a wonderful and unique place – the University Flag Square. For Kupala University, today's action means the birth of a new tradition.
Irina Kiturko stressed the symbolism of the fact that this year the Day of The State Emblem and National Flag of the Republic of Belarus is celebrated during the celebration of the Sacred date – the 75th anniversary of the great Victory over the Nazi invaders.
On behalf of the students on this day, a representative of the pedagogical faculty, Tatyana Shcherbach, spoke with words of congratulations. She noted that it is very important for the younger generation to remember the history of their people, their country and family, as well as pass it on to their children.
The best students, teachers and employees of the University who glorify Yanka Kupala State University in Belarus and far beyond its borders with their high achievements in the field of science, culture and education were awarded the honorary right to take out and raise the national flag of the Republic of Belarus. In 2020 among them were a senior lecturer in international law, Law Faculty, the winner in the nomination "Teacher without a degree" according to the rating of the faculty Elena Korneva, associate professor of General Physics of Physical-Technical Faculty, who took the second place in nomination "Young scientist" according to the rating of the faculty Andrew Lavysh, Chairman of the Public Association of Veterans of Labor at Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, Alexander Kudel, PhD in physics and mathematics, a recipient of the presidential scholarship of the Republic of Belarus Svetlana Gogoleva. Also there were Chairman of the Student Council of the Pedagogical Faculty Ekaterina Gannutsina, the Chairman of the Fraternities of Foreign Students, a student of Law Faculty, Rovshen Sultanov, a student of the Faculty of History, Communication and Tourism, a participant in the Republican campaign "For the glory of the common Victory" Vladislav Mandik and a member of the staff of Labor Affairs, Deputy Chairman of the volunteer organization of students of Yanka Kupala State University Olga Rusilko.
The action culminated in the raising of the flag of the Republic of Belarus on the University Flag Square, after which each participant released balloons into the sky dyed in the color of the state symbols.