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Representatives of the Chinese province of Gansu will study Russian at the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno
For the first time the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno organizes the School of Russian language for the citizens of the PRC. The employees of the Government, the Corporation for the Development of Highways, Aviation and Tourism, the Department of Health and the Commerce Department of Gansu Province to learn the language for two weeks - from October 13 to 27.
Grodno oblast and Gansu province have a long history of cooperation, which is established in a wide range of sectors: economy, industry, tourism. Active interaction of the regions over the past few years has led to the need for training cadres for the Russian language for more effective cooperation. In September of this year, during the visit to Grodno of a delegation from Gansu province, an agreement was signed to support the organization of training between the Office of External Relations under the Government of the Gansu Province of China and the Economy Committee of the Grodno Oblast Executive Committee.
The program of the School includes daily 6-hour interactive classes in the Russian language, many of them will be conducted in the form of business games, with the use of case studies and modern teaching methods. In their free time the participants of the School will visit enterprises of the Grodno region and get acquainted with the economy and culture of the oblast.
It is worth noting that the Yanka Kupala State University has more than 20 years of experience in teaching foreigners to the Russian language. In addition, since 2015 the University has successfully implemented the projects "Summer and Winter Russian Language School", the number of participants and geography of which is growing every year.
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The Gansu Province is located in the north-western part of the People's Republic of China. Its administrative center and the largest city is Lanzhou, whose population is more than 25.5 million people.
For centuries, Gansu was a vital corridor between China and Central Asia: through it passed a nearly 1600-kilometer stretch of the Great Silk Road. The province was considered a "golden segment" of this international tract. Evidence of this are numerous ancient monuments scattered along the entire Silk Road - temples, monasteries, pagodas, towers and ancient castles.
The province is considered a developed economic region of China. Much attention is paid to power engineering, extraction and processing of non-ferrous metals, engineering and petrochemicals.
The first lesson in the Russian language for representatives of the Chinese province of Gansu was held at the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno
Representatives of the Chinese province of Gansu will study Russian at the YKSUG during two weeks.
The program includes daily 6-hour interactive classes in the Russian language, many of which will take the form of business games, with the use of case studies and modern teaching methods. The classes will be conducted by the Associate Professor of the Department of Language Training of Belarusian and Foreign Citizens, PhD (Philology) Natallia Muzychenka.
The training project organized by the Grodno Oblast Executive Committee in conjunction with the Yanka Kupala State University and the Office of External Relations of the Gansu Provincial Government is primarily aimed at developing business relations between the Grodno oblast and the Ganshu province.
– I came to Grodno for the second time, – said the employee of the Department of Commerce of Gansu Province Zhang Yaouha. – At the first visit, unfortunately, we did not manage to get acquainted with the city, but this time we were able to walk along Grodno and see the main sights. The project is a good chance for the province of Ganshu and Grodno oblast to establish trade and economic cooperation, as well as to exchange talented specialists, to find new partners.
The project involves not only teaching the Russian language, but also acquaintance of guests with the economy of the Grodno region, including a visit to the Free Economic Zone "Grodnoinvest", as well as enterprises of the Grodno region.
Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno is admitted to the Compostela Group of Universities
This became known during the XXIII General Assembly of the Compostela Group of Universities, which was held at the University of Pecs in Hungary in September this year.
Recall that in September 2016, the rector of the YKSUG Andrei Korol and the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Yury Bialykh, at the invitation of the rector of the University of Jaume I, took part in the XXII General Assembly of the Compostela Group of Universities, during which they held preliminary negotiations on joining this association.
Recall that in September 2016, the rector of the YKSUG Andrei Korol and the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Yury Bialykh, at the invitation of the rector of the University of Jaume I, took part in the XXII General Assembly of the Compostela Group of Universities, during which they held preliminary negotiations on joining this association.
For its members Compostela Group of Universities is a platform for the implementation of intercontinental educational, research, mobile and project activities. Particular attention is paid to the links between universities and enterprises, representatives of employers and practice in general.
Sviatlana Hanchar, Head of the Department of Foreign Languages of the Yanka Kupala State University, took part in the conference of the XXIII General Assembly of the Compostela Group of Universities
The forum was held at the University of Pécs in Hungary and gathered dozens of participants from Europe and continental America. Belarus and the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno were represented by Sviatlana Hanchar, head of the Department of Foreign Languages of the Faculty of Philology.
Within the framework of the conference dedicated to traditions and innovations, the role and social responsibility of universities in the modern world, Sviatlana Hanchar spoke in the debate on the reports of the director of the Association for Academic Cooperation Bernard Vechter and the director of the Center for International Relations of the Ministry of Education of Hungary Istvan Tarrosi. Also, the representative of the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno took part in the round table "Generation Z, the search for new scientific approaches in teaching".
- In the process of informal communication, contacts were exchanged with potential partner universities from Hungary, Belgium, Mexico, Brazil and Peru, - said Sviatlana Hanchar. - This is necessary for the expansion of academic cooperation within the new network, as well as the presentation of the educational and scientific potential of the bathing university with the aim of promoting the interests of the university abroad.
More news of the Faculty of Philology here.
The rector of Bialystok Technical University, Professor Lech Dzenis, visited Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno for the first time and met with the university's authorities
During the meeting, which was attended by the Senior VIce-rector of the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno Iryna Kiturka, Vice-rector for Academic Affairs Yury Bialykh, Vice-rector for Scientific Affairs Uladzimir Barsukou, the parties discussed further prospects of mutually beneficial cooperation.
As emphasized by Irina Kiturko, Grodno University is ready to expand bilateral relations, which will allow the cooperation of the two universities to reach a completely new level. This is facilitated by the introduction of a visa-free regime, which provides new opportunities for expanding and strengthening contacts between employees.
- This year a scientific and technological park was created in YKSUG, cooperation within the framework of which can become another direction for joint activity, - said Iryna Kiturka.
Lech Dzenis, in turn, stressed that the Białystok Technical University is interested in expanding cooperation with the Yanka Kupala State University in a number of areas, both in educational and scientific activities, including the organization and holding of joint conferences, academic mobility, design and implementation of joint educational programs.
Lecturers from YKSUG performed final evaluation of the preparatory courses listeners in Colombo (Sri Lanka)
Yury Ramanousky, the Dean of the Faculty of Pre-university-Training, and Iryna Karliukova, Chair of the Modern Technologies for Pre-university Education Department, performed final evaluation of the preparatory courses listeners of the American International Campus in Colombo (Sri Lanka).
The agreement on training of listeners Дof YKSUG preparatory courses in Democratic Social Republic of Sri Lanka in American International Campus (AIC) have been concluded in January, 2017. Within this agreement 10 listeners of the preparatory courses finished their study.
Yury Ramanousky and Iryna Karliukova took exams in Physics and Mathematics for the listeners of the preparatory courses in AIC in Colombo on 12th and 13th September. As a result of the examinations, successful listeners have obtained certificates of completion of preparatory courses of YKSUG. Two listeners are going to continue their study in YKSUG in “Tourism and hospitality” specialty this year.
During the visit parties also discussed joint training of students of the 1st degree of higher education, and perspective training of Sri Lanka citizens in YKSUG post-graduate programmes.
It is planned, that listeners of preparatory courses in Sri Lanka in 2017-2018 will have interim evaluation in YKSUG online and have regular exams in summer with the representatives of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno.
Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno and Shandong University of Railways
Study programme “2+2” between Shandong University of Railways (Jinan, PRC) and Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno is to be realized for the first time in 2017-2018 academic year.
Two citizens of the People’s Republic of China have already been admitted to the Yanka Kupala Stet University of Grodno. На обучение в купаловский университет приняты две гражданки Китайской Народной Республики. Tao Zhan had been studying in Shandong University of Railways for two years, and then came to Grodno within “2+2” programme. She was admitted to the 3rd year of the Faculty of Philology, specialty “Russian Philology (business communication)”; in two years she graduates YKSUG. As a result of her study, she’ll obtain the diplomas of both universities. The realization of “2+2” programme became possible after the agreement on universities’ study plans.
Within the agreement between the two universities, Yan Hayrong had been enrolled to the Preparatory Department for the Foreign Citizens. She will stay for training at YKSUG and study Russian language during the year. This agreement also includes academic exchange of lecturers, staff members, students and cooperation in the field of science.
The meeting with the representatives of "RISEBA" University Of Business, Arts and Technology took place on the Faculty of Economics and Management
The conversation with guests from Riga (Latvia) were dedicated to the development and widening international academic cooperation.
Besides the faculty authorities, representatives of “Tekhnolab”, Center for Technology Transfer and Sector of International Project Activities of YKSUG participated in the meeting.
The representatives of YKSUG with their Latvian colleagues discussed the opportunities and perspectives of cooperation in form of joint participation in international projects, revitalization of academic mobility of students and staff between both institutions.
Agreement on cooperation with «RISEBA» has been signed in August, 2017. As it is today, both parties have agreed on the programme, according to which students and teachers of the Faculty of Economics and Management get opportunities to implement trainings abroad and participate in international conferences and projects.
Experience of the Latvian colleagues of YKSUG is of great interest for YKSUG.
More news of the Faculty of Economics and Management here.
Students and lecturers of YKSUG organized the flashmob “Congratulating libraries of Grodno”
International students and the lecturers of the Russian as a foreign language department, participants of the “Commonwealth” programme, visited libraries of Grodno within the Library Day on September, 15th.
First of all, warm words of congratulations from flashmob participants were addressed to the staff of the scientific library of the Yanka Kupala State University. In response, library director Nikolai Grinko thanked for congratulations and, addressing foreign students, stressed that the doors of the book treasury are always open for them, and the employees are ready to provide the necessary assistance.
Then the participants of flashmob congratulated the employees of the department of publications in foreign languages and the youth department of the Grodno Regional Scientific Library named after E.F. Karsky. The next point of the route of congratulations was the department of art of the Grodno Oblast Scientific Library named after EF. Karsky. Flashmob in the Grodno Regional Scientific Library named after E.F. Karsky on the street. Zamkova, 20. The deputy director of the library, Marina Ignatovich, thanked the students and teachers of the university.
As a token of gratitude to the flashmob participants, "Congratulations to the libraries of Grodno", a mini-excursion with a demonstration of competitive self-made books was organized, which will be presented at the exhibition during the book festival.
The head of the project "Commonwealth" the senior teacher of the department of Russian as a foreign language Galina Maz'ko noted that such an action was held for the first time, but it can become traditional.
Polish-Belarusian Academy of Law ended at YKSUG
1st Polish-Belarusian Academy of Law took place from 11th till 16th September in University of Bialystok and Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno.
Papers on constitutional, administrative, civil and criminal law were presented to students in Polish and Belarusian languages, which allowed not only discovering legal system of both countries, but also enjoying language practice.
«The idea of the Academy was given by the life itself, - said Jaroslaw Matwejuk, University of Bialystok Rector’s Plenipotentiary for Cooperation with Eastern Europe Universities. – Belarus and Poland cooperate within business and tourism, that’s why law students must know basics of their countries’ legislation».
Yaroslaw Matweyuk also mentioned that a lot of students in University of Bialystok would like to participate in such an event, and those who had participated were very glad to discover Belarusian law.
It is planned that the Academy starts again in a year. The first venue will be YKSUG, then the activities continues in University of Bialystok.
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