Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno and Termez State University of Engineering and Agrotechnology outlined a cooperation strategy

On April 30, an online meeting was held at Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno with representatives of Termez State University of Engineering and Agrotechnology. The participants discussed areas of cooperation, including in the field of science.

YKSUG was represented at the meeting by Liavontsi Paulau, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs; Natalia Bashun, Vice-Rector for Research; Alena Belokoz, Head of the Internationalization Education Centre; Anton Glazeu, Head of the Research Division; Darya Shpak, Head of the Educational and Methodological Department for Quality Management of Education; Volha Minava, Head of the International Cooperation Department; and Anna Milasheuskaya, Leading Specialist of the International Cooperation Department.

After welcoming remarks and introductions, the foreign colleagues learned about the history and achievements of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno by watching a presentation. Then, Anton Glazeu raised for discussion the areas of scientific cooperation. The parties discussed the participation of staff and students in international conferences, conducting joint research, publishing the results, and training highly qualified scientific personnel. Prospects for exchanging staff for lecturing and internships, as well as the participation of students in scientific-educational and cultural-enlightenment events, were also considered.

After the presentation of the cooperation areas proposed by Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, the floor was given to the Uzbek side, which also outlined a number of promising vectors for interaction.

As a result of the negotiations, the signing of a cooperation agreement is scheduled for the upcoming Belarusian-Uzbek Forum.

At the conclusion of the meeting, Liavontsi Paulau thanked his colleagues and expressed hope for the successful development of partnership relations.

For reference: Termez State University of Engineering and Agrotechnology is a public higher education institution in Uzbekistan, established in July 2024 on the basis of the merger of two institutes: Termez Engineering and Technology Institute and Termez Institute of Agrotechnology and Innovative Development.

To date, it maintains close ties with more than 15 countries and has more than 50 active international agreements and memoranda of understanding. Cooperation is carried out with key scientific centers in Europe and Asia.

Cooperation with Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno began in October 2025, when Rector Iryna Kiturka established contacts with the Uzbek university during the Belarusian-Uzbek Forum. In February 2026, a letter with proposals for interaction in the scientific field was sent to the university, to which the Uzbek side responded with official consent.