The delegation of Kupala University pays a working visit to the People's Republic of China

The delegation includes Rector of the Yanka Kupala State University Iryna Kiturka, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Liavontsi Paulau and Senior Lecturer of the Department of Translation and Intercultural Communication Wang Tao. The program of the visit is rich, many strategic meetings are planned, which will further strengthen the ties between Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno and higher educational institutions of China.

The visit began at the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the People's Republic of China, where a discussion of promising areas of cooperation took place, and a meeting was organized with representatives of the Charitable Foundation for the Support of  Education and Development of Talented Students. The Belarusian-Chinese conference on education was held with the support of the foundation. The event was attended by a delegation of Yanka Kupala State University of  Grodno headed by Rector Iryna Kiturka and representatives of educational institutions of the People's Republic of China. During the event, the parties discussed the further development of interuniversity cooperation, signed a number of agreements on cooperation in the educational field and witnessed the opening of a branch of the Association of Chinese Graduates of  Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno in Beijing.

By the way, the Beijing Charitable Foundation for the support of education and development of talented students has been a partner of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno in the People's Republic of China in the academic, scientific and cultural spheres since the beginning of 2020. The cooperation provides for the exchange of experience in the organization of the educational process, the organization and conduct of joint scientific research, the exchange of scientists and teachers, advertising and information and consulting activities on the territory of the People's Republic of China in order to popularize educational and other services provided by Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno.

The visit will last today, June 14, and a number of meetings are scheduled for June 15. According to the Education Internationalization Centre of  Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, currently Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno implements an active international policy within the framework of 200 agreements with foreign institutions and organizations from 30 countries, including 9 organizations of the People's Republic of China, cooperation with which was established back in 2001, when the first cooperation agreement was signed with the Chinese South Central University of Economics and Law. To this end, the university implements a Strategy for the development of cooperation with China in the field of education, which is an integral part of the overall strategy of the university – the strategy of advanced development.

Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno took part in the visit of the Grodno delegation to the Kaliningrad region

The delegation of the Grodno region headed by the Chairman of the Regional Council of Deputies Elena Pasyuta is on a business visit to the Kaliningrad region of the Russian Federation from June 11 to 15. Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno is represented by Olga Yanchurevich, Head of the Department of Zoology and Physiology of Humans and Animals, and Vadim Gunko, Secretary of the primary organization of the NGO "BRSM" of Kupala University.

The meeting of representatives of the regions is taking place within the framework of the project "Russia – Belarus: strong partnership" and involves a number of activities aimed at strengthening cross-border cooperation, reports " Grodno Truth". In particular, a meeting with the leadership of the Legislative Assembly of the Kaliningrad region, a visit to municipal organizations and institutions, social and socio-cultural facilities, a final conference and a plenary session are planned.

The delegations exchange experience in such areas as the activities of government and local self-government, the functioning of non-profit organizations, youth policy. Cooperation agreements are expected to be signed between the Zelenograd Municipal District and the Zelvensky District Executive Committee, as well as between the Svetlogorsk City District and the Novogrudok District Executive Committee.

On the first day of their stay, representatives of the Grodno region got acquainted with the tourist potential of Zelenogradsk. A sightseeing tour of the city was organized, which allowed us to work out promising points of interaction between the regions in matters of landscaping, tourism and culture development.

Our delegation also took part in a solemn rally, laying wreaths and flowers at the memorial on the mass grave of Soviet soldiers. The memory of the fallen soldiers was honored with a minute of silence. The common historical heritage is among the main bonds of the peoples of Belarus and Russia.

Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno signed an agreement on the implementation of a joint educational program with the Institute of Social and Political Sciences (Uzbekistan)

The agreement was signed during the visit of a delegation of foreign colleagues to Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno State University. The delegation of the Institute of Social and Political Sciences includes Rector Mahmudov Umid Behzodovich, advisor to the rector Alimardonov Tulkin Turdievich, Head of the educational and Methodological Department Kurbanov Sukhrob Abdulloevich.

The Institute of Social and Political Sciences is a very young educational institution. But, despite his "youth", he actively occupies a position in the educational market.

The result of the interaction was the signing of an agreement on the implementation of a joint educational program in a network form between Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno and the Institute of Social and Political Sciences. Also during the meeting, the deans presented educational opportunities of the Faculty of Law, Faculty of History of Communication and Tourism, Faculty of Philology, Faculty of Psychology, Faculty of Economics and Management, Pedagogical. Also, the head of the Research Institute Anton Glazev presented the scientific potential of Kupala University.

In turn, foreign colleagues told about the whole institute, about its scientific and educational opportunities.

The agreement was concluded in order to organize educational activities taking into account the needs of the labor market, expand students' access to modern educational resources, technologies and learning tools, provide students with the opportunity to form individual educational trajectories, in-depth development of competence-oriented modules, academic disciplines.

During the visit, a delegation of foreign colleagues will visit the Science and Technology Park, the Faculty of Psychology, the Faculty of Economics and Management, the Faculty of Philology.

By the way, this visit of foreign colleagues is not the first interaction of the parties. So, on March 29, 2023, Alena Belokoz, head of the Center for Internationalization of Education, visited the Institute of Social and Political Sciences during her visit to Uzbekistan. It was during this visit that agreements were reached on the conclusion of an agreement on international cooperation and on the possibility of implementing joint educational programs.

On April 28, 2023, an online meeting of the leadership of Yanka Kupala Grodno State University and the Institute of Social and Political Sciences took place, within the framework of which a cooperation agreement was signed.

Yanka Kupala Grodno State University signed a cooperation agreement with Tomsk State University

The signing took place during the visit of the Grodno region delegation to Russia. The official delegation of the Grodno region consisting of the Chairman of the Grodno Regional Executive Committee Vladimir Karanik, Assistant to the President of the Republic of  Belarus – Inspector for the Grodno region Yury Karaev, Chairman of the Grodno Regional Council of Deputies Elena Pasyuta, Deputy Chairman of the Regional Executive Committee Vitaly Nevera, representatives of enterprises and higher educational institutions of the Prineman  Region  from May 30 to 31 visits the Tomsk  region of the Russian Federation.

Interregional cooperation between the Grodno and Tomsk regions has been going on for decades and is carried out within the framework of the Agreement on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technical and Cultural Cooperation between the Grodno Regional Executive Committee and the Tomsk Region. The first Vice-rector Aleksandr Karevskiy represents Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno in the work of the delegation. A solemn signing of documents is planned, including an agreement on cooperation between the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno and Tomsk State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering.

Participation in this visit  will  allow  Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno to establish closer cooperation with universities and organizations of Tomsk in the field of education, science and culture; will contribute to the implementation of joint research projects in various areas, will allow organizing participation in scientific and educational events, including in specialized schools planned to be held at partner universities; will provide an opportunity to establish exchange of employees for internships and lectures, including within the framework of the "Visiting Professor" program.