At the Yanka Kupala state University of Grodno were chosen the best start-up projects

16 teams participated in the final startup battle of the III open competition "Innastart".
In 2020, the final of the competition was held online. The mechanism of the final, despite the remote participation of the finalists, remained the same: three minutes for the presentation, afterwards answers to questions from the contestants and the jury, which included teachers of the Yanka Kupala state University of Grodno, as well as businessmen and entrepreneurs from Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania and Ukraine.

Traditionally, the winners were named in four categories. So, in the category "Best startup project-PRODUCT", the first place was taken by the mobile app for improving the quality of sleep "HealSleep". In second place is the educational (pedagogical) business project "game-school Mary Poppins". The third place was shared by the project, which creates a database of audio fairy tales "Audio-trip into the world of fairy tales" and the linguistic database "Voices of Grodno".

The winner in the category "The best start-up project – SOCIAL INNOVATION" was the project, which creates a mobile application on the sports theme "Street simulator", in the second place took "Studio of projects and startups", the third place was shared by the database for graduates "Entrant" and the interactive educational theater in German "Forum-theater".

The team that presented the idea of developing and selling devices, which serves motorcycles, was the first in the category "The best startup project-TECHNOLOGY". The second place took the idea of creating parking facilities using solar energy for electric vehicles, the third place was taken by the creators of the chatbot for legal advice "Life-line" and courses for sports scouts "PRO SCOUT". In the nomination "The best startup project – SERVICE” was the first children's environmental studio "INVENTA", the second app "Falconway", the third place was shared by event Agency "Like" and "ZD PHOTOGRAPHY".
The winners and prize-winners of the IV open competition of student startup-projects "Innastart" were awarded prizes, certificates for free consultation in the scientific and technological park of the Yanka Kupala state University of Grodno and the opportunity to use its infrastructure and services.
It should be reminded that the competition was held in several stages. The students attended educational trainings from experts in the field of business, came up with and correctly framed their ideas, after which the jury, which included teachers of the Yanka Kupala state University of Grodno, representatives of enterprises and organizations of Grodno, evaluated the demand, relevance, practical feasibility, competitiveness of the project, as well as the availability of a justified business model of the project. By the way, about 40 applications were submitted for participation.

“This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.”

Program website
Status: active
Project partners:
- Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno (Belarus) – project coordinator
- University of Bialystok (Poland)
Total budget: 38130 euro
Duration: 12 months
Overall objective of the project: Promotion of local culture and history by the development of cross-border region through the design of a brand-new tourist product (the route "Orzeszkowa's life and work paths") in Grodno, as well as the improvement of the already existing one ("Zamenhof's route in Bialystok") in Bialystok.

Specific objectives
- Conduct collaborative research on the value of different places in Grodno and Bialystok connected to Orzeszkowa's and Zamenhof's lives and works in order to develop a proper promotion system for their tourist routes.
- Improve the marketing of the cross-border area via designing and installing of information boards at the key points of the tourist route "Orzeszkowa's life and work paths" which will include places in Grodno, Grodno and Shchuchyn regions connected with the life and works of the Polish author.
- Promote the cross-border region among its inhabitants and foreign tourists by creating tourist booklets and project web-site, as well as training specialists capable of providing cross-border bilingual Belarusian-Polish excursions

21.08.2020 - Students and staff of Yanka Kupala State University are invited to the IX World Student Rowing and Canoeing Championships

20.06.2020 - Yanka Kupala State University invites you to participate in the international distance educational marathon “Kupala projects 2020”

12.06.2020 - The third international scientific and practical conference "Actual problems of personality psychology and social interaction: development of psychological education and science in Grodno region" will be held at Yanka Kupala State University

11.06.2020 - The third international scientific and practical conference "Actual problems of personality psychology and social interaction: development of psychological education and science in Grodno region" will be held at Yanka Kupala State University

Photo FACT: Volunteers of the "Good heart" detachment of Yanka Kupala State University joined the environmental campaign “River Cleanup”

As part of an international initiative, Kupala students were engaged in cleaning the coastal zone of the Neman river.

An international project to restore order near reservoirs started in 2017 and was aimed at cleaning the banks of the Rhine. Belarus is participating in an environmental flashmob for the first time. In 2020, hundreds of activists of the Grodno and Minsk regions, including students of the Yanka Kupala Grodno state University, simultaneously went to the banks of the Neman river to restore order on the coastal territory.

International competition of readers "Love will save the world" is held at Kupala University online (photo FACT)

46 active and creative students from 12 countries demonstrate their Russian speech and oratory skills to the competent jury.

Registration for CT of 2020 has been completed

In Grodno region 5426 applicants will take part in the centralized testing.
This year, you could declare your desire to participate in the CT online. For example, 82 percent of applicants were registered in Grodno region through electronic submission of applications.
– This year almost five and a half thousand applicants will write 18311 tests in 15 subjects. The most numerous in terms of the number of participants will be entrance tests in Russian, Mathematics, as well as English and Belarusian, – the head of the Regional Centre for Testing and Vocational Guidance of Youth of the Faculty of Pre-University Education of Yanka Kupala State University Aksana Valyuk said.
This year 4078 applicants are planning to take Russian, 2924 - Mathematics, 2079 people will write tests in English, and 1736 – in Belarusian. The least amount of tests in the region will be written in French-34, Spanish-11, the test in Chinese will be taken by only 1 entrant. The CT locations will traditionally operate in Grodno, Lida and Volkovysk. – In Grodno region, entrance tests will be held in 10 buildings of educational institutions, it is planned to use more than 140 classrooms, - the head of the Regional Center for Testing and Vocational Guidance of Youth Aksana Valyuk said. – In total, the region will have more than 6 thousand seats for applicants. This is a thousand more than last year. Thus, the organizers of the CT will be able to ensure that a safe distance between applicants is observed, which is very important in the current epidemiological situation.
For those who have registered to participate in the CT, this year's entrance tests will begin on June 25, and will end on July 16. As always, there are also reserve days of the Central Bank: July 19, 21 and 23. Registration of applicants for centralized testing on reserve days will be carried out from 12 to 17 July.

The "hotline" of the Ministry of education of the Republic of Belarus for the entrance campaign-2020 is working

The "hotline" is organized to help applicants get information about the course of the entrance campaign in educational institutions.
Calls for admission to institutions of vocational, secondary special and higher education are received by phone (017) 222 43 12. According to the press center of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus, the hotline is open on weekdays from 9.00 to 18.00 with a lunch break from 13.00 to 14.00.
Applicants and their legal representatives can get answers to all questions concerning the organization of the entrance campaign this year by calling the "hotline" during the period from June 1 to August 19.
Based on the website of the Ministry of education of the Republic of Belarus.