At Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno was held the creative living room "Belarus - the crossroads of national cultures"

Azerbaijan, Irak, China, Vietnam, Kazakhstan… Hundreds of foreign students from 10 countries of the world at Yanka Kupala Grodno State University were united by the creative living room "Belarus – the crossroads of national cultures".

This year, representatives of 13 universities of Belarus, Russia and Uzbekistan took part in the multinational cultural dialogue. Among them are: Tashkent State University of Law, Volgograd State University, Kokand State Pedagogical Institute.

Irina Kiturko, Rector of Kupala University, gave a strat to the cultural international event:   

– Belarus is a unique country. This is a «living room», a home for many nationalities. We appreciate the versatility, multinational, multicultural nature of our country. The task of our university, as well as the whole Republic of Belarus, is to make students who come to study, feel at home here. And when they go home, so they can take with themselves a piece of Belarus in their hearts.

The program of the creative living room is rich. During the day the talents, culture and national traditions of their countries were demonstrated by the students in various contests and competitions. And also – we got acquainted, talked, had an interesting and fun time, exchanged impressions. Some of them have known Belarus for a long time, while others are just beginning to discover its beauty.

Umidbek Ekubzhanov, student of the Law Faculty of the Yanka Kupala State University (Uzbekistan): – I am in Belarus for the first time and arrived a few months ago. The main thing that impressed me was the people. I have never met such kind people anywhere. And this place have a very interesting history and a beautiful city. My favorite places here are the old Sovetskaya Street and the embankment with two Castles.

The students demonstrated their knowledge and intellectual capabilities in the brain ring. The participants admitted that they had to prepare for the game with all their might. There are many and different questions – about history, religious traditions, national heroes. They fought not only in intellectual tournaments, but also revealed the creative national flavor. One of the most colorful interactive platforms was the round table "Evolution of the national costume". Here, foreign students not only talked about national clothes, but also demonstrated them in a unique variety.

Alonso Jose Cespere Savalo Student of the Faculty of Law of the Yanka Kupala State University (Venezuela): – I represent the national Venezuelan costume, which is called "Likvi likvi". We have many versions of this costume – each region of Venezuela has its own version. I want to show the most popular and latest model. And I will be glad to introduce to Belarusian students  a piece of the culture of my country.

 There are many opportunities to show talents in the creative living room. So, at the readers' contest " Мой родны кут, як ты мне мілы", the poems of the classics Yanka Kupala and Yakub Kolas melodiously sounded with English, French and Chinese accents. The bright final of the event was the concert "Voices of thousands of national cultures".

Reference: For the first time such an international student meeting was held in 2017 as part of the Republican Festival of Creativity of Foreign Students "F.-ART.by ". Then the event was attended by representatives of three Grodno universities and the Belarusian State University. Over the years, the geography of the event has expanded. Now the creative living room has become international. Guests from foreign universities come to communicate, share traditions with pleasure.

A delegation of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov visited Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno

The delegation arrived to get acquainted with the university and discuss prospects of cooperation.

The foreign delegation of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University consists of Sergey Aksenov, Director of the Higher School of Engineering and Natalia Flotskaya, Director of the Нigher School of Psychology, Pedagogy and Physical Education. Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno was represented by the first vice-rector, Aliaksandr Kareusky; Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education, Vitali Khramau; Dean of the Faculty of Psychology, Volha Mitrafanava; Dean of the Faculty of Pedagogy, Yury Hniazdouski; Dean of the Faculty of Innovative Mechanic Engineering, Aleksandr Vorontsov; Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Construction, Alla Volick.

Though the representatives of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov visited Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno for the first time, this did not prevent us from holding effective negotiations and identifying certain areas of cooperation. In particular, foreign colleagues are interested in implementation of joint diploma programs, as well as academic exchanges of students and staff, interaction within the frameworks of joint scientific laboratories, holding conferences, elaboration of joint scientific projects.

A delegation of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov visited Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno

The delegation arrived to get acquainted with the university and discuss prospects of cooperation.

The foreign delegation of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University consists of Sergey Aksenov, Director of the Higher School of Engineering and Natalia Flotskaya, Director of the Нigher School of Psychology, Pedagogy and Physical Education. Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno was represented by the first vice-rector, Aliaksandr Kareusky; Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education, Vitali Khramau; Dean of the Faculty of Psychology, Volha Mitrafanava; Dean of the Faculty of Pedagogy, Yury Hniazdouski; Dean of the Faculty of Innovative Mechanic Engineering, Aleksandr Vorontsov; Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Construction, Alla Volick.

Though the representatives of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov visited Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno for the first time, this did not prevent us from holding effective negotiations and identifying certain areas of cooperation. In particular, foreign colleagues are interested in implementation of joint diploma programs, as well as academic exchanges of students and staff, interaction within the frameworks of joint scientific laboratories, holding conferences, elaboration of joint scientific projects.

Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno took part in a thematic exposition «Education in Belarus» in the Republic of India

On November 17-19, 2022 Volha Minava, head of the International Relations Office presented educational possibilities of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno on the thematic exposition «EducationinBelarus» within the framework of 17^th Summit of higher education – 2022 in New Deli.

In order to discuss current areas of cooperation with Indian higher education institutions, representatives of Belarusian universities visited the University of New Delhi. With support from the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Republic of India they held talks with the staff of the University of Chandigarh, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology and recruiting agencies.

As part of the participation in the collective exhibition, contacts with the WORLD1 Group Company, Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology, Sandip Institute of Engineering and Management, Bennett University, Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology, as well as Ivanovo State University (Russia) and Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies (Uzbekistan) have been established.  

In order to attract foreign citizens to study at YKSUG, throughout the exhibition the work on informing and consulting potential applicants and their parents, representatives of foreign organizations, recruiting agencies about educational opportunities of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno was carried out.

Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno took part in a thematic exposition «Education in Belarus» in the Republic of India

On November 17-19, 2022 Volha Minava, head of the International Relations Office presented educational possibilities of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno on the thematic exposition «EducationinBelarus» within the framework of 17^th Summit of higher education – 2022 in New Deli.

In order to discuss current areas of cooperation with Indian higher education institutions, representatives of Belarusian universities visited the University of New Delhi. With support from the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Republic of India they held talks with the staff of the University of Chandigarh, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology and recruiting agencies.

As part of the participation in the collective exhibition, contacts with the WORLD1 Group Company, Shobhit Institute of Engineering and Technology, Sandip Institute of Engineering and Management, Bennett University, Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology, as well as Ivanovo State University (Russia) and Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies (Uzbekistan) have been established.  

In order to attract foreign citizens to study at YKSUG, throughout the exhibition the work on informing and consulting potential applicants and their parents, representatives of foreign organizations, recruiting agencies about educational opportunities of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno was carried out.

A meeting with Vice-Rector for International Cooperation from Urgench State University

Online meeting with Sri Lankan universities and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation

Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno held a scientific seminar “Current trends in sustainable development of economy and education in Belarus and Russia”

The Faculty of Economics and Management held a series of events with representatives of Irkutsk State University, which was the first stage of academic cooperation.

The scientific seminar "Current trends in sustainable development of economy and education in Belarus and Russia" was held on October 5, 2022 during which the development trends of Belarusian-Russian integration, opportunities and risks of digital transformation in business and higher education were discussed.

The scientific seminar was attended by a delegation from the International Institute of Economics and Linguistics of the Irkutsk State University, as a part of Deputy Director for Research - Plotnikova Maria Mikhailovna; Head of the Department of Socio-Economic and Mathematical Disciplines - Shilnikova Irina Sergeevna; Deputy Director for Educational and Methodological Work, Head Department of European Languages - Kolodina Evgenia Anatolyevna, Deputy Director for International Affairs, Head of the Department of Linguistics and Linguodidactics.

The problems of the scientific seminar were conditioned by realization of decisions taken in June 2022, when on the basis of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno the meeting of the section № 5 on "Higher Education System Integration in Russia and Belarus: Regional Aspect" was held within the IX Forum of Belarusian and Russian Regions.

Presentations were made by representatives of a number of other Russian, Kazakh and Belarusian universities, including Lomonosov Moscow State University, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Don State Technical University Esil University (in ICT regime). Cooperation agreements with these Russian universities were signed with Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno at the IV Forum of the Association of Russian and Belarusian Universities in June 2022. During the visit, cooperation issues were identified both in the educational process and in scientific activities, such as inclusive education, summer schools, student conferences. During summarizing the results of the scientific seminar the solemn signing of the international program of cooperation between the partner universities was held.

An agreement was reached to implement the program of cooperation on academic mobility of teachers, students and masters.

Issues of methodological support of the educational process in the integration of academic programs of the college and high school were discussed with representatives of Lida College.

In the schedule of the visit there was time for a cultural and excursion program, during which guests got acquainted with the historical heritage of the Yanka Kuala State University and the sights of our city.

Online meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation, representatives of South-Eastern University, Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine at Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno

The event was held in online form on November, 17.

Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno was represented by Rector, Iryna Kiturka; First Vice-Rector, Aliaksandr Kareusky; Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Yury Bialykh; Vice-Rector for Research, Andrey Pranevich; Vice-Rector for Human Resources and Security, Alexey Bezzubik; Vice-Rector, Nikalai Voitka; Head of the Education Internalization Centre, Alena Belakoz, as well as Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management, Marina Karpickaya and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Construction, Alla Volick. The translation was carried out by the senior lecturer of the Department of Foreign Languages Olga Perkova.

Prof. Janitha Abeywickrem Liyanage, H. E. the Ambassador, Prof. Ranjana W. Seneviratne, Vice Chancellor of the Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine, Prof. A. Rameez, Vice Chancellor of the South-Eastern University addressed the audience with a welcoming speech.

Rector of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, Iryna Kiturka also welcomed all participants of the meeting. She thanked the Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation for organizing the second meeting with Sri Lankan universities, for the opportunity to establish new contacts and determine fields of cooperation between universities.

«Today's meeting is taking place within the framework of the project «University without borders». Our university has concluded more than 200 agreements of international cooperation. Today, students from 36 countries study at Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno. Openness to the world is an important strategic direction for the development of our university. Information and communication technologies expand the range of joint activities that can be implemented within the framework of cooperation,» Irina Kiturka noted.

A video in English about Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, its history, structure and possibilities was shown to the guests.

Cooperation proposals from Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno were presented by Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Yuri Belykh, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management, Marina Karpitskaya and Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Alla Volik.

During the online meeting, the guests were able to get acquainted with the Gampaha Wickramarachchi University of Indigenous Medicine and South-Eastern University.

A meeting with Vice-Rector for International Cooperation from Urgench State University was held at Ynaka Kupala State University of Grodno

Vice-Rector for International Cooperation of Urgench State University, Gayrat Urazboev visited Ynaka Kupala State University of Grodno with the aim of discussing prospective cooperation fields.

Rector of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, Iryna Kiturka; First Vice-Rector, Aliaksandr Kareusky; Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Yury Bialykh; Vice-Rector for Research, Andrey Pranevich; Vice-Rector for Educational Affairs, Vasiliy Sianko; Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Alena Livak; Dean of the Faculty of Law, Svetana Cheburanova; Head of the Education Internalization Centre, Alena Belako; leading specialist of International Cooperation Office, Aliaksandra Zhuk participated in the discussion of vectors of bilateral cooperation.

The meeting took place in a cooperative and productive environment, as both sides are interested in mutual contacts. By the way, this is not the first discussion of the interaction between the two universities: on April 12, 2021 an online meeting, involving Vice-Rector for International Cooperation, Gayrat Urazboev was held.

In May 2021, Rector of Urgench State University, Bakhrom Abdullaev and Vice-Rector for International Cooperation, Gayrat Urazboev have already visited Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno in order to get acquainted with the university and establish bilateral ties.

Furthermore, Doctor of Physics and Mathematics, Associate Professor of the Department of Physics, Atabek Atamuratov paid a visit to our University on December 4-11, 2021 to conduct lectures within the framework of the "Visiting Professor" program. Associate Professor of the Department of IT Systems and Technologies, Boris Assanovich visited Urgench State University in September this year to conduct lectures and practical classes, take part in the international conference ICISCT 2022.