The action "Native word flows from the mouth" was held in the Scientific Library of Yanka Kupala State University

The event, which was attended by Belarusian and foreign students of Kupala University, was held as part of the Mother Tongue Week.
In the reading room of the Scientific Library of Yanka Kupala State University, poems were performed not only in Belarusian, but also in Chinese, Turkmen, and Uzbek. Among the participants of the action were students who came to study at Kupala University from different countries. At the same time, foreign students read poems not only in their native language, but also in the language of Kupala. The poem of the Belarusian classic “And who is going there?” was translated into Chinese. A student of the Faculty of Philology, Gurlukh Berdieva, presented her author's translation of Yanka Kupala's poem "Native Word".
The Scientific Library of Yanka Kupala State University annually holds a number of events in the framework of the Mother Tongue Week at the end of February. Among traditional events – exhibitions and action "Reading our favourite authors together" on social networks.

The international project «Modernization of postgraduate training in the field of natural sciences and improvement of teaching methods" is being implemented at Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno»

The international technical assistance project is being carried out within the framework of the European Commission «Erasmus+» programme.
The project coordinator at Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno is the Department of training and certification of highly qualified researchers. As a result of the project, Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno will organize the process of training postgraduates and applicants for natural science and technical specialties in innovative training programs, as well as the participation of scientific supervisors of postgraduates and applicants in international seminars on the development and implementation of modern teaching methods.
An important aspect of the international technical assistance project is the development of scientific and pedagogical cooperation between universities in Belarus, Russia, Armenia, Latvia, Poland, Finland and the United Kingdom. The main goal is to expand the opportunities for cooperation between higher education institutions of the partner countries in the implementation of postgraduate programs within the European Higher Education Area and the European Research Area.
The project partners are Khachatur Abovyan Armenian State Pedagogical University, Belarusian National Technical University, Yerevan State University, Kazan National Research Technological University, Brunel University of London, Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, National Polytechnic University of Armenia, Polotsk State University, Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University, University of Helsinki, Jagiellonian University in Krakow. The leading partner of the project is the University of Latvia.

Special atmosphere, creative performances and new friends: an international dating evening was held at Kupala University

The event brought together students, graduates, volunteers and teachers of the Faculty of Pre-university training.
The evening of dating "How good that we are all here today" was held at Yanka Kupala State University for the seventh time. The event is organized annually by teachers of the Department of Language Training of Belarusian and Foreign Citizens of the Faculty of Pre-university Training.

The evening of February 19 turned out to be really international. Representatives of students from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Congo, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Guinea, Iraq, Lebanon, Mali, Nigeria, Togo, Turkmenistan, Turkey and Vietnam were present in the hall. The event was opened by the Dean of the Faculty of Pre-university Training, Iosif Dornyak. The Head of the Department of Language Training of Belarusian and Foreign Citizens, Inna Samoilova, also addressed the audience with a welcoming speech. A pleasant surprise for all the participants was the video messages of the 2017 graduates of the Faculty, Hassan Bepari from Bangladesh and Idris Alihuzai from Iraq.

The main characters of the evening were the students of the Preparatory Department of foreign citizens. For the first time, the young people performed in Russian in front of a large audience. They talked about themselves, their family, their country, their interests and hobbies, accompanying the presentations with colorful slide presentations. By the way, some participants started learning Russian only three weeks ago. They also prepared concert performances for the guests of the festival. For example, a listener from Ethiopia, Ali Hadar Ahmed, read in Russian a poem by Eduard Asadov "I can wait for you for a long time". Guilherme Santos from Brazil performed an incendiary Brazilian dance. Students from Nigeria Amaechi Francis and Francis Nwokoro sang a song in English "Hakuna Matata". The hosts of the dating evening were Maria Sushko, a law student, and Pedro Lameira, a student of the Faculty of Pre-university Training.

Teachers and students celebrated the 81st anniversary of the foundation of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno on February, 22

Rector of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, as well as the guests of honor, took part in the festive event. In her welcoming speech, Rector Irina Kiturko noted:
– Despite the fact that the previous year was for all of us not only a year of great opportunities, but also great challenges, the staff of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno can be proud of certain successes that we managed to achieve. We have opened 4 new specialties, organized a digital admissions office at the university during the entrance campaign for the first time. We adopted the Corporate Code and at the end of the year approved the Strategy of Advanced Development of the university. The name of our new Strategy sounds ambitious, but I am sure that we will be able to achieve the goals that we have set for ourselves.
In his congratulatory speech, Viktor Pranyuk, Deputy Chairman of Grodno Regional Executive Committee, also drew attention to the purposefulness of teachers and students, which helps to get high results. He noted the achievements of students of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno in sports, and also recalled that last year the newspaper of the University won the "Golden Letter" at the main competition of print media in Belarus.
– I am sure that Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno has a great future, because you always strive not just to keep up with the times, but to be one step ahead. For example, you always think about what specialists will be in demand in the labor market tomorrow, and open these specialties at your university today. This is very important.
Representatives of Grodno State Medical University also came to congratulate Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno on its next birthday. The First Vice-Rector of GrSMU Vitaly Vorobyov noted the long-term fruitful cooperation between two regional universities.
- Representatives of our universities successfully cooperate both in the field of education and in the development of modern digital technologies.
In his congratulatory speech, the First Vice-Rector of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno Oleg Romanov noted:
– One of the main trends in modern society is to increase the value of a person. Each of us will be inspired to work, create and strive for results, if he feels care for himself, will feel a high appreciation of his work. We strive to support the preservation and development of humanity at our university.
- The number 81 is the beginning of a new decade. All the activities of our university are directed to the future, to new achievements, to new heights. And I wish everyone an irresistible desire for new successes, which will move each of us forward, " Yury Bialykh addressed the participants of the festive meeting.
During the festive event, the staff, students and teachers of the university were awarded for high personal achievements. The creative students of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno prepared their musical gift. They decorated the festive event dedicated to the 81st birthday of their native Alma mater with pop vocal performances.