VSTU and the Higher School of Finance and Management in Bialystok, Poland, have signed a cooperation agreement

The ceremony took place during the visit of a delegation from a Polish university, headed by its rector Edward Chostilovich, to Vitebsk on October 28. As reported by Elena Vankevich, Vice-Rector for Scientific Work, Professor, Doctor of Economic Sciences of the university, the agreement is a framework document, in accordance with which the educational institutions have expressed their readiness to implement joint events, exchange publications and their review, participate in academic mobility programs and international research projects. The development of cooperation with a partner from Bialystok will contribute to the integration of the Vitebsk university into the European educational and research space, which is one of the priority areas of the university's international activities.

Currently, there are over 50 agreements in force between VSTU and universities, as well as research centers from 13 countries. Partnership relations are developing in the form of joint research and development in various fields, exchange of experience in organizing research work, its improvement, etc. The Vitebsk university has a number of successful projects to its credit, including with Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (Poland). Currently, scientists from VSTU and Daugavpils University (Latvia) are jointly researching the problem of preventing youth unemployment in the border regions of Belarus and Latvia.

Sergey Antonov, "Vitebskiye Vesti".