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Belarusian State University considering contacts with British IT companies

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MINSK, 4 February (BelTA) – A delegation of the Belarusian State University took part in the forum “Building resilience in a wider Eurasia: Challenges and opportunities” in London as part of the COMPASS project. Among other things representatives of the Belarusian university discussed the possibility of establishing contacts with British IT companies, the university’s press service told BelTA.

Participants of the forum discussed the enhancement of trust and the advancement of international cooperation in the Eurasian region, the expansion of interuniversity relations between participants of the COMPASS project. In particular, the Belarusian State University reached an agreement on signing an agreement with the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy (ADA University). An action plan on expanding Belarus-Uzbekistan relations in education was agreed. Negotiations were held with representatives of British universities with a view to expanding academic mobility and preparing an English-language scientific paper on Belarus’ past and present. The possibility of Belarus’ inclusion in programs of the Newton Fund was discussed as well as the establishment of contacts between the Belarusian State University and British IT companies.

Representatives of the Belarusian State University went to the University of Cambridge and a number of its centers. Promising avenues of scientific cooperation were discussed. Joint research in the area of carbon electronics, cell biophysics, and physics of materials was discussed during the meeting with Andy Parker, Director of the Department of Physics. The sides expressed interest in the organization of mutual visits of physicists. Joint publications on Chinese studies, international and diplomatic relations were discussed during the meeting with Peter Nolan, Director of the Center of Development Studies at the University of Cambridge. The possibility of setting up a society to study Belarus as part of the British university was discussed as well as the inclusion of the Belarusian State University into an interuniversity network on postgraduate training. The organization of joint events and publications in the area of social sciences and humanities was discussed with Nicholas Ray, Emeritus Fellow at the Jesus College in the University of Cambridge.

The forum took place in London in late January. The Belarusian State University delegation was led by Rector Andrei Korol, who delivered a report on Belarus’ view on challenges and opportunities in Greater Eurasia. He also outlined prospects of cooperation with the Belarusian State University in the area of education, science, and project activities. Representatives of the higher education institutions, which are partners of the COMPASS project, took part in the forum. Ambassador of Belarus to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Sergei Aleinik and members of the British parliament also took part in the forum.

The Belarusian State University joined the international project COMPASS in 2018.

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