On September 1, Vitebsk Concert Hall hosted a ceremonial event organized by Vitebsk State Medical University to mark Knowledge Day. The celebration, dedicated to the beginning of the new academic year, brought together distinguished guests, university leadership, teaching staff and those for whom this day marked the starting point of a great future – first-year students.

Dear students and staff of the University!

Please accept my most sincere congratulations on Knowledge Day and the beginning of the new academic year! This day is especially important for each of us. For students, it opens up new horizons; for teachers, it provides an opportunity to once again share their accumulated knowledge and experience.

I would like to address the first-year students separately. You have successfully passed your entrance examinations and made a conscious choice in favour of medicine. From now on, you are full-fledged members of our large academic family. Here, at VSMU, you will gain not only knowledge, but also reliable mentors and friends for life.

I wish our entire staff and student community every success in the new academic year. May it be interesting and productive, and may it be remembered only for good events!

The start of the academic year was marked by a series of meetings between faculty leadership and newly enrolled students. The events were held at the Faculties of General Medicine, Pediatrics, Pharmacy and Dentistry.

The main purpose of the meetings was to introduce first-year students to the university’s academic structure, traditions and key internal regulations.

As part of the celebrations marking the beginning of the new academic year, Vitebsk State Medical University held a Unified Lesson dedicated to the unbreakable connection between generations and the defining role of knowledge in the destiny of the state.

The event was held under the profound and symbolic motto, “Knowledge Today – Belarus’s Prosperity Tomorrow,” emphasizing the strategic importance of education as a foundation for national security and economic growth.

The ceremonial raising of the State Flag of the Republic of Belarus marked the beginning of the new academic year at Vitebsk State Medical University. This event, which has already become a good tradition, brought together everyone for whom Knowledge Day symbolizes new beginnings: the university administration, students, teaching staff and employees.