On September 18, 2025, VSMU students and staff participated in the nationwide premiere screening of the national film “Klassnaya,” produced by “National Film Studio Belarusfilm.” The event was organized with the support of the student and staff trade union committees.

At Vitebsk State Medical University, on September 18, 2025, thematic events dedicated to the youngest national holiday – the Day of National Unity – were held as part of the Unified Information Day.

The event, organized for university students, took place in Dormitory No. 3. In her opening remarks, First Vice-Rector Alina Shchupakova emphasized the enduring value of national unity as a fundamental foundation of the stability and sovereignty of the Republic of Belarus. She noted that it is precisely social cohesion that ensures the successful development of the state and the prosperity of its citizens.

On September 17, coinciding with the Day of National Unity, the opening of the exhibition for the Republican Cultural and Educational Contest-Action “Facets of Creativity” took place. The contest aims to create opportunities for the creative self-expression of students, to develop and support the initiatives of student youth, and to foster an objective attitude among young people toward the country’s historical past, as well as the preservation and strengthening of the unity of the Belarusian people. The event is organized by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus and the National Center for Artistic Creativity of Children and Youth.

The Republican Scientific and Practical Conference with International Participation “Topical Issues of Pediatric Practice,” dedicated to the memory of Professor I.M. Lysenko and the 90th anniversary of the Department of Pediatrics, was held on September 18 at Vitebsk State Medical University.

University Rector Aleksey Chukanov, opening the solemn event, emphasized that a practice-oriented approach is the direct foundation of the successful work of VSMU’s Faculty of Pediatrics and aligns with the modern priorities of medical development in our country.

On September 16, 2025, Vitebsk State Medical University hosted a meeting-dialogue between university students and Inna Kostyukovich, head of the Vitebsk Diocesan Center for Maternity, Childhood, and Family Values “Umilenie.”

The main topic of the meeting with first-year students was the important role of the family in the development of the individual, society, and the state. During the discussion, issues such as love for relatives and close ones, marital fidelity, the value of human life, as well as the moral education of future doctors, were addressed.