On September 30, 2026, the “Scientific and Expert Council of the Central Research Institute for Organization and Informatization of Healthcare with the participation of the Council of Young Scientists, experts, Collaborating Centers, and postgraduate students of the Central Research Institute for Organization and Informatization of Healthcare” was held.

A report entitled “Results of Joint Research for 2025 and the First Half of 2026 within the Framework of the Cooperation Agreement with Collaborating Centers” was delivered by Vasily Semyonovich Glushanko, Head of the Department of Public Health and Healthcare with a course in Advanced Training and Professional Development, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor. He emphasized that there are a number of promising objectives, including joint activities aimed at strengthening partnership and implementing strategic decisions to improve public health. A distinctive feature was the participation of fourth-year students from Group 4 of the Faculty of Overseas Students Training from the Maldives and Sri Lanka.

The event was organized to promote research activities among students, demonstrate the achievements of student scientific clubs, and develop academic engagement among young people. The event brought together practically all of the university’s scientific associations on one platform.

The event was opened by VSMU Rector Alexey Chukanov.

On September 30, 2026, Vitebsk State Medical University is hosting the National Scientific and Practical Conference with international participation “Medical Education in the 21st Century: Current Issues, Achievements, Innovations,” dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Faculty of Advanced Training and Retraining in Pedagogy and Psychology, which has received numerous congratulatory messages from medical colleges of the Republic of Belarus.

As part of the investigation by the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Belarus into a criminal case concerning the genocide of the Belarusian people during the Great Patriotic War and the post-war period, on September 29, 2026, staff members, representatives of public associations, and first- and second-year students visited a site of mass killing and burial of victims — a burial pit containing the remains of hundreds of murdered civilians in the agricultural town of Smolyany, Orsha District.

On September 29, 2026, the National Scientific Conference “Military Medicine: History and the Present” was held at Vitebsk State Medical University.

The forum aims to summarize experience in modern methods of training military doctors and medical specialists in disaster medicine for emergency situations, exchange practical experience, and discuss the latest achievements in military medical science.