On September 5, 2025, Vitebsk State Medical University was honored to host Rasul Bagirov, the UN Resident Coordinator in Belarus. His visit turned the university into a platform for meaningful dialogue about global challenges and the vital role of healthcare professionals in the modern world.

During the meeting between Rector Alexey Chukhanov and Mr. Bagirov, as well as a subsequent discussion with students on the topic "The Role of Medical Education in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals," the rector highlighted Belarus’s successes in reaching these goals. He emphasized that these achievements are a result of well-planned state social policies and the ongoing efforts of the Ministry of Health to improve the healthcare system and medical education in the country.

On September 5, 2025, Vice-Rector for International Relations and Organizational-Legal Work at Vitebsk State Medical University, Denis Lis, participated in a republican instructional and methodological seminar-meeting for leaders of higher education institutions titled "Innovations in Educational Activity Licensing."

The event, organized by the Ministry of Education and the Department for Quality Assurance in Education, was held at the Republican Institute of Higher School and focused on recent changes in the regulatory and legal framework, as well as key aspects of the licensing procedure.

On September 4, at the VSMU Student Center, as part of the informational and legal awareness activities for first-year students under the "Freshman Month" program, a presentation of creative projects took place. These included exhibitions of photographs and artworks by VSMU students, presentations on "The Church of John the Baptist in Vitebsk: Restoration of Vitebsk Region Churches," and a showcase titled "VSMU Youth for Family Values!"

On September 4, 2025, VSMU hosted the charity event "To School with a Kind Heart." Everyone was encouraged to bring stationery supplies for children in need and to leave a piece of their heart on an interactive poster. After all, kindness is the most important!

Today, September 4th, Mikhail Alexandrovich Nikolsky celebrates his 90th birthday. A former juvenile prisoner, veteran of VSMU, and esteemed professor.

On this remarkable occasion, Mikhail Alexandrovich was congratulated by the VSMU administration, leaders of the veterans’ council, the trade union organization of staff, and the primary organization of the Belarusian Women’s Union.

Mikhail Alexandrovich Nikolsky devoted 40 years to his beloved Vitebsk State Medical University. Throughout his career, he held various positions, including Head of the Department of Traumatology, Dean of the Faculty for Overseas Students Training, Dean of the General Medicine Faculty, and Vice-Rector for Academic Work.