Meeting of the VSMU Rector with students participating in the Summer School in Samarkand

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On September 5, 2025, VSMU Rector Alexey Chukhanov held a meeting with students participating in the Summer School-2025 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The event was attended by Elena Sharykhina, Head of the Department for International and Interregional Affairs Office.

The dialogue took place in a warm and friendly atmosphere. Students shared their impressions and emotions about the trip, unanimously describing it as a unique and incredibly valuable experience.

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Meeting of University students with Ruslan Tkachenko, an expert of the Synodal Department of Youth Affairs

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On March 13, 2026, VSMU hosted a meeting between university students and Ruslan Tkachenko, an expert of the Synodal Department for Youth Affairs, specializing in education, upbringing, family policy, and youth work. He is also the Director of the Agency for the Positive Development of Society and Social Institutions, as well as the Director of the Institute of Demographic Development and Reproductive Potential. The event was also attended by a representative of the Vitebsk Diocese, Archpriest Sergei Zakharov.

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Meeting of VSMU rector Alexey Chukanov with participants of the international sports festival “Physical culture and sports - the second profession of a doctor”

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On February 21, 2024, a meeting was held between the rector of the Vitebsk State Medical University Alexey Chukanov and the vice-rector for educational work Natalya Boltrushevich with athletes representing VSMU at the international sports festival “Physical culture and sports - the second profession of a doctor,” which was held from February 14 to 18 in Volgograd (Russian Federation ).

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Meeting of VSMU students with the State Car Inspector of the Department of Technical Supervision and Prevention of the Road Police of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee 

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On September 28, in the framework of the Safety Week in VSMU and the Unified Road Safety Day, students of the 2nd course of the medical faculty met with the State Inspector of the Department of Technical Supervision and Prevention of the Traffic Ministry of the Department of Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee M.A.Isofatova on the topics «On the prevention of road accidents», «Accident prevention using personal mobility devices», “Reflective elements”.

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Meeting Slovakia’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

The delegation of Slovakia headed by Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Mr. Joseh Migash paid a snap visit to Vitebsk State Order of Peoples’ Friendship Medical University on March 30, 2016. The Rector of VSMU Professor A. T. Shchastniy, Vice-rector of Educational Work and International Affairs Professor N.Y. Konevalova, Vice-rector of Ideological Affairs O.A. Syrodoyeva and Head of Department on International Affairs M. M. Savchuk, Candidate of Medical Science, took part in the meeting with the Ambassador and his party. Foreign diplomats’ visit consisted in becoming acquainted with our university, to meet and discuss with university’s administration the opportunities of future straight scientific and academic cooperation. The Ambassador expressed his personal wish to promote the consolidation of friendly and business relationships between VSMU and medical universities in Slovakia.

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Meeting with the Ambassador of India

posol ind05On 16 November, 2017, a meeting of Indian students’ community with the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Belarus Mr. Pankaj Saksena was held. During this meeting, the issues of training of foreign citizens at VSMU and living conditions of Indian students were discussed. The problems voiced by the students were considered during the meeting of Mr. Pankaj Saksena with the VSMU administration. Plans and strategies of further cooperation between India and the Republic of Belarus in the field of science, medicine and education were also discussed.

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Meeting with Young Specialists and Interns of Healthcare Institutions of the Brest Region

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On September 16, 2025, a delegation from Vitebsk State Medical University, led by Rector Alexey Chukanov, visited the Brest Region as part of ongoing work with young specialists and interns. The purpose of the visit was to meet with university graduates who recently started working in the healthcare institutions of the region.

During an open and focused discussion, representatives of the university administration talked with the young doctors about their first steps in the profession, conditions of adaptation in new workplaces, specificities of their work, and everyday issues.

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Meeting-Dialogue “Family – the National Wealth of Belarus” within the Family Week Program

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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.

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