Your Excellency, On behalf of Leibniz ScienceCampus "Eastern Europe - Global Area" (EEGA) I apply to you with some brief information about the Leibniz ScienceCampus EEGA, its orientation, and scholarship grants.

The ScienceCampus EEGA, established in 2016 under the direction of the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography (IfL), develops new research perspectives on Eastern Europe in its global relations. The special feature of the campus lies in the interregional cooperation of various universities and research institutions. The objectives of EEGA are to break up regional container thinking and the often one-sided information on Eastern Europe in order to offer a multi-perspective access to this world region. With the support of postdocs and the integration of a master's programme, as well as exchange with journalists, EEGA wants to convey this paradigm not only to a new generation of international researchers, but also to a German media landscape (see also www.leibniz-eega.de).

According to the good old festival tradition, the VSMU audience hall was full: students, academic staff, university administration and invited guests gathered there. The festival week is coming to an end, which was full of beauty and charm, music and fun, expectations and excitements. We all were waiting for winners of contests and competitions to be announced, and it finally happened ...

On February 1, 2024, a seminar was held at VSMU on the topic: “Requirement and application of the provisions of the Directive of the President of the Republic of Belarus of March 11, 2004. No. 1." The event was attended by the head of the department for the Vitebsk region of the Center for Occupational Health and Industrial Safety of the NIHE Sergei Chernobabin. During the seminar, issues of public safety were considered to solve specific practical problems in the field of labor protection and the formation of law-abiding behavior, a healthy lifestyle, and skills to ensure the personal and property safety of university employees. At the end of the seminar, participants asked questions that interested them and received detailed answers.

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!"

A single information day “The Year of Quality is the key to the success of the country’s social and economic development” was held at VSMU.

Informational conversations on the topic were held with VSMU students living in dormitory No. 5, as well as with students of the advanced training cycle and staff of the Chair of Phthisiopulmonology of VSMU. The speakers were Dean of Stomatological Faculty Ivan Karpuk, Deputy Dean of General Medicine Faculty Yaroslav Perevalov, Head of the Chair of Phthisiopulmonology Alexander Budritsky.