Visiting event "Exploring the Motherland – explore yourself"
On March 27, 2026, student activists of VSMU, together with university staff, organized an off-site event titled "Getting to Know Your Homeland — Getting to Know Yourself."
On March 27, 2026, student activists of VSMU, together with university staff, organized an off-site event titled "Getting to Know Your Homeland — Getting to Know Yourself."
As part of the planned visit, VSMU Rector Alexey Chukanov toured the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, as well as Hospital Surgery with Faculty of Advanced Training and Staff Retraining courses based at Mogilev Regional Hospital, and the Department of Infectious Diseases with Faculty of Advanced Training and Staff Retraining courses based at Mogilev Hospital No. 1. The purpose was to review documentation, establish cooperation with the institutional administration, and assess the relevance of curricula and programs in line with modern scientific developments.
On April 5, 2019, the traditional annual international scientific-practical conference "Vitebsk Dermatological Readings: Evidence-Based Medicine in Dermatology and Venereology" was held at Vitebsk State Medical University. This forum was attended by 270 dermatovenerologists and cosmetologists, general practitioners, representatives of various therapeutic specialties (rheumatology, allergology, endocrinology), pediatricians and oncologists from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Slovenia, Norway, Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland.
On June 27, 2025, the volunteer group "Kind Heart" of the "BRYU" of the Vitebsk State Medical University took part in the cultural and educational patriotic action "Train of Memory".
For its 200 participants, descendants of the winners, representatives of the peoples of the 15 former republics of the Soviet Union, who won in 1945 the victory over Nazism, - this is not just a journey, but a symbol of the commonality of history and the continuity of generations.
The first stop of the route was Brest, then Grodno, Minsk, Gomel and now Vitebsk. The Train participants were given a fascinating tour of our beautiful city, during which they were able to get acquainted with the history and culture of Vitebsk.
From March 12 to March 16, 2025, the delegation of VSMU takes part in the Minsk International Book Fair.
More than 500 exhibits from 21 countries are presented at the exhibition. There is an opportunity to get acquainted with cultural, literary traditions of the EAEU member countries united by a common theme - the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory.
On July 13, 2026, VSMU hosted an online meeting with the leadership of the Charitable Foundation for the Support of Education and Development of Talented Students (People's Republic of China).
The event was held in the format of a videoconference and was devoted to discussing the prospects for cooperation in the field of higher medical education.
On July 14, 2026, the Regional Scientific and Educational Forum of Rectors of Higher Education Institutions of the Vitebsk region of the Republic of Belarus and the Andijan region of the Republic of Uzbekistan was held. The large-scale event brought together leading representatives of the academic community of the two countries, confirming the high level of mutual interest in the development of interregional cooperation in the field of science and education.
Alexey Chukanov, Rector of Vitebsk State Medical University, took part in the forum.
On July 16, 2026, online negotiations took place between VSMU and Shahid Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Medical University (Pakistan).
The parties discussed the prospects of academic, educational and scientific cooperation and reached an agreement on signing a memorandum of understanding.
On July 18, 2026, VSMU hosted a working meeting between University Rector Alexey Chukanov and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Zimbabwe to the Republic of Belarus, Mr. Ignatius Graham Mudzimba.
The meeting took place within the framework of the diplomat's visit to Vitebsk and was devoted to the development of bilateral cooperation in the field of higher medical education and healthcare.
Vitebsk State Order of Peoples' Friendship Medical University, 2017