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).

On May 28, 2018, the traditional fifth national seminar with international participation "V school on infectology" (hereinafter - the republican seminar) will take place in Vitebsk. The National seminar will be held at Frunze Ave., 27, educational establishment "Vitebsk State Order of Peoples’ Friendship Medical University", the assembly hall (2nd floor of the main building).

Leading specialists in infectology, molecular genetics, biotechnology and laboratory diagnostics of the Republic of Belarus, the Russian Federation, as well as from Pakistan, Nepal, and USA will participate in the work of the republican seminar.

XII Congress of the European Laryngological Society was held in London on 16-19 May 2018.

Neuro-Laryngological Committee of the European Laryngological Society awarded a prize to Marina Alexandrovna Krishtopova, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Chair of Otolaryngology, for outstanding research in neuro-laryngology presented at the Congress of the Society "Neuroimaging of the voice: methods and protocols."

On 26 – 27 April 2018, the rector of VSMU Professor A.T. Shchastniy visited Belgorod State National Research University (BelSU). BelSU is one of the leading universities in the Russian Federation, which consists of 7 institutes, 3 faculties and 2 branches. At the moment, more than 24,000 students from 85 regions of the Russian Federation and 79 countries of the world study at BelSU with more than 1,700 faculty members involved in training process.

On April 20, 2018, III International Scientific and Practical Conference of foreign students and Master’s students “Foreign Students to Belarusian Science” was held in Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine. 9 students of the Faculty of Overseas Students Training of VSMU participated in it. The students provided abstracts for publication in the electronic collection in advance. At the conference the students made presentations and very interesting reports in English. They presented reports in the following areas: social and humanities sciences and biological sciences. Students from Sri Lanka, Cote d'Ivoire and Kazakhstan: Sriganeshalingam Srishangna, Woleedh Amani, Udamuhandiram Kethmi Navodya, Mohamed Nazwan, Albert Joel, Xavier Chrijit Samjeevan, Raveendran Ume Gayathrie, Djohore Elvis Armone, Perepelitsa Valentina - received I, II and III degrees.