Traditionally in autumn, at our university the XVIII International Scientific and Practical Conference "Student Medical Science of the XXI Century" was held to summarize the results of scientific and practical activities of students and young scientists. This scientific event took place on November 14-15, with more than 200 talented students, undergraduates and graduate students from Vitebsk, as well as from other cities of the Republic of Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine taking part. Students’ Scientific Society and the Council of Young Scientists of VSMU were the organizers of the conference.

On 14 November 2018, a festive atmosphere prevailed in the hall on the ground floor in front of 3 and 4 lecture halls of the medical-theoretical building of Vitebsk State Medical University. Here an unusual journey into the world of multiple cultures began.

Students in national costumes, sounds of ethnic musical instruments, unique objects, the smell of fragrance, laughter and countless selfies in exotic jewelry - all this filled the festival with special charm. It seemed that you could travel around the world within the same floor of your native university.

On 11-12 November 2018, the Chemical Faculty of the Belarusian State University in Minsk hosted 2018 Students’ Ecological Congress. 3rd-year students of Pharmaceutical Faculty Levchenko Ivan, Prokopenko Daria, and Sokolovskaya Lyudmila, and 2nd-year students of OSTF Volid Amani, Raniz Mohammed Aakib - members of Students’ Scientific Circle of the Department of general, physical and colloid chemistry of VSMU – took part in the work of the Congress. The scientific supervisor of the student team was Z.S. Kuntsevich, the head of the Department of general, physical, and colloid chemistry.

On 11 November 2018, Dr. Inderdeep Singh Pahal, Global Director for University/Institutional Partnership of Kaplan Medical Company, visited VSMU.

Kaplan Medical Company is the world leader in providing services for preparation for USMLE examinations to gain the right for licensed medical practice in the US, which also extends to other countries around the world. The company has been engaged in this sphere for 40 years. The percentage of successful passing the USMLE examination after completing the training at Kaplan Medical is 72-95%.

A meeting between the academic staff of the department of pediatrics and students of the supervised fraternity of Jordan was held on the 18th of October 2018. During the meeting the academic staff got acquainted with the first year students enrolled in the VSMU on specialties «General Medicine» and «Stomatology». We discussed questions concerning study process in the university, public life, daily problems and needs of the students. The meeting was held in a warm, relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

Similar meetings with students of supervised fraternity regularly take place at the department of pediatrics.

The department of pediatrics