On March 21, 2023, students of our university traditionally took part in the X open city interuniversity festival-holiday "Nowruz" which was held on the basis of Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine. 

The festival began with sports competitions in darts, table tennis and tug-of-war. VSMU students from Iran and Turkmenistan took 1st place in tug-of-war, as well as 2nd and 3rd places in darts competitions. Then the guests of the holiday got to the exhibition, where they could see national costumes, handicrafts, souvenirs, try national dishes. And the bright incendiary concert, in which VSMU students of the Sri Lankan community took part, did not leave anyone indifferent.

The All-star futsal championship organised by the Indian Medical student Union of VSMU was held on 19^th of March 2023 in the VSMU sports complex. 4 teams from boys and 2 teams from girls took part in this tournament. Cultural Dean Maria Alexeevna,  Dr. Denesh Nithiyanandadeva,  presidents of the IMSU and SLMSU as well as many students came to spectate and to cheer for their teams.

On March 10-12, 2023, at the sports base “Secondary school No. 45 named after V.F. Margelov” there was a championship of the Vitebsk region in badminton called “Silver Shuttlecock”. Students and staff of the university took an active part in the competition. Kanishk Ratnakumar (2nd year, FOST) took 1st place in the individual championship among men, Mohamed Rizkan (6th year, FOST) and Kanishk Ratnakumar (2nd year, FOST) took 3rd place in the men's doubles.

On March 2-3, the XV festival of creativity of foreign students “Friendship of Peoples” was held at the educational establishment “Belarusian-Russian University” in the city of Mogilev. Traditionally, FOST students from Sri Lanka took part in the festival with great pleasure. The “Mixfeeds” dance group delighted the audience with their unique colorful lovely dances “Fusion” and “Earned it”. Also, Randeniya Devin Chandula talentedly performed the song “The Seventh Petal” to the accompaniment of the guitar. All of them received 1^st place diplomas for their artistry.

We sincerely congratulate the FOST students of VSMU on brilliant performances and victory!

On February 28 and March 1, 2023, university staff led by the rector of VSMU A.N. Chukanov took part in an online seminar held by specialists from the Republic of Cuba on the topics “For Vascular Surgeons” and “Use of Recombinant Human Epidermal Growth Factor (Heberprot- P) as an Adjuvant Therapy”. The seminar was attended by Vice-Rector of Educational and Clinical Affairs A.N. Shchupakova, faculty of clinical departments of VSMU: vascular surgeons, endocrinologists, immunologists, and students of the laboratory of professional excellence. University staff and students actively participated in the discussion of reports, clinical situations and expressed their hope for further cooperation with specialists from the Republic of Cuba in the field of education, science and healthcare.