On December 13-15, 2023, the School of Young Scientists was held at the Belarusian State University. The main goals of the educational event are to develop interest in science among young people and provide expert support in promoting research.

At the grand opening, the First Deputy Minister of Education of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Bakhanovich delivered a welcoming speech. Over the course of three days, participants were taught public speaking skills, media literacy, etc. The platform brought together more than a hundred undergraduates, graduate students and young scientists from Belarusian universities. Vitebsk State Medical University was represented at the seminar by members of the Council of Young Scientists: the Associate Professor of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Surgical Dentistry with the course of FAT and PR Anna Goncharova and Associate Professor of the Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimatology with the course of FAT and PR Victoria Zemko.

On December 14, 2023, the III International Online Conference of Young Scientists “Pharmacy. Challenges of the time”, organized by VSMU and Sechenov University.

The First Vice-Rector of VSMU A.N. Shchupakova and professor of the Department of Economic Physics of Sechenov University G.T. Glembotskaya addressed the conference participants with greetings. The speakers noted the importance of joint scientific events and the positive experience of previous conferences.

On December 14, 2023, VSMU hosted a lecture-conference “105th anniversary of the creation of the BSSR: a look from the past to the future,” dedicated to the 105th anniversary of the formation of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic.

The conference was attended by the 1st year students of the Faculty of Medicine of VSMU, the Deputy Dean for Educational Work of the Faculty of Dentistry Alesya Vinnikova, and the employees of the Department of Educational Work with Youth.

On December 13, 2023, at VSMU, the Department of Public Health and Healthcare with the course of FAT and PR at the Faculty of Advanced Training and Retraining of Personnel held the event “Round table “Young doctor through the eyes of a student and the head of a healthcare organization,” in which the final year students of the medical and dental faculties, the University employees, the chief doctors and deputy chief doctors of healthcare organizations in the Vitebsk and Mogilev regions.

On December 13, 2023, the delegation of Vitebsk State Medical University took part in the inter-university stage of the “100 ideas for Belarus” competition. VSMU students Elizaveta Ivanova, Karolina Grigorieva and Vyacheslav Afanasyev presented 4 projects. All projects were highly appreciated and advanced to the next stage of the competition. The vice-Rector for Scientific Work of VSMU Elena Asiryan and the Chairman of the Council of Young Scientists Vyacheslav Prishchepenko became the members of the competition commission for the regional stage. In addition, as part of the competition, an exhibition of the achievements of young scientists from higher educational institutions in the Vitebsk region was organized. VSMU was represented by the student competitors and member of the Council of Young Scientists Yuri Pavlov.