On May, 31st the lecture of Mr. Liu Ningsheng, Professor of English, Supervisor of Master’s Candidate at Gannan Medical University was held. The topic was “Cultural Awareness in Pluricultural Communication”. The lecture was presented to FOST students.

Farewell of Xanthrons (batch of 2023) held on 28th of May at U Ganna Restaurant which was organised by Stallions (Batch of 2025). Ms. Maria Alexevna, Ms. Lobov Igorevna, Dr. Denesh Nithyanandadeva, Dr. R.Nirmalan, Sri Lankan Union President Mr.Haznath Razool and Indian Union President Mr.Prathiv Chakravarthee lighted the traditional oil lamp to symbolise the beginning of the event. The evening was very emotional for all of us as our seniors have come down to their last few days of student life. Xanthrons as a batch have been an enormous source of support and inspiration for all the juniors. 

For the first time at the large sports hall of VSMU, interuniversity basketball competitions called “Hyper Hoop All Star Basketball Championship-2023” were held among men's and women's teams of students from the community of Sri Lanka. Basketball Championship was organized by the dean's office of the FOST, the sports club and the Sri Lankan Medical Students Union. Students from Vitebsk, Minsk, Grodno took part in the Championship. The match between the Belarusian and Sri Lankan women's teams was very exciting. The strongest and best teams and players received prizes and trophies, but of course friendship won!

VSMU students being members of the student scientific circle of the Chair of General, Physical and Colloidal Chemistry, Ibezim Praise Odiwonma and Eneh Favour Chigozirim, took part in the VIII International Scientific and Practical Conference of Foreign Students and Undergraduates “Foreign Students – Belarusian Science”, which was held on April 19 on the basis of Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine. Both students received 1st degree Diplomas for their reports. Research Supervisors of the students: Z.S. Kuntsevich, T.O. Kononova. The Head of the Chair of General, Physical and Colloidal Chemistry Z.S. Kuntsevich received gratitude from the leadership of Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine for the effective scientific management of the research work of students.

Big congratulations to our students on the successful performance at the Scientific Conference! We want to wish them further creative success, brilliant ideas, and new scientific achievements.

There were mini-football competitions among students which were held as part of the festival program “Student Spring of VSMU – 2023”. Based on the results of the mini-football tournament award-winning places were distributed as follows: first place was taken by the FOST team, he Pharmaceutical Faculty was awarded second place, third place went to the team of the Faculty of General Medicine.