Belarus, EU plan to implement biotechnology education project

The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NASB) and the European Biotechnology Thematic Network Association (EBTNA) are planning to launch a biotechnology education project, EBTNA President Munis Dundar told reporters at the opening of the 1st Eurasian Forum of Young Scientists on 1 December, BelTA has learned.

“The association maintains close cooperation with various academies of sciences all over the world and, first of all, with young scientists. I have arrived here to demonstrate the work of our organization and to present possible cooperation avenues. For example, we are interested in education projects for students and young scientists, holding biotechnology seminars,” the expert explained.

Apart form that, there are good prospects in the organization of teaching biotechnology programs in Belarus. “The international exchange of students and lecturers is very important here. Belarusians will travel all over Europe, foreign specialists will come to Belarus and organize seminars here,” he stressed. According to the scientist, this initiative is under consideration right now.

Munis Dundar said that the European Biotechnology Thematic Network Association implements similar projects in other countries, including Russia. The scientist is in Belarus for the first time. On 1 December he delivered a report at the plenary meeting of the 1st Eurasian Forum of Young Scientists.

Minsk is hosting the 1st Eurasian Forum of Young Scientists from 1 though 4 December. The event has been organized on the initiative of the NASB Council of Young Scientists and supported by all young scientists from the EEU member states. The forum is held once in two years. Partaking in the forum are about 500 people, including 100 foreign guests from Russia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Turkey, Germany, and other countries. The event aims to gather together young scientists from the EEU involved large-scale interdisciplinary projects focused on the resolution of global, fundamental, and applied issues in science. Scientific achievements in different fields, from environmental protection to medicine, will be showcased during the forum. The event is focused on scientific breakthroughs and the economic and social processes that are underway in the context of the Eurasian integration. The work of the forum will be divided into thee sections, namely Material Science, Life Science, and Social Science.