MINSK, 18 December (BelTA) – The education system needs to train brand new human resources. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement in his address to the nation and the parliament on 18 December, BelTA has learned.
Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “It is the new breed of human resources that the education system should aim for. It is necessary to train more nano and bio process engineers, architects, and highly qualified product engineers.”
The president noted that starting the next academic year Belarusian State University will begin training specialists in fields relating to physical sciences. This experience should be replicated all over the country taking into account specializations of other Belarusian higher education institutions.
Aleksandr Lukashenko pointed out that young people want up-to-date knowledge. This is the reality that Belarusian schools and higher education institutions have to live up to. Particularly nowadays when high technologies deeply penetrate all aspects of life and dictate new requirements.
According to the president, it is necessary to bear in mind that today the world’s leading powers are busy working out national strategies in the field of artificial intelligence.
The head of state remarked that Belarus has its own scientific school with deep traditions in math and information technologies. There are world-level researchers, engineers, and developers in the country.
The president remarked that the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus should not stay away from this work. The academy and the government have been instructed to submit concrete proposals within literally the next month on enhancing the academy’s role taking into account the conversations that have taken place. “Without bringing about scientific freeloading and useless waste of resources,” Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed.
Contemplating the matter of education of young people as a whole, the head of state remarked that people enjoy social security from infanthood till their graduation from a higher education institution. “Am I wrong? Education costs crazy money! We spend huge amounts of money on education in schools and universities,” the president remarked.
Aleksandr Lukashenko recalled that back in his day it was more difficult to go to university. “It was not easy to enroll into a faculty of economics,” the head of state noted. He reminded that he had given equal opportunities to today’s young people with regard to admission to higher education institutions using employer-sponsored education contracts.
“What else do you need? Take your head in your hands and go ahead. Go and study. But if you don’t study, then what kind of specialist are you and what right do you have to demand [high wages] from the authorities later on?” the president wondered.
“In order to earn money, you need to learn, learn more and keep learning. A saying as old as the world. This is why before making demands on someone, particularly on myself, you should [look into] the mirror at yourself. You have to work!” the head of state stressed.
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