MINSK, 29 January (BelTA) – Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko got familiar with educational innovations during his visit to the Belarusian State University (BSU) on 29 January, BelTA has learned.
The head of state was briefed on the state and development prospects of the university. BSU Rector Andrei Korol said that the university is represented in 12 global and seven subject world rankings, including the Big Three QS-317, THE-1001+ and the Shanghai Physics subject ranking - 201-300. BSU's digital library has the status of Europe's first and the world's third in the Transparent Ranking of Repositories.
The rector praised the level of education received at the university and drew attention to the fact that the university along with the preservation of its 100-year-long traditions introduces modern methods into the educational process. The BSU implements a program to transform the educational process, develops a practice-oriented educational environment, and uses innovative learning technologies.
The university also uses new information and communication tools in the educational process, organizes distance learning, the effectiveness of which, as practice shows, is very high. Students make great use of the educational portal which unites about 7,000 electronic sites, has personal student and teacher accounts, an automated university rating system, an electronic schedule of classes, and electronic journals of curators. The website is available in four language versions - Belarusian, Russian, English and Chinese.
Andrei Korol said that nowadays it is important not only to give students knowledge but also to teach them to think constructively and to develop a product in their specialty by comparing their work with the reference requirements.
The popularity of the university is evidenced by the fact that students from abroad show a great interest in studying here. Recently there have been a total of 1,800 Chinese students studying at the university, which indicates the development of the Belarusian-Chinese educational cooperation in accordance with the agreements reached at the highest level.
The BSU actively cooperates with foreign colleagues. The university has 566 agreements with representatives of 59 countries. The Belarusian State University is a member of 13 international associations and networks and participates in 37 international educational projects.
The rector of the university showed the president a modern electronic pass which is used by students to enter the library and canteen.
The head of state also visited the BSU museum of geography, where he got familiar with the exposition of Belarusian minerals as well as minerals brought from various parts of the world.
