Discussion of cooperation prospects and communication with students: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India to the Republic of Belarus visited the Grodno State Medical University

Ambassador Alok Ranjan Jha met with the management of the university and Indian students who are getting higher education at Grodno State Medical University. The meeting was attended by Vice-rector for educational work Igor P. Bogdanovich, Dean of the Faculty of Foreign Students Alexander A. Stenko, Deputy Dean Lyudmila N. Gushchina, Head of International Relations Oksana I. Mozalevich and Head of the Main Health Department of Grodno Region Executive Committee Lyudmila N. Keda.

Currently 146 students from India are getting higher medical education at GrSMU. They are taught in English to get a degree in "General Medicine", they have proved themselves well and have a high academic level. Igor P. Bogdanovich noticed that foreign students have been studying at our University since beginning of 2000. English-speaking education in Grodno State Medical University was introduced in 2008 when the first students from India and Mauritius arrived. Every year their number increases.

- GrSMU Students from India have the opportunity to do their internships in their country; we also have an opportunity to collaborate on teaching between our countries. In the future we plan to move into the Indian market in terms of educational services and develop cooperation with new states. Now it is only the state of Gujarat, - said Dean of the Faculty of Foreign Students Alexander A. Stenko. - India is one of our strategic partners in terms of educational services, so we hope to continue cooperation and sign new agreements with universities in India.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India to the Republic of Belarus Alok Ranjan Jha thanked the administration of the university for the warm welcome and noted that this was his first visit to the Medical University of Grodno. As the new head of the Indian diplomatic mission, he began his work six months ago.

- In our opinion, one of the promising directions of cooperation is enlargement of Indian students’ admission to GrSMU, as well as cooperation between medical universities of Belarus and India in general and in scientific research. These are just the first steps, and we definitely should follow this path.

The Ambassador's visit is an important event both for the university and for Indian students studying here. During interaction with Mr. Aloka Ranjan, they had an opportunity to ask questions and receive first-hand answers.

The article was prepared by the Department of Public Relations and Marketing

Photos by Julia Sokolovskaya