Universities of Poland, Belarus, Lithuania, Russia and Ukraine form consortium

           An agreement stipulating the establishment of a consortium of the universities of the border regions has been signed in Poland’s Bialystok by rectors of partner universities of Poland, Belarus, Lithuania, Russia and Ukraine. The Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno became one of the members of the consortium. The consortium seeks to use the potential of these universities to improve the quality of education, intensify innovative activities and commercialize the results of scientific research. The creation of the common educational space will facilitate the exchange of students and professors and help organize and hold international conferences, receive international grants and carry out cross-border research. The Grodno and Bialystok universities are set to hold a distance conference for students as one of their first joint activities. Other plans include the creation of a single web portal and a scientific magazine for all universities of the consortium.