Belarus and Armenia are holding a contest for the best project in university science, Education Minister of Belarus Sergei Maskevich told a press conference in Nesvizh.

According to the minister, establishments of higher education of Belarus and Armenia can submit their works to the Education Ministry until 25 October. Implementation of the best projects will be financed by the Education Ministries of the two countries.

Sergei Maskevich stressed that the arrival of the official delegation of the Ministry of Education and Science of Armenia is an important event for the Belarusian education system.

“The Armenian-Belarusian relations in education have great prospects,” Sergei Maskevich believes. He also expressed hope that the universities will present interesting, modern and economically important projects.

The Education Minister told BelTA that projects can be of various focus. “The main thing is that they should find their use in companies of Belarus and Armenia, should have an economic component and be of scientific interest,” he said.

Minister of Education and Science of Armenia Armen Ashotyan stressed that, while visiting the educational establishments of Belarus, he saw a high pedagogical component in the educational process.

 “I was pleasantly surprised that Belarus pays great attention to the process of educating the younger generation. Patriotic upbringing, pioneer teams, discussion and implementation of business projects, work with cadets is not only interesting but also have a profound meaning as education, continuous and profound, helps ordinary school students become citizens of their country who love their Motherland, defend their interests,” Armen Ashotyan said.

The guests from Armenia have already got familiar with several establishments of higher education of Belarus, paid visits to preschool facility No.4 in Nesvizh and Nesvizh Gymnasium.