Projects Culture, Science, Education and Young People

Belarus and Lithuania are united by the history of the princely family of the Radziwiłłs, whose heritage attracts tourists to Kėdainiai and Niasviž. Preservation of the historical and cultural properties associated with the Radziwiłłs family is an essential condition for further development of the tourism potential of both regions.

The Polish city of Sokółka and the Belarusian Hrodna are united by the personality of Prince Antoni Tyzenhaus, the well-known reformer and financier, political and public figure of the 17th century. The two cities’ cooperation on preservation of Prince Tyzenhaus’ cultural and historical heritage will help unlock the region’s tourism potential.

Preservation of historical and cultural heritage properties and adaptation to tourist needs is a key task for further development of the tourism potential of the Belarusian/Lithuanian border areas.

Rural population in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine is rapidly aging. Without any perspectives for growth and development, youth leaves for cities, which results in instability of the rural sector and increases national food security risks. The project will facilitate the development of vocational agrarian education in rural areas, which will lead to expansion of economic opportunities and youth integration in agriculture.

 

Successful entry to the labour market and subsequent consolidation of one's position on it causes a number of challenges and fears for youth. It is particularly relevant for socially vulnerable young people. Based on the multi-year success of "SOS – Children's Villages", the project is called to improve employment prospects of youth in Belarus, Armenia and Ukraine.

Belarus faces the problem of labour shortage, which is particularly relevant for rural areas. The number of young people in small towns and villages is decreasing; those staying there are insufficiently active in employment issues. This project will help build an algorithm of interaction between all stakeholders and improve youth employment prospects.

The project is aimed at adapting the vocational education and training system in Belarus to the needs of the modern labour market.

The Belarusian National Strategy of Social and Economic Development until 2020 provides for the transfer to an innovative economy development and a better competitive ability of domestic science. It will require a better quality of training of professionals capable of both generating ideas and implementing new inventions in manufacture and in the social sphere. Fabrication laboratories (fablabs) of leading universities are designed to motivate students in innovative activities.

For many Belarusians, education ends with leaving school or graduating from university.  However, extended and lifelong education is gaining popularity around the globe. Following enactment of the Educational Code in Belarus in 2011, the term 'extended adult education' acquired a broader definition; now it applies both to advanced training and to all kinds of organized training, including non-formal.

The accession of Belarus to the Bologna Process implies harmonization of the national system of higher education with the EU standards. The project implementation will facilitate the adaptation of the Bologna Process standards in Belarusian universities, thus supporting the country's efficient integration into the European educational environment.