On June 9, 2026, a delegation from Gomel State Medical University visited Brest State Technical University. The key event of the meeting was the signing of a long-term cooperation agreement.

The strategically important document was signed by BrSTU Rector Andrey Nikolaevich Parfievich and Gomel State Medical University Rector Irina Vyacheslavovna Nazarenko.

The agreement covers virtually all areas of the universities' activities and lays the foundation for joint projects for years to come. The key areas that will receive new impetus include:

Science and Innovation: Joint research, including the use of artificial intelligence technologies, and the publication of scientific articles.

Education and Experience Exchange: Exchange programs for students and faculty, joint participation in educational projects, and the mutual use of facilities. Health and Sports: Conducting joint events aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle, as well as organizing sports and cultural events.

Educational Work: Implementing joint projects with ideological and patriotic philosophies.

The main principle of cooperation is equality, mutual respect, and consideration of the interests of both parties. All joint tasks will be resolved through separate agreements, which will make the partnership as flexible and effective as possible.

In their speeches, the university leaders emphasized that this partnership is not just a formality, but a strategic step aimed at creating joint projects at the intersection of IT and medicine.

Gomel State Medical University Rector Irina Vyacheslavovna noted that the idea of ​​such cooperation has a high status:

"...when the Head of State appointed us, much remained, naturally, behind the scenes. ...Andrey Nikolayevich and I were given the task by the esteemed Alexander Grigoryevich to develop projects at the intersection of two fields: IT and medicine."

The rector of the medical university also emphasized the practical nature of future collaboration and the importance of exchanging practical knowledge, announcing a lecture on reproductive health and a master class on first aid for BrSTU students and staff.

BrSTU rector Andrey Parfievich emphasized that the signed agreement is only the first step. He sees enormous potential in joint research:

"Gomel State Medical University has a large amount of data that could be analyzed and used to build competent mathematical models. This is something we are quite skilled at working with... But if we're talking about digital twins, we have a fairly good foundation... I don't think it will be very different from the medical field. There's plenty to work on here, too."

Andrey Nikolaevich proposed organizing a larger-scale visit by colleagues from Gomel this fall to hold joint discussions and find common ground in research.

This is a major step toward creating a unified scientific and educational space and synergizing technical and medical knowledge!

We eagerly await the first results of our joint work!