21 January 2011
VITEBSK, 21 January (BelTA) – About 200 athletes from four countries will take part in the 19th International Freestyle Wrestling Tournament in memory of captain 3rd rank Anatoly Ispenkov and the crew members of the Komsomolets nuclear submarine in Vitebsk, BelTA learnt from the physical training, sport and tourism department of the Vitebsk Oblast Executive Committee.
The tournament will start on 22 January. The finals are scheduled for 24 January.
Wrestlers under 20 from Russia,...
19 January 2011
POLOTSK, 19 January (BelTA) – Spanish experts will help Vitebsk develop a sustainable energy action plan, BelTA learnt from Deputy Chairman of the Polotsk City Hall Nikolai Ilyushenok after his working meeting with the experts.
The plan will help Polotsk implement a series of energy saving projects to meet the parameters defined by Belarus’ social and economic development program through 2015. The list of projects will be drawn up as soon as the energy audit of buildings is conducted....
18 January 2011
VITEBSK, 18 January (BelTA) – An international kick-off conference of the EU project “SURE: Sustainable Urban Energy in the Region of the European Neighborhood Partnership Instrument – towards the Covenant of Mayors” will take place in Polotsk on 18-19 January, BelTA learnt from the Polotsk City Hall.
The project is a part of the EU program “CIUDAD: Cooperation in Urban Development and Dialogue” and unites six partners from five countries: Germany, Spain, Belarus, Morocco and...
17 January 2011
VITEBSK, 17 January (BelTA) – The number of overseas students of the Piotr Masherov Vitebsk State University nearly doubled in 2010, BelTA learned from the educational work department of the university.
To date there are more than 270 intramural students from Turkmenistan, China, Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Italy, Germany and Nigeria. In 2010-2011 academic year Vitebsk State University in cooperation with Huh Hoto Professional Institute (China) launched the joint training program using...
14 January 2011
VITEBSK, 14 January (BelTA) – The number of overseas students of the Piotr Masherov Vitebsk State University nearly doubled in 2010, BelTA learned from the educational work department of the university.
To date there are more than 270 intramural students from Turkmenistan, China, Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Italy, Germany and Nigeria. In 2010-2011 academic year Vitebsk State University in cooperation with Huh Hoto Professional Institute (China) launched the joint training program using...
13 January 2011
VITEBSK, 13 January (BelTA) – Belarusian Novopolotsk and Ukrainian Skadovsk of Kherson Oblast became twin towns. The agreement on cooperation and twin-town relations was signed by Chairperson of the Novopolotsk town hall Natalia Kochanova and Chairman of the Skadovsk town hall Alexander Gavrish, BelTA learned from the ideology department of the Novopolotsk town hall.
This agreement laid the foundation of business, cultural, scientific, and sports cooperation of citizens and organizations...
