Administration of Grodno State Medical University and Cangzhou Medical College Discuss New Areas for Cooperation

Grodno State Medical University is strengthening its strategic partnership with educational institutions in the People’s Republic of China. An online meeting took place today between Grodno State Medical University and Cangzhou Medical College.

During the meeting, the administration of Cangzhou Medical College delivered a presentation on the activities of the institution. The predecessor of the College was the Medical Institute of the Cangxian Special District founded in 1958. In 1963, it was reorganized into the Hebei Cangzhou Health School. In 1994, the School was designated as a national-level key health school. In May 2004, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, the institution was upgraded to the status of Cangzhou Medical College.

Currently, the College has an enrollment of over 10 000 students and offers training in 25 specialties, including clinical medicine, nursing, dentistry, traditional Chinese medicine and others. It also provides Bachelor’s degree programs across 9 fields of study.

During the meeting, Party Committee Secretary Cai Xiaoru spoke about the College’s material and technical, as well as academic resources, activity of the scientific and technical center and the awards and achievements of the institution.

In turn, Andrei Viktorovich Boltach, the First Vice-Rector of Grodno State Medical University, thanked the administration of Cangzhou Medical College for organizing the online meeting. Mikhail Nikolaevich Kurbat, the Vice-Rector for Research, delivered a presentation on Grodno State Medical University. He outlined the history of the institution’s development, noting that, much like the College, the University traces its origins back to 1958, beginning as Grodno Medical Academy. 

The Vice-Rector also highlighted key aspects of the educational process, the activity of the University, its academic programs and scientific schools. He specifically mentioned that there is the Medical Faculty for International Students, which trains students from 30 countries. Furthermore, the first intake of the Master’s students from the People’s Republic of China has already successfully completed their program. A new group of Chinese Master’s students began their studies this September.

“I hope that our joint meeting today will serve as a solid foundation for the development of friendly relations between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Belarus and will provide a basis for training medical professionals for our friendly nations,” – concluded Mikhail Nikolaevich.

The parties discussed promising areas of cooperation: creation of joint research projects, development of specialties and curricula, academic student exchanges and implementation of the “Visiting Professor” program.