Science Day in Belarus celebrated on last Sunday of January

23 января 2014
By Vlada Karnitskaya:Five hundred of best scientists of Union State, Europe and Asia gather in Minsk. This year it coincides with the 85th anniversary of the National Academy of Sciences. Almost all institutions and scientific-practical center across the country opened their doors to all interested.

Nobel laureate Jaures Alferov, chairman of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Academician Alexander Aseyev, ex-president of the Austrian Academy of Sciences Herbert Mang and even twice Hero of the Soviet Union cosmonaut Piotr Klimuk came to congratulate their colleagues.

The main objective of the holiday forum is experience exchange and, of course, presentation of the best developments of Belarusian scientists. Only in 2013, several hundred discoveries were made. However, the scientists say that today it is necessary not only to come up with an idea, but also to find particular application for it in industry and medicine.

Sergei Kilin, Chief Scientific Secretary of the NASB: If we got about 1 trillion for our activities, our commercial and budget organizations released products for about 2 trillion 600.

The exhibition in the lobby of the Presidium presents the best scientific achievements of Belarus in the field of new medicines, modernization, information security and biotechnology - everything that was invented and implemented in recent years. It will work for 2 days.

On Friday, the Academy of Sciences will gather the scientific elite of the country: academics, doctors and candidates. Authors of the most striking discoveries of 2013 will be awarded in the Presidium hall. Another aspect will also be marked: the winners of the competition on the best media presentation of the Belarusian science will receive their awards.