National Academy of Sciences of Belarus

11.07.2019

NAS of Belarus and Henan Academy of Sciences sign memorandum of cooperation

On 11 July 2019, a Memorandum of cooperation between the NAS of Belarus and Henan Academy of Sciences was signed by the Chairman of the NASB Presidium Vladimir Gusakov and the Secretary of the CPC of the Academy of Sciences Mr. Huang Daogun.

In total, 10 documents regulating the cooperation of various NASB organizations were signed. The main Belarusian partner is the Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry whose employees have long been known in China. Academician Alexander Bildyukevich, Director of the Institutе, was awarded the highest award of the People's Government of Henan Province, the Gold Medal Yellow River Friendship Prize for his outstanding contribution to the development of bilateral scientific and technical cooperation between Belarus and China.

Representatives of the Institute of Environmental Management, the Scientific and Practical Center for Foodstuffs of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus also signed the documents regulating cooperation with Chinese partners.

Such an extensive package of documents is the result of a long visit (from 3 to 14 July) of a large Chinese delegation to the NAS of Belarus. The purpose of the visit was to discuss promising areas of cooperation, invite the NASB delegation to participate in the Henan Conference on Innovation and Transnational Technology Transfer on 26-27 October 2019 in Zhengzhou.

Photo by S. Dubovik