On September 6, 2025, the main popular science event of the country, the Science Festival, took place in the Central Botanical Garden of the NAS of Belarus. The event was organized by the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. This year, the Science Festival brought together more than 170 participants, including more than 20 from Russia.
The following took part in the grand opening of the Festival: Chairman of the Presidium of the NAS of Belarus Vladimir Karanik, cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Marina Vasilevskaya, Vice-Rector of Moscow State University for Informatization, Organization and Support of Events, Head of the Directorate of the International Festival "Science 0+" Leonid Gusev.
The Botanical Garden has been hospitably hosting the Science Festival for several years. "This is a clear confirmation that science can be bright and interesting. This is the creativity that young scientists infect. This is a confirmation that our Belarusian science has a talented and purposeful future, people who want to learn about the unknown and solve complex problems," Vladimir Karanik noted.
He noted that today young people are going into science. "About 29% of researchers at the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus are young scientists. And now our task is to help them get on their feet, to help them realize their potential. So that we do not lose a single unique specialist. On the contrary, we clear their field of vision and slightly raise them so that nothing prevents them from looking beyond the horizon and seeing there what will continue to glorify domestic science," the Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus noted.
Thematic areas, lectures from famous scientists, exhibitions of achievements from various fields of science, interactive scientific experiments and master classes for visitors of all ages and interests were organized at the site of the Central Botanical Garden of the NAS of Belarus. The main venues of the event this year were: "Space", "Medicine", "Intellectual Technologies", "University of the Future", "Ecology", "Taste of Science", ATOM TEAM and "Laboratory". As part of the Science Festival, the exhibition-competition "100 Innovations of Young Scientists" is held for the first time, where 130 different developments and projects are presented.
According to the festival organizers, the event was attended by about 38 thousand people, plus participants who worked directly at their locations.
For detailed information about all the lectures and activities of the festival, please visit the event website https://scifest.by
