BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

05/07/2007

14,000 Venezuelan graduate students would like scientific degrees abroad

Charter 97: At a meeting with a scientific delegation from Venezuela, National Academy of Sciences presidium chair Mikhal Miasnikovich said the Academy welcomes collaboration between Belarus and Venezuela in the spheres of biological research, information and geographic information technologies.

"Here, in Belarus, these scientific directions enjoy rapid development, since these are the directions of the sixth technological mode. These are vital achievements for all the spheres of their utilization," Miasnikovich said.

According to him, the parties have defined a whole range of mutual projects: "These are the projects in biotechnologies, agrarian field and pharmacology; in everything which has to do with chemical and radioactive polluters of the environment, including soil pollution with heavy metals salts; atmosphere cleaning policies. These are special projects for raising the efficiency of rise crops, forest plantations, legumes and many others."

Moreover, as the head of the Belarusian National Academy of Sciences reported, the issues of the cooperation in the sphere of geographic information technologies have been agreed.

"I believe that together with the State committee on science and technologies we will elaborate the mechanisms for financing and organization the implementation of these projects," Miasnikovich said characterizing Venezuela as "Belarus' strategic partner."

"We are delighted to see the friendly trust relationship which has been established between our leaders ... and this will stipulate for the progress in our cooperation."

"I am convinced that in future we will see new projects and new initiatives both from the Belarusian and Venezuelan parts."

At present there are 70,000 graduate students in Venezuela; 20% of whom would like to take scientific degree abroad, in particular in Belarus.

Source:

http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=74428