EI “Belarusian State Pedagogical University named after Maxim Tank” (BSPU) prepared its first Voluntary University Review on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
BSPU is the leading pedagogical university of the country and the largest scientific, methodological and coordination center in the field of education for sustainable development. The university conducts extensive work to implement the ideas of sustainable development in the content of education, curricula, scientific, educational, methodological and volunteer activities of students and teachers.
Voluntary University Review contains information for the last few years on the university’s activities in the field of education, quality of specialist training, implementation of research projects on topics related to the priorities of the 2030 Agenda, corporate governance, youth policy, interaction with stakeholders and society. All information in the report is presented in the context of its contribution to the SDGs.
Voluntary University Review of BSPU on the implementation of Agenda 2030 was prepared with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Republic of Belarus within the framework the Joint Project “Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs”, funded by the Government of the Russian Federation.
On March 6, 2025, an educational and practical conference BUSINESS-2025: WOMEN’S STYLE will be held in Minsk for all those who support women’s entrepreneurship and leadership.
During the conference speakers and experts with their own management experience and real results will talk about strategies for career growth and development of their own business, the practice of managing employees and building business processes, as well as share their experience in solving marketing problems and promoting personal brand.
The conference program will include three thematic blocks: “Personal Effectiveness and Leadership”, “Achieving Business Results”, “Developing a Strong Environment”. The detailed program can be found on the conference website.
The conference BUSINESS-2025: WOMEN’S STYLE is organized by the team of the online portal “Pro Business” and OJSC “Savings Bank ‘Belarusbank’ with the participation of the primary organization of women entrepreneurs of Minsk, Minsk city organization of the Belarusian Women’s Union and other partners.
Creating conditions for the development of women’s entrepreneurship makes an important contribution to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 5, 8 and the other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
On February 10, 2025, the “Nobel Lectures” were held in Minsk. Event was organized by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation within the framework of the implementation of the Roadmap for the creation of a common educational space of the Union State.
As part of the large-scale event, leading scientists familiarized the audience with the content of the works of Nobel Prize winners in physiology, medicine, chemistry, physics and artificial intelligence. Special attention was paid to the history and background of the discoveries made, as well as their determining influence on the development of human thought.
“Nobel Lectures” are aimed at popularization of natural sciences among the Belarusian public, development and training of gifted and talented youth, strengthening of interaction between educational and scientific organizations of Belarus and Russia. The conduct of the lectures will make an important contribution to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 4, 8, 17 and the other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
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The National Agency for Investment and Privatization at the invitation of the Small and Medium Business Development Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan joined the Baku Climate Coalition’s Joint Declaration on Green Transition for Small and Medium Enterprises.
The Declaration aims to help improve SMEs’ access to green finance, support innovation, simplify business development processes, and strengthen the link between finance, investment, trade and sustainable development.
The countries’ accession to the Baku Coalition Declaration confirms their commitment to strengthening environmentally friendly practices among entrepreneurs, expanding financing opportunities and supporting innovation, which will be an important step towards sustainable business development in the global arena. The members of the Declaration also express their commitment to develop various measures that will help accelerate the green transition.
Implementation of the provisions of the Baku Climate Coalition’s Green Transition Declaration for SMEs will contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 8, 13, 17 and the other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
In order to identify effective practices aimed at sustainable development of the Eurasian Economic Union member states, the International Climate Contest “Green Eurasia” is held.
Commercial organizations, state institutions, authorities, local self-government bodies, non-profit organizations and associations, individuals from the EAEU member states and third countries may take part in the contest.
Registration and application submission are open until March 9, 2025 on the contest website. Each participant may submit a maximum of five projects in the following nominations:
Holding of the International Climate Contest “Green Eurasia” makes an important contribution to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
On February 4, 2025, the seminar “Implementation of Lean Management in the Organization” organized by the Belarusian State Institute of Standardization and Certification with the support of the State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus and the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus was held in Minsk.
The seminar launched a series of educational events for companies to learn the philosophy and methods of lean manufacturing. In the future, these activities will be conducted for specialists of organizations in the form of advanced training with the issuance of relevant documents.
In total, more than 120 managers and specialists in the field of system management of enterprises of the Belarusian industry took part in the seminar “Implementation of Lean Management in the Organization”.
During the seminar speakers noted that it is impossible to improve the efficiency of the economy and increase labor productivity without ensuring the principles of lean production. The basis for the organization of work in this direction is the development of state standards for lean production management systems, which will take into account the requirements in force in the world practice, the experience of partners and national achievements.
To date, a corresponding roadmap has already been developed and approved. It envisages the development of state standards, a system for assessing the effectiveness of lean manufacturing implementation, expansion of educational programs for the acquisition and improvement of competencies by managers and specialists. As a final result, this set of measures is aimed at making the requirements for the availability of certificates of compliance with the principles of lean production gradually become mandatory for all state-owned enterprises. A pilot list of pilot organizations is planned to be identified by May 2025. At the same time, the benefits accruing to the organization from such certification are being worked out.
Also, at the moment Belarus is preparing a draft standard “Lean Management System. Requirements and guidelines for application”, the structure of similar foreign standards, experience and approaches of different countries, including those accumulated in Belarus, are being studied.
In addition, in 2025, the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus amended the Recommendations on the development of development forecasts of commercial organizations for five years and business plans for the development of commercial organizations for a year, supplementing them with requirements for planning activities for the implementation of the lean production system.
To help organizations that have already started on the path of lean production, the State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus and the Belarusian State Institute of Standardization and Certification have developed and published “Methodological Recommendations on the standard methodology of lean management”, educational programs are offered.
Implementation of lean management principles in the activities of enterprises contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 8, 12 and the other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
The IV Republican Contest of Creative Works “Children about the SDGs” was launched in Belarus. The main goal of the contest is to promote the Sustainable Development Goals among children and youth, as well as to create an understanding of the ideas and values of sustainable development.
Representatives of pre-school, general secondary and additional education institutions for children and youth aged 5 to 16 who have prepared a drawing, essay, photograph, video clip or poster are invited to participate.
for participation in the contest will be accepted until March 1, 2025. Diplomas to the winners will be awarded on March 21, 2025 at the Republican Forum “SDG: Up to 16 and Over”.
More details on the terms and conditions of the Republican contest of creative works “Children about the SDGs” can be found in the Regulations, as well as on the website of the contest.
The contest is organized by the Coordination Center “Education for Sustainable Development” of BSPU with the support of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Belarus and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus within the framework of the Joint Project “Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs” funded by the Russian Federation.
On February 4, 2025, Minsk hosted a meeting of the Steering Committee of the Joint Project “Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs”, implemented by UN agencies under the leadership of the National Coordinator for Achieving the SDGs and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus in cooperation with other government agencies, with financial support from the Government of the Russian Federation.
During the meeting, the participants reviewed the results of the Joint Project implementation in 2024, the Project work plan for 2025, the implementation of the pilot initiatives on the SDGs, as well as acquainted with the progress and plans to discuss and approve regional sustainable development strategies.
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