The Concept of Engineering Education Development was approved in Belarus

By the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus No. 264 dated May 15, 2025, the Concept of Engineering Education Development in the Republic of Belarus for the period up to 2035 was approved.

The document is aimed at developing engineering education, improve the quality of engineering personnel training and ensure technological security of Belarus.

The Resolution envisages modernization of the educational environment, improvement of education content and educational technologies, enhancement of teaching efficiency, and popularization of the engineering profession. The document also provides for the creation of competence centers on the basis of universities, including the purchase of modern high-tech equipment, to ensure advanced training of specialists in engineering specialties, considering the needs of personnel requisitioning organizations.

Implementation of the Concept provisions will contribute to improving the efficiency of industrial practice, inclusion of disciplines in university curricula to meet the needs of enterprises of the real sector of the economy, as well as the expansion of training of engineering personnel in interdisciplinary specialties, including those applying technologies of artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital twins, quantum computing, involvement of personnel requisitioning organizations in the training of such specialists. This work will contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 4, 8, 9 and the other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.