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Belarusian State University (BSU) climbed 100 positions up in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) ranking by subject. The updated rankings in 51 subjects were unveiled on 4 March, BelTA learned from the BSU press service.

“The BSU moved 100 positions up in the QS Physics & Astronomy ranking and placed in the 451-500 group among almost 30,000 universities. This leap was possible thanks to the university's improving reputation among experts and the growing number of articles on these subjects and citations of articles,” the press service said.

The rankings by subjects are meant to help prospective students identify the leading universities in a particular subject. Depending on the subject, the rankings include from 50 to 600 strongest universities in individual subject areas. The QS methodology measures four components: academic and employer reputation based on responses of academics and employers worldwide, average number of citations per paper in the past five-year period, and a university's H-index in this field. The ranking does not take into account large-scale collaborations with the participation of the BSU. Even despite this, the BSU is among the strongest universities in physics and astronomy globally.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology topped the QS Physics & Astronomy ranking. As for Belarus' neighboring countries, the ranking featured 16 Russian universities, including Lomonosov Moscow State University (29th), Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (50th), National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (86th), Novosibirsk State University (90th), six Polish universities led by the University of Warsaw (151-200), Lithuania's Vilnius University (301-350), Ukraine's Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (401-450), and Estonia's University of Tartu (451-500).

The BSU is the only Belarusian university that has been in the QS Physics & Astronomy ranking since 2017. The BSU also made it into six ranking by other agencies: Shanghai Ranking Consultancy ranking in physics (201+), Times Higher Education rankings in engineering and technology subjects (601+) and physical sciences (801+), U.S. News rankings in physics (176) and chemistry (612), and the URAP ranking in physical sciences (778). The BSU is also featured in the global university rankings, including the QS World University Rankings at 317, and in the U.S. News best global universities ranking at 367

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MINSK, 5 March (BelTA) – OAO Motovelo should become an advanced, exemplary enterprise by the end of the five-year term, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko said during the visit to the enterprise on 5 March, BelTA informs.

The head of state was submitted a plan of action to solve Motovelo's problems related to the accumulated debt. The president generally approved it and instructed to prepare a draft decree. He urged to act swiftly and start renovations without wasting time, as soon as good weather sets in.

"Please, make proposals without delay," Aleksandr Lukashenko said. "If we want something done, we need to get moving today."

"We expect that during this five-year period Motovelo will turn into an exemplary enterprise and will remain a household name for Belarusians as it once was. We need to do everything to turn it around,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said. The product line, he said, should be expanded, including with electric vehicles as it is the most environmentally friendly mode of transport. The president also urged to increase localization, to start manufacturing of parts and components. "The number one issue for you is to restore the production, to double and localize it," the head of state said as he addressed Director of OAO Motovelo Nikolai Ladutko. "Assembly production is a good thing. You get parts supplied from China, Russia or Europe and assemble them here. Yet, we need to produce things by ourselves."

"We need a well-performing manufacture of motor vehicles. Motovelo should become an exemplary enterprise by the end of the five-year period," the president said.

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MINSK, 2 March (BelTA) – The Belarusian Architecture and Construction Ministry plans to build over 10 facilities of social infrastructure in Russia before the end of 2025, Architecture and Construction Minister Ruslan Parkhamovich told the media ahead of the meeting of the Presidium of the Council of Ministers on 2 March, BelTA has learned.

“The main driving force behind the export of Belarusian construction services is our holding company Belstroycenter. The company is now simultaneously building about five social infrastructure facilities in the Leningrad and Kaluga regions. We also have good prospects for cooperation with Bryansk and Pskov regions. In general, we are planning to implement more than 12 such projects in the Russian Federation before the end of 2025,” said Ruslan Parkhamovich.

As for housing construction in Russia, major developers from Minsk and the Gomel house-building factory are working in this area. “We are constantly increasing the number of Belarusian contractors in the Russian Federation,” the minister added.

Ruslan Parkhamovich praised the performance of construction organizations last year. “Profitability in the industry was 7%,” he said. Profit from sales for 2020 increased by 48%, as against 2019. According to the minister, wages in the sector showed a good growth, up 13%.

The main areas the ministry plans to focus on this year are unfinished construction, rental housing market, electric housing, as well as integrated individual housing development.

MINSK, 2 March (BelTA) – As many as 81,000 inbound organized mass tourists visited Belarus in 2020, BelTA learned from the National Statistics Committee.

Most of inbound tourists were from Russia (64.5%). Other top inbound tourism markets for Belarus were Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany, Turkey, Ukraine, Iraq, Israel, Switzerland, Bulgaria, and the United Arab Emirates. On average, foreign visitors spent in Belarus six days in 2020.

As of late 2020, there were 1,348 tourist organizations in Belarus. They provided services to 911,100 people. More than 250,000 organized mass tourists from Belarus went abroad in 2020. The CIS countries accounted for 7.2% of them, the EU – for 10%, and other counties – for 82.8%. The most popular travel destinations for Belarusian tourists were Egypt, Turkey, Ukraine, Poland, Montenegro, Albania, Russia, Lithuania, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates. These countries accounted for 91.4% of the total outbound organized mass tourists.

In 2020, 571,500 Belarusians bought domestic tours from travel agencies and 494,500 people went on a one-day trip to tourist destinations in Belarus.

As many as 613 hotels and other lodging establishments operated in Belarus in 2020. They provided services to 1,071,100 people, 70.1% of whom were Belarusians and 29.9% – foreign nationals. A total of 483 recreation and recuperation establishments operated in Belarus last year. They welcomed 628,600 people, including 74,300 (11.8% of the total) foreigners.

According to the Belarusian Taxes and Duties Ministry, there were 2,936 agro-ecotourism establishments in the country in 2020, which provided services to 433,300 people, 97.9% of whom were domestic tourists.

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     В рамках прошедшего с 20 февраля по 1 марта 2021 года  первого этапа Единого дня безопасности на территории Воложинского района, 25 февраля проходил районный день безопасности на базе физкультурно – оздоровительного комплекса г.Воложина. Непосредственное участие в мероприятии  принимала и Воложинская районная организация ОСВОД - прошли районные соревнования по спасанию на водах, работала тематическая площадка  по обучению способам спасания и навыкам оказания первой (доврачебной) помощи лицам, терпящим бедствие на водах,

3 сакавіка адзначаецца Сусветны дзень дзікай прыроды. З гэтай нагоды супрацоўнікі Валожынскага краязнаўчага музея падрыхтавалі віртуальную вандроўку “Мир заповедной природы” для вучняў 2-4 класаў. На слайдах можна ўбачыць прыгожыя віды Рэспубліканскага ландшафтнага заказніка “Налібоцкі”, рэдкіх звяроў і птушак, якія занесены у Чырвоную кнігу Рэспублікі Беларусь. Паказ слайдаў суправаджаецца цікавай энцыклапедычнай інфармацыяй пра флору і фауну Налібоцкага краю.

У Валожынскім краязнаўчым музеі папоўнілася калекцыя паштовак 60-70гг. прошлага стагоддзя, дзякуючы жыхарцы горада Валожына Марцінкевіч Соф’і Фамінічне. Для сучаснага чалавека паштоўка – гэта вельмі проста і прымітыўна. Многія з нас сталі забывацца, што раней мы віншавалі родных і сяброў прыгожымі, яркімі паштоўкамі напярэданні Новага года ці 8 Сакавіка…Зараз усе нашы зносіны ажыццяўляюцца з дапамогай мабільнага тэлефона ці камп’ютэра. А вось старая добрая паштоўка стала рарытэтам і надзейна прыжываецца ў музейных фондах.

27 лютага 2021 г. у Івянецкім музеі традыцыйнай культуры Вясну гукалі!

Група з Мінску ад “турфірмы Авантурысты” весела і пазнавальна правяла час у Івянцы.

У праграму наведваня ўваходзіла знаёмства з архітэктурнымі помнікамі Івянца. Госці наведалі тры велічныя храмы, што ўзносяць свае купалы над мястэчкам: касцёл святога Міхаіла Архангела (1740- 1749г.г.), Касцёл святога Аляксея (1905 - 1907г.г.), Царква святой Ефрасінні Полацкай (2007г.).

Пасля падарожжа па вуліцах утульнага мястэчка, гасцінна расчыніў дзверы Івянецкі музей традыцыйнай культуры. Старшы навуковы супрацоўнік Ала Якаўлева пазнаёміла з экспазіцый музея, якая складаецца з некалькіх раздзелаў: «Мінулае і сучаснасць Івянца", "Кераміка.Традыцыі і сучаснасць ", "Творчасць разьбяра па дрэве А.Пупко ", выстава абразоў 19.ст.

У майстэрні "Ткацтва" ткачыха паказала, як зрабіць льняную нітку і выткаць ручнік - абярэг. У "Ганчарні" майстар Уладзімір Сасноўскі спецыяльна для наведвальнікаў вытачыў прыгожую вазу. Валянціна Адамовіч правяла майстар – клас па вырабу цацкі – свістулькі.

На тэрыторыі сядзібна -паркавага комплекса госцей сустрэлі з пачастункамі і пагулялі ў народную гульню “Ката пячы!”.

Многіх захапіла наведванне майстэрні «Кузня», дзе можна было самім паспрабаваць зрабіць падкову на шчасце з дапамогай каваля Станіслава Габруся.

Іншыя з задавальненнем фатаграфаваліся ў інтэр’ерах МА «Музеі местачковага побыту».

Пасля таго, як госці падсілкаваліся блінцамі з гарбатай на травах, іх чакала неверагодная праграма ад артыстаў Івянецкага дома культуры.

Вясна ды Зіма спаборнічалі паміж сабой, а госці, каб дапамагчы ў спрэчцы, удзельнічалі ў розных гульнях ды конкурсах.

Завяршальным акордам было спальванне пудзіла Зімы, а разам з ім і ўсяго благога, што было ў мінулым годзе.

У выставачным пакоі народнага аб’яднання народных майстроў “Скарбніца” (г.Валожын, вул.Партызанская,26) наладжана выстава ткацтва “Дарожка да спадчыны”. Работы сваіх матуль прадставілі на выставу і цікава пра іх распявядалі Галіна Бараноўская і Лілія Маразоўская з вёскі Падбярэзь.

Пра ткацтва на Валожыншчыне, пра адметнасць мясцовых узораў посцілак, ручнікоў і валяння валёнак, прысутныя даведаліся ад кіраўніка народнага аб’яднання “Скарбніца” Наталіі Кліменак.