On September 9, 2017 the Belarusian National Technical University has participated in the Festive Event “International Youth Festival at Komary” dedicated to the 950th anniversary of Minsk, which took place at Komarovsky Garden. The Event has been supported by the administration of Minsk Savyetski District. The Festive Event has united 12 countries, including Vietnam, China, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Iran, India, Nepal, Venezuela, Ecuador and Palestine. The Event has been organized in cooperation with the International Graduates Association of Higher Education Institutions, embassies and communities of foreign countries in the Republic of Belarus.
The guests have had a marvelous opportunity within the framework of the Event to learn about the distinctive culture of different countries around the world, to attend workshops on calligraphy, tea ceremony, Chinese gymnastics and book printing, which have been organized by the BNTU Confucius Institute on Science and Technology. They have also got a chance to taste Iranian national cuisine, Vietnamese pancakes “Nemo”, Tajik pilaf, sweets and biscuits from India, Lebanon and Palestine. The guests got acquainted with the uniqueness of Kazakhstan literature, played football with Ecuadorian students and enjoyed the atmosphere of Tajik dances. The guests have done Palestinian mehendi designs as a memorable gift and had an opportunity to learn Arabic language.
The Festive Concert has been organized by Alyona Meledzhaeva within the framework of the Event. Palestinian dance “Dabka” has deeply impressed our spectators. The wonderful Iranian and Tajik dances have been greeted with a storm of applause. The Latin-American dance performed by Chinese student Shen Xuimin has aroused very warm feelings.
The Festive Event have filled our hearts with joy and happiness, and laid a strong foundation for fruitful relationship between Belarus and a number of countries such as Vietnam, China, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Iran, India, Nepal, Venezuela, Ecuador, Palestine.
