Lukashenko instructed to develop incentives aimed at encouraging talented young people to stay in Belarus
On October 17th, while visiting the Minsk City Technical Creativity Centre for Children and Youth, President Aleksandr Lukashenko urged the creation of incentives and conditions to keep talented young people in the country
Vladimir Kukharev, the Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee, said that currently 70,000 students are participating in additional education programmes in Minsk, with over 6,000 interest groups active. He explained, “We have examined the activities children are involved in and found that most focus on humanities and arts, with very few engaged in technical fields. At the same time, the country faces a shortage of technical specialists and engineers. We realised there was a need for a technical centre that, starting from the age of six, would offer essential knowledge and assist children in discovering their interests.”
Mr. Kukharev stated that the new technical creativity centre, situated on the site of the former Vostochny bus station, will feature 18 educational labs covering a range of innovative fields, including aircraft and rocket modelling, robotics, mechatronics, design and operation of UAVs. The centre even has its own swimming pool for ship modelling. Nearby, there are facilities such as a track for radio-controlled models, zones for go-karting and motorsport, as well as a launch pad for aircraft models and other UAVs.
“In total, 7,500 students will study at the centre,” Mr. Kukharev stated.
The Head of State emphasised that there is a strong global demand for our young people and students, so we need to make efforts to keep talented youngsters in Belarus by providing the right conditions. “What I mean is that you shouldn’t lose smart people. You can’t keep them by force nowadays. It’s essential to create appropriate incentives.”
