On Saturday, December 14, 2024, a closing ceremony of the engineering school "Development of Android Applications" was held at the Polytechnic student sanatorium-preventorium. The project participants were students of the College of Pskov State University (PskovSU) and the Lyceum of the Belarusian National Technical University.
BNTU Rector Sergey Kharitonchik, PskovSU Rector Natalya Ilyina and First Secretary-Attache for Science and Higher Education of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Belarus Andrey Malakhov addressed the audience with welcoming speeches. BNTU Vice-Rector for Research Ksenia Yakushenko, BNTU Lyceum Director Nadezhda Demyanovich and Director of the Polytechnic student sanatorium-preventorium Nina Kusmerskaya-Myalik were guests of honor at the event.
- The steps you are taking in this direction are very inspiring, since you are taking the most modern knowledge and modern technologies. Make and develop Android applications, said Sergey Kharitonchik.
Each participant received a certificate of completion of the training. In addition, diplomas were awarded in special nominations:
The absolute winners who presented innovative projects were:
Worthy results are certainly bright memories, but the school will be remembered by the participants not only for them. The entire week that the guys were in Belarus, they had a busy program, which included both educational blocks and cultural events.
Thus, on December 11, the participants of the engineering school demonstrated their intellectual abilities by taking part in a chess tournament. The honorary guest and judge of the tournament was the two-time champion of the Republic of Belarus in chess Maksim Tsaruk. The winners of the competition were:
The next day, the guys went on a sightseeing tour of Minsk, the program of which included an introduction to the key sights of the capital.
- A month before the start of the school, I found out that I would go to Belarus, and since I am a website developer, the project really interested me. I quickly became friends with the guys, because everyone is very open and interested in the business. The overall impression is excellent, - Ivan, a student of the Pskov State University College, shared his emotions about the project.
- My team and I took first place with the Easy Present project, the main task of which is to generate ideas for gifts. A very interesting experience, I met a cool team and, most importantly, thanks to the project, my interest in programming returned. The Winter Engineering School became another step on the road to an interesting professional future, - said Stepan, a 10th-grade student of the BNTU Lyceum.
We thank the participants for their interest in the project and wish them more inspiration.
