Today, June 1, the Belarusian National Technical University hosted the ceremonial handover of the exhibition display "MTZ Belarus Tractors in the History of World Artistic Culture" to the Minsk Tractor Works. This large-scale creative project by the students is timed to coincide with the company's 80th anniversary.
Representatives of MTZ OJSC visited the university to participate in the event: First Deputy General Director – Technical Director Alexander Burko, General Designer Igor Zemtsov, and Head of the Design Department Marina Aniskova.
BNTU representatives at the ceremony included Rector Sergei Kharitonchik, First Vice-Rector Andrei Safonov, Dean of the Automobile and Tractor Faculty Sergei Skirkovsky, Vice-Rector for Ideological and Educational Work Timur Matyushinetz, Head of the Tractor Department Vladimir Boykov, Senior Lecturer of the department Andrei Dzema, and student artists.
The distinguished guests were presented with works depicting domestic equipment in the style of ancient historical eras. The idea for the project originated during a "Project Graphics" class.
The distinguished guests were presented with works depicting domestic equipment in the style of ancient historical eras. The idea for the project originated during a "Project Graphics" class. The artists deliberately rejected the academic art of the modern era in favor of archaic styles, attempting to imagine what the Belarus tractor would have looked like in ancient cultures. The paintings bring the famous Olympic Games to life, with tractors serving as horsepower in traditional chariots. The artists also presented a painting of a unique antique vase illustrating the creation of the legendary machine in that distant era, and even an unusual Japanese prototype of a domestic tractor.
After a detailed and engaging tour, the exhibition was presented to the plant as a commemorative gift. Alexander Burko praised the students' creativity and emphasized the importance of their long-standing partnership:
"BNTU and MTZ are one and the same. When the plant was first being built, institutes and technical schools were automatically created to train students and prepare people for work at the plant, so our unity must be maintained and developed in the future. Without such interaction, no enterprise will develop."
Discussing practical areas of cooperation, Alexander Petrovich touched on the topic of training young specialists.
"We have a foundry and machine shops at MTZ. This is where BNTU students come for training. If you consider today's young people, success largely depends on the individual, their desire to advance, learn, and experience something new at the plant. Therefore, an exclusively individual approach is essential," noted the plant's First Deputy General Director.
During the conversation, Alexander Burko also shared some excellent news about the expansion of the university and plant's partnership in the creative field:
"We have a design department where we have purchased expensive equipment. Today we are present at this exhibition, and this year we are recruiting a BNTU student for further training and work at the plant in industrial design. It's an interesting topic, and we will actively develop this area."
BNTU highly values its partnership with the flagship of Russian tractor manufacturing and is committed to further joint projects.
