Joint Institute with Qilu Normal University to start operating at Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno

Cooperation between Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno and Qilu Normal University is gaining new momentum. The Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China has officially approved the establishment of a Joint Institute of Intelligent Sciences and Engineering between the two universities. The institute will begin its work in September 2026.

Joint work with Qilu Normal University began with the design of a joint 4+0 bachelor's educational program in "Biology" in 2023. An agreement on its implementation for training bachelors between YKSUG and Qilu Normal University in Jinan was signed in 2024. Currently, 108 Chinese students are studying under this program in China.

In 2025, the Chinese side proposed the creation of a joint institute. The Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, the Faculty of Biology and Ecology, and Education Internationalization Centre of YKSUG, together with foreign colleagues, carried out fruitful work on the design of the Joint Institute of Intelligent Sciences and Engineering. The project includes training in three specializations: "Applied Mathematics," "Artificial Intelligence," and "Biochemistry."

In early 2026, the Rector of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, Iryna Kiturka, and the Rector of Qilu Normal University, Zheng Xiuwen, signed an agreement to establish the institute. Subsequently, in accordance with the requirements of the Chinese Ministry of Education, Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno took part in an online defense of the project to obtain approval for its implementation in China.

A few days ago, information appeared on the website of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China that the Joint Institute has been officially approved and will begin its work in September 2026.