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  • The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Zimbabwe to Belarus was an honorary guest of the leading medical university

    • 2023-11-08

    The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Zimbabwe to Belarus was an honorary guest of the leading medical university

    The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Zimbabwe to Belarus was an honorary guest of the leading medical university

    The Embassy of Zimbabwe started functioning in Minsk in March this year. And in July, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Zimbabwe to the Republic of Belarus Ignatius Graham Mudzimba arrived. On August 3, he presented his credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Sergey Aleynik.

    On the seventh day of August, the head of the Zimbabwean diplomatic mission with his wife, as well as his advisers, were already met at the leading medical institution of higher education in the republic. This visit was the first in a series of numerous meetings and trips of Ignatius Graham Mudzimba, which he will make as the head of the diplomatic mission of his state in Belarus.

    The Rector of Belarusian State Medical University also drew attention to this fact at the beginning of negotiations with the diplomat. "We are simply doomed (in a good sense of the word) to fruitful cooperation in the field of higher medical education and science, since Mr. Ambassador came to us first," said, smiling, corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Sergey Rubnikovich.

    Then he presented a presentation about the activities of BSMU, including international ones, stressing that the leadership of the leading medical institution of higher education in Belarus always welcomes the expansion of the geography of business partners and students, whose account currently goes to tens and thousands, respectively.

    In turn, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Zimbabwe to the Republic of Belarus pointed out the friendly nature of relations between our states. Ignatius Graham Mudzimba confirmed his commitment to the full implementation of the bilateral agreements reached at the highest level, including in the fields of medicine, education and science. According to him, BSMU is a recognized leader in the training of medical specialists with higher education who work in Zimbabwe. I would really like their number to grow from year to year. As well as the areas of cooperation between BSMU and universities of the Republic of Zimbabwe would expand, which, of course, will be useful to all participants in this process.

    At the end of the negotiations, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Sergey Rubnikovich presented the guests with a book dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the leading medical university of Belarus, and other promotional souvenirs.

    According to tradition, an excursion was organized for the foreign diplomatic delegation at the simulation and certification center, which was conducted by Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor Oksana Teslova, and an excursion to the anatomical museum, accompanied by detailed comments by Vice-Rector for International Relations, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Vasili Roudenok.


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