Dear colleagues!

Congratulate you – the scientists of the BSU complex – on the Day of the Belarusian Science!
The scientific potential of BSU is impressive: there are 20 departments and educational institutions, 4 retraining and advanced training establishments, 4 Scientific Research Institutions; 25 scientific centers; 115 research laboratories; 176 departments; 12 unitary enterprises; 3 research stations; 3 museums in the complex.
More than 7 000 people work here, among them 2348 – faculty, 618 – scientists (6 – academicians, 7 – corresponding members of the National Academy of Science), almost 300 – PhDs and 1350 Candidates of Science.
BSU is the main executor of 8 state complex programs of scientific researches, 3 state programs of fundamental investigations and 4 state programs oriented on fundamental investigations.
In 2009 were performed: 290 tasks of the 15 state complex programs of scientific researches, 3 state programs of fundamental investigations, 9 state programs oriented on fundamental investigations, 8 state programs of applied researches. In general BSU participates in the performance of 35 state programs of fundamental investigations and applied researches among 39 performed in Belarus.
In 2009 the BSU establishments and departments worked on 141 tasks in the network of 45 programs of different level, including 8 programs of the Union State. In 2007-2009 the structural departments of the university participated in the projects in the network of the following programs: INTAC, NATO, RP 5-7, Development Program UNO, ISTC, TEMPUS, UNESCO CERN and so on. In 2009 98 projects were performed. 
In 2009 we have set up 134 units of new techniques, technology and materials. Besides, 78 products have been introduced into industry, 16 items of equipment and devices, 28 items of materials, substances and tools, 23 – of technological processes, 11 – of ASU, ABD and SAPR complexes included. 27 projects of the State Innovation Development Program are being performed during 2007-2010.
During the previous year the BSU science-technical products were presented at 29 international exhibitions in Belarus and abroad. As a result of the participation in such scientific innovation events in 2009 the university technological output has been awarded to the Special Prize of the Russian Federal Council on Science and Technology, to 4 gold and 2 silver medals and 4 special diplomas.
About 6 thousand of students are involved in the research, more than 1000 of them perform the planned budget and contract research works. The students annually prepare more than 4700 reports at conferences; publish more than 2 thousand researches. In 2009 sixty six BSU students were encouraged by a special Presidential Fund on Gifted Students Social Support of the Republic of Belarus. Forty nine BSU students got prize-winning places at international students’ olympiads and contests.
In 2009 the number of editions was 1226 units, including monographs, 98 research collections; 646 tutorials and manuals (268 of the number affirmed as tutorials); 5095 articles (650 published abroad), 3163 conference report propositions (406 published abroad).
There is much more evidence of a great research and creative work that is performed by young and already recognized BSU researchers.
I sincerely congratulate everyone on our common professional holiday and wish more success in research, strong health and wealth!

Rector academician S.V. Ablameyko