We all hear from childhood: Indeed, this is one of the main international holidays that unites all nations, the most beloved holiday of most adults and children, because on the night of December 31 to January 1, the most cherished dreams come true and real miracles happen! This holiday is eagerly, excitedly and joyfully awaited on different continents, in different countries and cities, regardless of age, social status, nationality and citizenship. A festive atmosphere reigns everywhere: in houses and on the streets, as well as at the Francisk Skorina Gomel State University.

The amazing holiday gathered more than 330 gifted and talented young men and women from all over the country in the Palace of Independence. The entrance ticket to the republican ball was success in studies, creativity, sports, and social life.

Among the invited were our students – Igor Sacukevich and Ivan Rizevskij (Faculty of Geology and Geography), Alena Konankova (Faculty of Biology), Nina Aldakushkina (Faculty of Philology).

In the period from December 20 to December 23, our university was visited by Ajgul Majdyrova, Head of the Department of Economics and Entrepreneurship of the Eurasian National University (Nur-Sultan, Republic of Kazakhstan), Doctor of Economics, Professor.

On December 23, the Dean of the Faculty of Foreign Languages,

On December 22, the opening of the exhibition of exhibits of the open regional competition "Waiting for Christmas miracles!" took place at the Francisk Skorina Gomel State University.

The organizer of the exhibition is Gomel State Art College.

In the period from December 19 to 23, the delegation of the Gomel region paid a working visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

On December 21, the Faculty of History and Intercultural Communications awarded the winners of the international presentation competition dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

The contest participants are high school students from Belarus and Russia. In their reports, the guys talked about the geopolitical transformations of the Commonwealth countries and the prerequisites for an important historical event.

The winners of the competition were schoolchildren from Bryansk, Gomel and Minsk.

On December 16-17, Minsk hosted the International Student Competition on International Trade Law and International Commercial Arbitration "Chamber of Arbitrators - 2021", in which a team of Faculty of Law students took 1st place.

The organizers of the competition were the UN Commission on International Trade Law UNCITRAL, the Public Association "Belarusian Republican Union of Lawyers", the Belarusian State University, the Minsk Regional Board Association, the International Arbitration (Arbitration) Court "Chamber of Arbitrators at the Union of Lawyers".

On December 18, Minsk hosted the final and most important event of the outgoing 2021. This was a match between the leaders of women's handball of the Republic of Belarus. The final score of the match is 24:28 in favor of the Gomel handball club.

The junior national team of Belarus took the second place at the European Youth Olympic Festival.

The defender of the hockey club “Gomel”– is a first-year student of the Faculty of Physical Training of our university Nikita Zhikharev.