Solemn meetings dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the day of defenders of the Fatherland were held in the regional center on February 22-23.

Tribute to the soldiers of victory at the memorial Complex alley of Heroes, at the monument to the people's militia, at the mass grave of underground heroes and partisans gave the residents of Gomel-the city and region, war and labor veterans, representatives of labor collectives, universities, schools and public organizations.

The day of Belarusian science, annually celebrated on the last Sunday of January, is a holiday celebrating the achievements of the national scientific school. This is an opportunity to take stock of the work done, to assess the prospects, to set new goals. About the role and productivity of the research team of the SCU named after F. Skaryna in 2017, a conversation with the Vice-rector for research of the University, doctor of technical Sciences, Professor Oleg Mikhailovich Demidenko.

From 22 to 27 November in Beloyarsk (Russia) hosted the XV anniversary of the world Cup among the oil countries on Boxing. The tournament dedicated to the memory of Farman Salmanov, the discoverer of the oil involved more than hundreds of leading sportsmen from Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Belgium, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Poland, Romania, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Sweden, Estonia and Croatia. The competition was held in ten weight categories for men and four for women.

On the basis of the Department of history of Belarus on the basis of the Department of history of Belarus held a scientific and practical conference "Gomel: pages of history", dedicated to the celebration of the 875-year mention of Gomel in the annals.