From May 18 to May 20, 2025, the IV Republican Forum of Young Scientists of Higher Education Institutions with International Participation was held at Francisk Skorina Gomel State University. Representatives of our university, including members of the Council of Young Scientists and the Student Council, actively participated in the event.

The delegation from our university included:

🔹 Council of Young Scientists: • Yuri V. Martyanov, Chair of the Council, Associate Professor of the Department of Metallurgy and Material Processing Technology • Alexander E. Zapolsky, Postgraduate Student, Assistant, and Electronics Engineer of the Department of Industrial Electronics • Dmitry V. Sinegribov, Junior Researcher of the Research and Innovation Center, Lecturer Intern of the Informatics Department, Postgraduate Student of the Theoretical Physics Department • Dmitry S. Semak, Lecturer at the Department of Belarusian and Foreign Languages • Mohammed F. S. H. Al-Kamali, Senior Lecturer of the Department of Industrial Electronics, Senior Researcher of the Research and Innovation Center • S.M. El-Sherbini, Postgraduate Student of the Department of Materials Science in Mechanical Engineering, Specialist at the Ideological and Educational Work Department.

🔹 Student Council: • Boris A. Kochkin, Chair of the Student Council, student of group RT-21 • Anna A. Shtoka, student of group TT-11 • Anastasia V. Asadchaya, student of group UB-21 The three-day forum welcomed over 300 students, postgraduates, and young scientists from Belarus, Russia, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan.

The forum featured an extensive educational program, including city excursions, industrial visits, scientific discussions, and cultural activities. Among the key events were: 🔹 Opening ceremony with a floral tribute at the Heroes' Alley Memorial 🔹 Scientific exhibition showcasing the research achievements of universities in the Gomel region 🔹 Plenary session with speeches from high-ranking officials, including: • Pavel N. Pecutko, Head of the Department of Science and Innovation at the Ministry of Education of Belarus • Sergei A. Khakhomov, Rector of Francisk Skorina Gomel State University

Key scientific reports presented by: • Sergei N. Kasanin, Deputy Director for Research at the United Institute of Informatics Problems, NAS Belarus • Andrei I. Kiselevich, Chair of the Council of Young Scientists at the Ministry of Education of Belarus, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of International Relations at Belarusian State University • Maxim V. Kuchvalsky, Chair of the Council of Young Scientists of NAS Belarus.

Participants visited leading industrial facilities in Gomel, including: Gomselmash, Gomel Glass Plant, Gomel Casting & Normals Plant, SALEO-Gomel, GomelOblAutoTrans Museum, and StankoGomel.

In addition, thematic educational discussions covered:

📌 Artificial intelligence technologies – Speaker: Dmitry V. Shunkovich, Head of the Intelligent Information Technologies Department

📌 Neural networks in media – Speaker: Daria O. Pavlovskaya, Chief Specialist of the Press Office of Belarusian Education Trade Union

📌 New materials in microelectronics – Speaker: Alexander V. Semchenko, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Physics and IT

📌 Venture ecosystems development – Speaker: Dmitry I. Mikulko, Head of the Startup Center at the Belarus High-Tech Park

📌 Scientific article preparation for thesis publication – Speaker: Olga N. Sinchuk, Researcher at NAS Belarus

📌 AI in political transformation – Speaker: Andrey N. Sytnik, Associate Professor of American Studies at Saint Petersburg State University.

The final day featured the International Scientific and Practical Conference with section discussions on:

🔹 Technical, physical, mathematical, and natural sciences

🔹 Economic development in globalization and digitalization

🔹 Education, humanities, and national security

🔹 Fundamental and applied research in agriculture and veterinary science.

Our representatives contributed with their research:

✅ Modeling processes of metal deformation – Authors: Yuri V. Martyanov, Yuri L. Bobarik

✅ SiO₂:GeO₂(Ge°) ceramic nanocomposites – Author: Mohammed F. S. H. Al-Kamali

✅ Sensitivity of linear colliders to boson mass in extended models – Author: Dmitry V. Sinegribov

✅ Composite MgO materials from colloidal methods – Authors: S.M. El-Sherbini, Mohammed F. S. H. Al-Kamali

✅ Cathodic protection systems for oil pipelines – Author: Alexander E. Zapolsky

✅ Cultural specifics of humor in culinary reviews – Author: Dmitry S. Semak.

The IV Republican Forum of Young Scientists provided an excellent platform for knowledge exchange, networking, and fostering cooperation in the field of Belarusian youth science.

📢 Interview with Dmitry V. Sinegribov: ]]>https://t.me/gstu_smu/81]]>.

📸 Photos by the Council of Young Scientists, GSTU

📝 Prepared by Alexander E. Zapolsky