Thermal No. 4 January 31, 2022

Thermal No. 4 January 31, 2022
3. Major Journals
Journal of Engineering Physics and Thermophysics (bimonthly). It is
published in Russian (Minsk) and in English (Springer)

Belarus
Member of ICHMT(1) Overview(Moscow Standard Time, MSK: UTC+3, Population 9.4 million)

1. Major Societies
Thermal science and engineering in Belarus are mostly concentrated in A.V. Luikov Heat & Mass Transfer Institute of
the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (www.itmo.by). A number of specialists in thermal science belong to theJoint Institute for Power and Nuclear Research – Sosny, Belorussian State University, Belorussian National TechnicalUniversity, Institute of Energetics of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Republican Unitary Enterprise
BELTEI, Republican Unitary Enterprise Belnipienergoprom, Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, Sukhoi State
Technical University of Gomel, Belarusian State University of Food and Chemical Technologies. Most of Belorussianscientists and engineers in thermophysics and engineering are members of Public Association “Belarusian PhysicalSociety” which is an independent scientific public association of scientists, specialists and students working in the fieldof physics and related fields of science.

Doklady of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (bimonthly).
It is the main journal of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.
It is published in Russian (Minsk).
Energy Efficiency is the journal of Belarus Department for Energy Efficiency. It is published in Russian (Minsk).
4. Awards
A. V. Luikov International Award of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Theme: Problems of Heat and Mass Transfer
Periodicity: Once in 2 years
Number of Awards: Two (Belarusian and International)
5. Education
All pupils must follow the basic education curriculum up to the age of 15, and the vast majority of pupils stay at school
until they finish their high school education at 18.
At the age of 15, pupils that have successfully completed basic education can attend college or professional technicalinstitutions where they can focus on completing their high school education and work toward a professional certificate.
6. Completion of a high school or professional certificate allows students to apply to continue their education at
the university level
Most university courses run for 4-6 years. Master course is 1-2 years, and Doctor course is 3 years. There are two levelsof doctoral degree - Candidate of Science (PhD) and Doctor of Science (DrSc).
In May 2015 Belarus officially joined the Bologna Process – the European Higher Education Area.
7. Foundations of Scientific Research- The National Academy of Sciences of Belarus- State Committee on Science and Technology of the Republic of Belarus- The Ministry of Education in Belarus

2. Major Meetings
Minsk International Heat and Mass Transfer Forum
Since 1961 (once in 4 years)
Place: A.V. Luikov Heat&Mass Transfer Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Participants: about 400 (maximum in 1972 - about 1335)
Minsk International Seminar Heat Pipes, Heat Pumps, Refrigerators, Power Sources
Since 1993 (once in 3 years)
Place: A.V. Luikov Heat&Mass Transfer Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Participants: about 100
International Scientific-Technical Conference "Alternative sources of raw materials and fuel”
Since 2009 (every 2 years)
Place: Institute of Chemistry of New Materials of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Participants: about 120

138. Addendum
Belarus is a beautiful country located in the very heart of Europe. It borders five otherstates. The regions bordering Poland are in the west of the country, the north-westernpart is close to Lithuania, in the north Belarusian territories border Latvia and Russia, inthe south our country is close to the Ukraine and in the eastand north-east – to Russia. Most of the national landscapes
are flat. Almost fifty percent of the territory is covered withfields, forests and meadows. It is often named “blue-eyed” asthere are over thirteen thousand absolutely beautiful water pieces(lakes and rivers) here. There are two official languages within
the education system in Belarus, Russian and Belarusian. The
first and the largest city of Belarus is its capital Minsk which isquite a modern European city with almost two million people living there.
DirectorA.V. Luikov Heat&Mass Transfer Instituteof the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus

Oleg PENYAZKOV

14penyaz@dnp.itmo.by
office@hmti.ac.by