In the first day of visit Dean of the Faculty of History N.N.Mezga, as well as the other guests, participated in activities of the organized Institute of Eastern Researches of European Congress of Local Self-Government «Local Self-Government Facing Challenges of the XXIst Century». Among other issues experience of European countries in participation in local self-government of system of education was discussed as well.

The very same day a visit to Katowice was organized where the delegation members met representatives of various higher education institutions situated in South-Western Poland. Possibilities of establishing cooperation between Faculty of History of our University and Institute of History of Silesian University (Wroclaw) were discussed. N.N.Mezga and Director of Institute of History of Silesian University agreed upon a preliminary cooperation agreement presented for consideration of rectors of both universities.

Official meetings of Belarusian and Polish partners continued in Krakow. Particular attention was paid to cooperation between Faculty of History of our University and Department of History of Jagiellonski University. Polish colleagues were invited to participate in youth forum dedicated to the 500th anniversary of Belarusian book printing which will be held in October 2017.

Universities of Poland are interested in developing cooperation with Francisk Skorina Gomel State University in the sphere of academic exchange of students and academicians, conduction of joint researches, traineeships, conferences.

In the last day of meeting with representatives of Polish business community and exchange of ideas on future Belarusian-Polish cooperation was organized in the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus. They promised to facilitate the process of establishing contacts between educational institutions of two countries.