Lukashenko Urges Caution on AI as Belarus Weighs Elite Tech Training Center

Overview

• Education Minister Andrey Ivanets proposed a centralized hub to train an 'intellectual special forces' of specialists in areas such as aviation, digital technologies and biotechnology.
• President Alexander Lukashenko ordered officials to examine the idea but questioned shifting existing experimental programs out of top institutions.
• He warned against lowering the quality of higher education or stripping leading universities of staff, citing the sector's international prestige and export potential.
• Experimental curricula already operate at four universities, including Belarusian State University and the national technical and informatics universities, though officials say they are not suitable for all students.
• Officials highlighted ongoing joint educational programs with partners in China, Russia and other countries as part of efforts to raise technological competitiveness.