Engineering ecology is a system of scientifically-based engineering and technical measures aimed at preserving the quality of the environment. Engineering ecology studies the interaction between nature and technology, the patterns of formation of natural and technical systems, and possible ways of managing these systems to ensure environmental safety and protect the natural environment.

Program «Current approaches to solving environmental problems» assumes:

• familiarization with the main regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Belarus in the field of environmental protection, environmental protection programs and activities, and their characteristics;
• studying the basics of environmental regulation and environmental quality standards;
• familiarization with the main indicators of environmental impact and their calculation methods;
• consolidation and improvement of knowledge about sources of environmental information in the Republic of Belarus;
• developing the ability to analyze and correctly interpret information about the state of the environment, and to use the results in practical activities and everyday life.

Curators of the program:

Likhacheva Anna Vladimirovna – Associate Professor of the Department of Industrial Ecology at the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering of the Belarusian State Technological University, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor;

Kazimirskaya Ekaterina Nikolaevna – Assistant of the Department of Industrial Ecology of the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering of the Educational Institution «Belarusian State Technological University», Master of Technical Sciences;

Khrolovich Daria Mikhailovna – Head of the Engineering Ecology Laboratory at the National Children’s Technopark Educational Institution.

The Waste Recycling Program includes:

• familiarization with the main environmental problems of our time, sources, and factors affecting the environment;
• formation of the concept of waste recycling;
• familiarization with the basic principles and directions of the unified state policy of the Republic of Belarus in the field of waste management;
• review of the main regulatory legal acts governing environmental protection and waste management;
• studying the sources of waste generation and waste management methods;
• studying the classification of waste and the main methods of its disposal and recycling;
• studying the possibility of using production waste in various industries;
• obtaining products and materials using various types of waste;
• review of environmental protection measures and conservation activities;
• familiarization with environmental monitoring systems;
• familiarization with instruments for measuring and monitoring pollutants, as well as the rules for sampling and sample preparation;
• studying the main characteristics of gas purification systems and devices;
• familiarization with engineering methods and means of protecting the atmospheric air and hydrosphere.

Curators of the program:

Zalygina Olga Sergeevna – Associate Professor of the Department of Industrial Ecology of the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering of the Educational Institution «Belarusian State Technological University», Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor;

Kazimirskaya Ekaterina Nikolaevna – Assistant of the Department of Industrial Ecology of the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering of the Educational Institution «Belarusian State Technological University», Master of Technical Sciences.

The programs are implemented with the assistance of Belarusian State Technological University.

The program «Environmental Quality Assessment and Methods of Pollution Prevention» includes:

• studying the impact of industrial activities on environmental components;
• familiarization with the principles of environmental monitoring and methods of environmental control;
• study of engineering methods for protecting the atmosphere, treating wastewater, managing waste, and rehabilitating polluted and technologically impaired lands;
• familiarization with the organization of environmental activities at enterprises;
• learning the basics of cleaner production;
• development of environmental management skills for production facilities and ecosystems.

Curators of the program:

Skuratovich Irina Viktorovna – Senior Lecturer at the Department of Engineering Ecology at the Belarusian National Technical University, UNIDO Expert on Resource-Saving and Energy-Efficient Technologies;

Zelenukho Elena Vladimirovna – senior lecturer at the Department of Environmental Engineering at the Belarusian National Technical University, an expert in energy management;

Khrolovich Daria Mikhailovna – Head of the Engineering Ecology Laboratory at the National Children’s Technopark Educational Institution;

Blagoveshchenskaya Tatyana Stanislavovna – senior lecturer at the Department of Engineering Ecology at the Belarusian National Technical University, and an international leading auditor in social responsibility and environmental management systems.

The program is implemented with the assistance of Belarusian National Technical University.

The program «Physical and Chemical Research Methods in Engineering Ecology» includes:

• study of the processes and phenomena underlying spectral, optical, electrochemical, and chromatographic research methods;
• training in working with instruments, materials, and equipment for conducting research using physical and chemical methods;
• mastering sample preparation methods for research;
• acquiring the skills of planning and conducting research using physical and chemical methods, as well as interpreting and processing measurement results;
• The application of physical and chemical research methods for environmental monitoring and product quality control during the implementation of a research project.

Curators of the program:

Kulsha Andrey Vyacheslavovich – Senior Lecturer at the Department of General Chemistry and Methods of Teaching Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Belarusian State University;

Ekaterina Georgievna Ragoiža – Senior Lecturer of the Department of Analytical Chemistry of the Faculty of Chemistry of the Belarusian State University, Candidate of Chemistry.

The program is implemented with the assistance of Belarusian State University.

The Pharmaceutical Waste Disposal Program includes the following:

• familiarization with the classification of waste in the Republic of Belarus;
• studying approaches to the classification of medicines and their waste;
• study of the main regulatory legal acts governing the treatment of pharmaceutical waste in the Republic of Belarus;
• familiarization with the basic principles of collecting, storing, and disposing of pharmaceutical waste;
• studying the impact of pharmaceutical waste on the environment, including plants, animals, and humans;
• development of instrumental and chemical methods for analyzing drugs in environmental objects;
• development of methods for neutralizing pharmaceutical waste;
• development of skills in assessing the quality, safety, and effectiveness of medicines and their decontamination products, including using computer modeling;
• development of skills to work with general and special-purpose software products to solve theoretical and practical problems in the field of predicting the pharmacological properties and toxicity of drugs and their neutralization products.

Curators of the program:

Lukashov Roman Igorevich – Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry with a course of advanced training and retraining at the Belarusian State Medical University, Candidate of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Associate Professor;

Borabanova Nadezhda Mikhailovna – Senior Lecturer at the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry with a course of advanced training and retraining at the Belarusian State Medical University;

Mandrick Natalia Ivanovna – Senior Lecturer at the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry with a course of advanced training and retraining at the Belarusian State Medical University;

Terletskaya Victoria Anatolyevna – Assistant of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry with a course of advanced training and retraining at the Belarusian State Medical University;

Mikhailova Nadezhda Igorevna – senior lecturer at the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry with a course in advanced training and retraining at the Belarusian State Medical University, a master of pharmaceutical sciences.

The program is implemented with the assistance of Belarusian State Medical University.